BIOGRAPHY
Dan Radcliffe, born Daniel Jacob Radcliffe on July 23, 1989, is from Fulham, a suburb just inside Londontelevision productionDavid Copperfield, released in 2000. Auditioning up against hundred's of boys,, but went on to appear as "David" in the coveted Dickens classic, , England. Dan enjoys the company of two very loving, supportive parents, as well as his two dogs. Regarding school, Dan is primarily tutored on the film set. Dan knew he wanted to "act" at the age of five. He unfortunately did not land a part in "Oliver Twist", a Charles Dickens Dan was surprised to get the part which was suggested by a friend. In 2001, Dan took a small part (Mark Pendel) in John Boorman's"The Tailor of Panama." The film was released and written from John LeCarre's popular spy novel. "Harry Potter" What happened next for Dan was unbelievable, and he landed the role of "Harry Potter", the famous, modern, literary character who stars in author J. K. Rowling's popular bookauditiondistracted" by Dan's potential to play Harry and after a meeting, both the Producer. As luck would have it, Producer David Heyman spotted Dan with his parents sitting in a theatre while watching a play. David admits that he was " series. After having seen Dan in "David Copperfield", Director Chris Columbus had Dan brought in for an and Dan's parents agreed to have Dan audition. To Dan's surprise, while sitting in the bath, his father received a phone call and was told that Dan had the part of Harry Potter. Dan admittedly cried with happiness and even woke himself in the middle of the night to ask his dad if it was a dream! J. K. Rowling was in approval of Dan's portraying the character and is quoted as saying, "it was like being reunited with her long, lost son. Having seen Daniel's screen test, I don't think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry." Dan and the rest of the young cast were called upon for a Photo Shoot in August of 2000. Upon the release of the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone in November of 2001, Dan had notably appeared on numerous covers of world famous magazines, as well as on popular television talk shows such as Rosie O'Donnell, Oprah, The Today Show, and many more throughout the United States and Europe. Dan went on to portray "Harry Potter" in the next five films adapted by J. K. Rowling's book series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Dan will also reprise the role of Harry in the last two films, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Filming for the sixth and seventh films has not yet begun. "On Stage" In November 2002, Dan had a wonderful opportunity to appear on stage, making an appearance in London's West"The Play What I Wrote" by Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben. Directed by Kenneth Branagh End in , this play invites a mystery guest each opening night to participate in the comedy skit for that evening. Dan explained "it was great fun, but a little scary." If you've never seen this play, it's definitely a "must see" if you happen to be near London's West End and on occasion, Broadway in New York City.
In February 2007, Dan made is first stage debut in Peter Shaffer's EQUUS, showing at London's GIELGUD THEATRE on Shaftesburymedia outlets wrong, and earned rave reviews for his portrayal of Alan Strang in the acclaimed play which is considered one of the best English post-war plays of all time. It is also regularly studied in British Universities. Ave. Realizing that Dan's first attempt on live stage was going to welcome controversy due to the nature and storyline of the play, Dan proved critics and "Other Career Plans"
Dan admitted that he wanted to pursue a small role in between Harry Potter films 4 and 5, and in November 2005, Dan pursued an independent film called "December Boys", a story of four orphan boys based on Author Michael Noonan's novel. Dan portrays the character "Maps", the oldest of the four orphans. The film takes place in South Australiavariety shows such as Foley and McColl's "This Way Up" and HBO's "Extras.", one of Dan's favourite holiday spots. The film is slotted to be distributed world-wide, and released in the Spring/Summer of 2007. Dan is also beginning to make "guest" appearances on a number of comedy type Dan will also star in the ITV Drama, "My Boy Jack" which was written by and also stars actor/writer David Haig. Dan will portray the role of "Jack", the son of Rudyard Kipling, one of Britains most prolific writers and whose legendary storytelling continues to delight millions today. The drama is based on the true story of Rudyard Kipling and his son Jack who was tragically killed during the First World ware. Dan will begin shooting during the summer of 2007. "Dan's Interests"
Dan absolutely loves films. Two which are his favorite are, "12 Angry Men", and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" which stars Johnny Depp. Films which he has enjoyed recently include Brief Encounter, Stranger Than Fiction, and Rebel Without A Cause. He has a very strong admiration for "indie" music bands such as The Pixies, The Clash, and The Sex Pistols, and his taste in music has inspired many of his fans with curiosity. As his interests change, most likely he will let you know through his quarterly newsletters. Most recently his interests have included The Klaxons, The View, Tokyo Police Club, The Fratellis and more. Dan also enjoys reading very much and he also writes poetry. Although so far, we have not been blessed to have seen any of his poetry, some of the books he's read include Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, Laughter in the Dark by Nabokov, and The Debacle by Emily Zola. He also plays the bass guitar and had practiced a lot, however, due to a very heavy film and school schedule in 2005, he admits that the guitar lessons have ceased for now. Dan also expressed an interest to learn to cook and I had the opportunity to present Dan a cookbook in person in May 2004 which was created by the fans at DanRadcliffe.co.uk. In May 2005 Dan offered his very favorite recipe to our site exclusively. Dan also states that he might like to become a Writer or Director in the future, although openly admits he hasn't written anything as of yet. He can almost always be found wearing his favorite and most cherished gadget, his iPod.
