Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor. He rose to fame at age 12 when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name. Radcliffe portrayed Potter in all eight films in the series, beginning with ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001) and concluding with ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' (2011).

Radcliffe branched out to stage acting in 2007, starring in the West End and Broadway productions of ''Equus''. He returned to Broadway in the musical ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (2011), earning a Grammy Award nomination. His other Broadway roles include Martin McDonagh's drama ''The Cripple of Inishmaan'' (2014) and Stephen Sondheim's musical ''Merrily We Roll Along'' (2023). His other West End roles were in revivals of Tom Stoppard's ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' (2017) and Samuel Becket's ''Endgame'' (2020).

Radcliffe also expanded his film roles, acting in a variety of genres such as the horror film ''The Woman in Black'' (2012), surreal drama ''Swiss Army Man'' (2016), thriller ''Now You See Me 2'' (2016), and comedy ''The Lost City'' (2022). He also portrayed Allen Ginsberg in the biopic ''Kill Your Darlings'' (2013) and "Weird Al" Yankovic in the musical parody ''Weird: The Al Yankovic Story'' (2022). The latter earned him nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Television Award. He has also played multiple roles in the anthology comedy television series ''Miracle Workers'' since 2019.

Radcliffe has contributed to many charities, including Demelza Hospice Care for Children and the Trevor Project; the latter awarded him its Hero Award in 2011 for his advocacy with LGBTQ youth. Provided by Wikipedia