Daniel Radcliffe

Full Name: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
Date of Birth: July 23, 1989
Sign: Leo
Siblings: None
Hometown: Fulham, England
Pets: Two border terrier - Binka and Nugget
Favorite animal: Wolf
Favorite HP word: Voldemort
Favorite HP characters: Sirius Black, Hagrid and the Weasleys
Favorite magical ability: Invisibility
Favorite HP prop: Godric Gryffindor's sword

Biography

Born in the Fulham area of London, on the 23rd of July, 1989, Daniel's interest in acting came very much from his own accord. Years before he would make his film debut as one of the most famous book characters in history, Daniel began acting in school productions - most noticeably playing a monkey.

Though Daniel's parents were not initially very keen on Daniel auditioning for roles in British television adaptations of books, Daniel persisted in his intent to be an actor and finally got the breakthrough role of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield. Before he successfully auditioned for this role, Daniel had narrowly missed out on auditioning for the part of another Charles Dickens's character, Oliver Twist. Unaware of his natural talent for acting, Daniel described getting the role of David Copperfield as "a huge suprise," having beaten hundreds of young male actors to get the part. Daniel's rare talent was already making itself known, and in a big way.

As Daniel was just 11 when the discussions were taking place for his potential role of Harry Potter, it is understandable that Marcia and Alan wanted to shield their son from the media and try to keep his life as normal as was possible. Once they were assured that Daniel would be as protected as possible, they agreed to let him audition for the part.

When the second film was released, it completely matched the success of Philosopher's Stone. Daniel was whisked all over the world, from the USA to the Far East to promote the film. As superb reviews poured in, Daniel was commended from both his co-stars on the film and the press for his manner and professionalism that he had applied in the second film.