Daniel Radcliffe

Liked to play pranks when he was 10. He took co-star Robbie Coltrane s cellular phone and changed it so all the messages were in Turkish.

Has two border terriers named Binka and Nugget.

Tried reading the first Harry Potter book when he was 8 years old, but was unable to finish it. Finally read the entire book when he was cast in the lead role of the film.

Has never actually seen the film The Tailor of Panama in which he appeared.

His favorite book from the Harry Potter series so far is number three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

(February 2002) He was nominated for and won "Best Newcomer" at the Variety Club Award ceremonies.

Received the Sir James Carreras Award for Outstanding New Talent for his role in Harry Potter at The Variety Club Show Business Awards 2002.

Voted Person of the Year 2002 by Time Kids.

Has stated that 12 Angry Men is the first black-and-white film he ever saw and is also his favorite film.

David Heyman , the producer for the Harry Potter films happened to be at a play that both Dan and Dans father, Alan Radcliffe , were at. After Heyman spotted Radcliffe, since both men knew each other, he was introduced to his son and when Heyman saw Daniel he thought he looked perfect for the part. In fact, that night at the play, Heyman couldnt help just staring at Dan because he thought he was perfect to play Harry. Daniel auditioned for and got the part that he is now most recognized for, Harry Potter.

A February 23, 2004 article in British newspaper The Sun listed him as Britains third richest teenager behind only Prince Harry and Charlotte Church. He is said to be worth 5 million pounds.

Has earned 6 million pounds so far portraying Harry Potter, making him the second richest teenager in Britain behind Prince Harry s 14 million pounds.

Can rotate his arm 360 degrees.

Is a huge fan of Gary Oldman , his co-star in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix .

Is a supporter of Fulham Football Club although he doesnt enjoy playing football himself. Fellow fans include Elizabeth Hurley , Lily Allen , Pierce Brosnan , Hugh Grant , Benicio Del Toro , Hugh Laurie , Andrew Johnston and the late Michael Jackson.

Is a huge fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers and attended their London concert in June 2004.

Favorite actors include Aishwarya Rai Bachchan , Christina Ricci , Cameron Diaz , Scarlett Johansson and Ben Stiller.

He originally disliked the "Harry Potter" books when he first read them.

Especially likes the music group The Sex Pistols. He also plays the bass guitar.

Is a huge fan of indie rock. Some of his favorite bands include: The Zutons , Razorlight , The Libertines , Bloc Party , Hope of the States , The Futureheads and Kaiser Chiefs.

Delays between filming the second and third Harry Potter movies were caused because his parents wanted him to be able to attend normal school for a while.

Says he does not read any articles or reviews about himself or his movies.

He supports Demelza House Childrens Hospice, which is a charity that cares for terminally-ill children in the Kent, East Sussex and South London areas of Britain. Dan always asks his fans to donate to the charity every Christmas and on his birthday instead of sending him gifts. In the book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the author J.K. Rowling named the character Demelza Robins after the charity.

He likes the music of The Strokes , The Clash and Pixies.

(June 2006) He sat his AS Levels in English Literature, History, Religion and Philosophy for his AS levels (First year college exams).

Named Britains richest teenager with an astounding 23 million pound fortune, after he signed on a 8 million pound deal to make the fifth movie of the Harry Potter series.

Dan scared the make-up department crew when he came on set with bloodied sticking plasters on his face claiming that he had been fighting the previous day (just for a laugh).

His parents are Alan Radcliffe , a literary agent, and Marcia Gresham , a casting director.

Is also a huge fan of The Killers and John Wayne.

Before working with Brendan Gleeson in the Harry Potter series, he worked with him in The Tailor of Panama .

On July 23, 2007, he appeared on BBC Radios Test Match Special, from Lords, London, on the final day of the England vs. India test match. It was his 18th birthday and he was a guest on "View from the Boundary" hosted by Jonathan Agnew , the BBCs cricket correspondent. He talked about his career to date, his love of cricket and his admiration for the grit of his favorite player Paul Collingwood. He appeared a second time in 2009 accompanied by fellow Harry Potter cast member Tom Felton who plays Draco Malfoy.

Is very close to actor Gary Oldman.

His agent Sue Latimer is the mother (and agent) to his friend and fellow actor Freddie Highmore.

Ranked #6 on Forbes magazines list of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.

Named #23 on Empire magazines 100 Sexiest Movie Stars.

Ranked #10 on Yahoo! List of 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007 on Yahoo! Movies.

Ranked #79 on Forbes magazines list of The Celebrity 100.

Forbes magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $15 million .

Ranked #29 on Entertainment Weeklys "30 Under 30" the actors list .

Ranked #3 on TV Guides Top 10 Teen Star Countdown.

Ranked #8 on Moviefones "The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25" list.

Named as one of Londons 1000 Most Influential People of 2008.

Ranked #11 on MSNs top searched for stars under age 25.

Ranked #1 on MSNs top searched for male.

In the 2003 Comic Relief fundraiser, a lock of Dans hair sold at auction for 751 British pounds, the highest amount raised.

In 2008, Dan and the cast of Equus raised $203,746 for the charity, BroadwayCares/EquityFightsAids 20th Gypsy of the Year competition, setting a record for the most ever raised by a Broadway play. They not only beat the amount raised by other Broadway musicals but also came runner up for the best presentation, again beating out every other musical with their own song and dance. (The winning presentation was the Lion Kings). Dan wrote and sang the song. http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/gypsy.cfm.

The Guardian reported that Radcliffe has published some poetry under the pen name Jacob Gershon. Jacob is his middle name, and Gershon is the original Yiddish name from which his mothers maiden name, Gresham, was derived.