"His Charitable Contributions" Dan has supported the research of Autism, as well as terminally ill children through a number of charitable avenues. Dan's Charity of Choice is Demelza House Children's Hospice located in Sittingbourne, Kent. Demelza House has the ability to add "life to days, when days cannot be added to life" for terminally ill children. Not only does Dan support this Charity, our website, DanRadcliffe.co.uk, has created and participated in numerous fundraising activities to support Demelza House on behalf of Dan. Most recently, our site offered the ever popular elastic wristbands which are printed with both the site's name and Demelza House. The demand for the bracelets, originally inspired by Lance Armstrong's "LiveStrong" bracelets, has been overwhelming, and to date we have been able to make multiple donations to Demelza House on behalf of support and sales. The wristbands fundraiser has ceased for now. Our website's staff also very creatively raised £1129 ($2,162.06) for Demelza House through our "Pounds for Postcards" fundraiser. For every postcard which was sent in by fans, our staff donated One Pound in their name to Demelza House.
Dan also voluntarily participated in a video in May 2002, entitled "Mind Reading: the Interactive Guide to Emotion". The DVD used some well-known actors and actresses to demonstrate facial expressions and vocal sounds associated with emotions. Dan's involvement appears in the "Famous Face" section of the Games Zone where he reacts to some raw squid. Users of the software can control Dan's facial and vocal expressions with varying ranges of emotions. While the Mind Reading DVD was originally developed for special needs regarding autism spectrum conditions, we have received some emails from Special Education Teachers as well who claim that the software made vast improvements in their students as well. He also donated a lock of hair and an autograph for British Charity, Comic Relief, in 2003 which raised a modest 750 Pounds to help support deprived areas of the UK and around the world. He also put up his very special Hogwarts Crew T-Shirt which he autographed to help raise money for the Tsunami victims in 2005. His t-shirt was part of the Tsunami Celebrity Clothes Auction which raised money for the Rebuilding Sri Lanka Organization. He wore the t-shirt during the making of the film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." These t-shirts were only issued to members of the cast and crew. His shirt raised $995 or £520. Dan also contributed his autograph along with 26 other Harry Potter cast members to an American Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The book was raffled off to benefit Kamp Kiwanis, a facility for disabled, underprivileged children. To see an updated list of Dan's charitable contributions, you can visit our website page at this link. "Dan's Accomplishments" Throughout Dan's career, he has received so many awards and nominations; his very first being the "Male Youth Discovery of the Year" in December 2001 at the Golden Apple Awards presented by the Hollywood Women's Press Club. Daniel was nominated by Fennecus in 2001 as well for "Juvenile Performance" for his portrayal of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He was nominated again by Fennecus in 2004 for the same award for his performance in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He went on in February 2002 to win the Variety Club's Award for Outstanding New Talent. Since that time, Dan has been nominated and has won a variety of awards for his portrayal of Harry Potter to include "Best Performance in a Feature Film", "Best Performance by a Young Actor", and "Best Actor" categories. He has also been nominated and won a variety of other print media and magazine awards as well. He has also won multiple awards, meaning, two years in a row or more, to include Bravo Magazine's Otto Awards, as well as the "Junior Achiever Award" presented by Regis & Kelly's "Relly Awards" show.
DanRadcliffe.co.uk also presented Dan with an award for "Greatest Actor and Role Model" in December of 2004. It is the only award Dan has won and received on behalf of his fans and from his website which makes it very unique and special to Dan. We tried very hard to create an award which depicted an "Oscar" and after having been in contact with the Oscar Association regarding the possibility, it was decided for many reasons that the Oscar award itself couldn't be exactly replicated. We chose another award which had the same meaning, and we also received very favorable comments with respect to Dan by the Oscar Association regarding his talent. To see a range of awards and nominations dating from 2001 through 2006, please visit our website page at this link. "Dan's Involvement with DanRadcliffe.co.uk"
Our website, DanRadcliffe.co.uk, formerly known as a "cool" teenage domain DanielRadcliffeRocks.com, was created in November 2001, just after the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inspired by the raw talent of the young, unknown actor, Daniel Radcliffe, Page Banfield, (that would be me..) the Webmaster launched the website in December 2001. At that time, there were no other websites on the internet specifically dedicated to Dan's talent or career and it is believed to be the first ever website totally dedicated to Dan on the net. My first original interest was to create a "Harry Potter" hobby website because I was addicted to the books; however, further research on the net revealed that it was already flooded with websites of interest for the overall, general topic. Therefore, it was my choice to pinpoint the talent and career of the actor himself who portrayed the Harry Potter character.
Within the first week the site was launched, it received over one million hits, thus proving that the world was ready to meet Daniel Radcliffe. As I continued my research of Dan, I was soon contacted and told that the website was well respected not only by Warner Brothers, but the Radcliffe family and Dan himself. I have been privileged to have received many messages from Dan and his father, Alan requesting us to publish very important information on their behalf. Such messages would include settling a concerning rumor, or letting fans know that Dan never chats on the internet. We have also been given the opportunity to connect Dan with his fans through a menagerie of avenues such as "sneak peeks" into his quarterly newsletters, Christmas cards, and much, much more. Warner Brothers has "delightfully" surprised me with event tickets which have allowed not only me, but members of our staff to attend Harry Potter events in a "media" capacity thus capturing those events on camera as well as capturing interviews with Dan. I have also had the pleasure of attending film premieres.
I, myself, have had the privilege of interviewing Dan both in person and by phone on five occasions which I am completely grateful for. I know I am a very lucky person to have Dan himself, and his family support the work we do here and they realize that we make good, solid judgments concerning our news. We also respect his privacy and integrity and we believe that is the very reason we have his support. In 2007, the amount of professional inquiries that we received regarding charitable contributions, interview and appearance requests increased dramatically after Dan's appearance in EQUUS. For that reason we reconstructed and reorganized our website's layout to depict more of an official look expected of a professional actor/artist. The organization of the website is much more clean and concise with precise and accurate news and information.
