Daniel Radcliffe is 14 years old and his birthday is on July 23. He currently lives in Fullham, London, England, UK. He is 5'7" in height. Besides Harry Potter he has been in Tailor of the Panama and David Copperfield.
Trivia:
Likes to play pranks. He took co-star 'Robbie Coltrane's (qv) cellular phone and changed it so all the messages were in Turkish.
Has two dogs, border terriers: named Binka & 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 Tailor of Panama, The (2001) in which he appeared.
Attends an all-boys private school
His favorite book from the Harry Potter series so far is number three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Although he loves to play Playstation, listen to music (some of his faves are Stereophonics, R.E.M. and U2), and write, he's also very active and energetic. He loves to run and enjoys football (soccer) and other sports.
On February 2002, Daniel was nominated for and won Best Newcomer at the Variety Club Awards
Received the Sir James Carreras Award For Outstanding New Talent for his role in Harry Potter at The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2002.
Voted Person of the Year 2002 by Time Kids.
Has stated that 12 Angry Men (1957) is the first black & white film he ever saw and is also his favorite film.
He also named Jane's Addiction, the Libertines, Rage Against the Machine and the Darkness among his favourite bands.
The casting agent for the Harry Potter films was one of his father's friends and when he saw Daniel he thought he looked perfect for the part after almost giving up. Daniel auditioned for, and got the part, that he is now most recognized for, Harry Potter.
He enjoys listening to the music of Blur, Muse, 'The Music' , Zwan and Brendan Benson.
A February 23, 2004 article in English newspaper The Sun listed him as Britain's 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 teenage in Britain behind Prince Harry's 14 million pounds. [2004]
Can rotate his arm at a 360 degree angle.
Is a big fan of Gary Oldman, his co-star in the latest film in the Harry Potter series.
A fan of Fulham Football Club.
He is a fan of The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and attended their London concert in June 2004.
Is learning to play bass guitar.
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Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley)
Emma Watson (Hermione Granger)
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy)
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