(August 2009) The Trevor Project announced that Daniel Radcliffe had made a "major" donation to them and joined their "Circle of Hope", a group of their high-donating supporters. The Trevor Project operates a national (US) crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth (who are four times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual children and teens). The Trevor Project was inspired by the short film Trevor , about a gay boy who attempts suicide; the organization was started by the films creators in 1998.

Is a huge fan of mathematician/singer/songwriter Tom Lehrer and can recite his famous "The Elements" song.

Is an only child of Alan George Radcliffe and Marcia Jeannine Gresham.

Is allergic to Nickel and suffers from Dyspraxia, a motor skills development disorder.

Is a huge fan of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and waited in line for his autograph after the Lords test in July 2007. Sachin obliged without actually looking up.

He plays the son of Adrian Rawlins in the Harry Potter films. The Woman in Black is a remake of an earlier film ( The Woman in Black ), in which Radcliffe takes over the role originally played by Rawlins.

When he was first cast as Harry Potter, the filmmakers tried using contact lenses to make his eyes appear green; as they are described in the books; rather than their natural blue. Daniel suffered a painful allergic reaction when he tried them on, so the idea was scrapped. The filmmakers then considered digitally altering his eyes in post-production, but knew this would be a tedious process. The filmmakers then approached J.K. Rowling with their problem, and she thankfully told them that it was not essential for Harry to have green eyes, merely that he have his mothers eyes, much to the relief of all involved.

Became the youngest non-royal to have an individual portrait displayed in Londons prestigious National Portrait Gallery. Radcliffe was only 14-years-old, when he posed for artist Stuart Pearson Wright during a break from filming Harry Potter.

Godfather of Misha Handley , who played his son in The Woman in Black .

Ranked #5 on the VH1 list of 100 Greatest Kid Stars.

Was in a relationship with Rosie Coker from 2010 until November 2012.

Has frequently been mistaken for Elijah Wood (and vice versa). Once in Japan, a huge fan handed Radcliffe a photo of Elijah Wood to sign. He wrote, "I am not Elijah Wood, love, Daniel Radcliffe".

Daniels father is of Northern Irish Protestant descent, and was the son of Elsie May and Teddy Radcliffe. Daniels mother was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family (they moved from Lithuania, Germany and Poland, to South Africa and England). Daniels maternal grandparents were Wilfred Jacobson (born in South Africa) and Muriel Jean Patricia Gresham (who was born in Rochford, Essex, England; she was born under the surname "Gershon", later Anglicized by her family to "Gresham"). While he is not religious, Daniel has described himself as Jewish.

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 12, 2015.

When Chris Columbus was asked what type of child he wanted to play Harry Potter, he used a clip of Daniel Radcliffe from "David Copperfield" to show them what he wanted.

Revealed that he started to develop an alcohol problem during shooting Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . He got sober in 2013.

Long-time friends with British writer-actor Stephen Fry.

Chris Columbus was amazed how beautifully Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint matured over the Harry Potter series, compared to some child actors who start out adorable and then either lose that or become bad actors as they grow older.

Casting an actor to play Harry Potter was a big challenge; they saw 5000 auditions and none of them felt right. Director Chris Columbus saw Radcliffe in "David Copperfield" and showed it to the films casting director and said Radcliffe was the one and that he was amazing. But she said they wouldnt get him because his parents want him to focus on his schoolwork and not acting, as well as all the attention hed get. So they interviewed Harry Potters of different nationalities all over the world and still hadnt found him. She got frustrated with Columbus because he had his heart set on Radcliffe. By sheer coincidence, the producer and screenwriter of the Philosophers Stone went the theatre and in the front row was Radcliffe with his father, so they talked and slowly persuaded him to cast Radcliffe.

Dan to his friends.

Close friends with David Holmes who was his stunt double for the first six Harry Potter films.

He has expressed a desire to play Robin opposite Ben Affleck in a Batman film.

Is allergic to eye contacts.

[on believing in magic] Absolutely. 100 percent.

I was in the bath at the time, and my dad came running in and said,"Guess who they want to play Harry Potter!?" and I started to cry. It,was probably the best moment of my life.

Too many little numbers on one page! - about math.

I played a trick on the make-up department where I put a fake blood,capsule in my mouth, pretended to trip on the stairs and let the blood,come out of my mouth. They really fell for it, then they chased after,me with a water pistol.

I feel okay about my body. Not totally, of course, no one my age does. . .

People will always remember Harry, but I think if I work hard enough,other characters will stick in their minds as well.

We like tearing down our own in England. If you look at what happened to,Ken Branagh in the 1990s: all of the newspapers built him up, the new,Olivier, and then destroyed him and his personal life. Not that I have,been treated that badly, but I think a lot of people would like to,write that story.

[on receiving the script for The Woman in Black (2012) ] It was a,page-turner. What I liked about it was that it was a horror film, but,it was unusual for a horror film to be so character-driven, to have,such deep and affecting themes - themes of loss and what happens when,we fail to move on from the loss.

[on occasionally being drunk while impersonating Harry Potter] I can,point to many scenes where I am just gone. Dead behind the eyes.

I like action movies and I feel there used to be lots of really witty,ones, like Die Hard (1988) and Lethal Weapon (1987) and,the Bourne movies, but the good ones are few and far between now.

Go boldly and honestly through the world. Learn to love the fact that there is nobody else quite like you.

I’m an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation.

I think honesty is the most heroic quality one can aspire to.

Being in Harry Potter is like being in the Mafia. Once you are in, you are never really out.

My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director.

Both of my parents have been actors there were a lot of show tunes on in the car all of the time. I grew up with that.

My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.

I grew up listening to show tunes in the back of the car.