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DetailsAKA:
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
Nationality:
British Birthdate:
07/23/1989 Birthplace:
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Although he had wanted to be an actor for as long as he could remember, Daniel Radcliffe had to convince his parents to allow him to pursue his dream. The schoolboy had been encouraged to try out for a 1999 British TV version of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" but his mother and father opposed the idea. When the opportunity to audition for another of Dickens' young heroes, this time "David Copperfield" (BBC, 1999), they relented. Surviving five callbacks, Radcliffe landed the role and earned glowing notices for his work. He also displayed a poise and screen charisma and more than held his own
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Milestone
1999
Made TV acting debut as a young incarnation of the title role in the BBC/PBS adaptation of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield"
2000
Feature debut in John Boorman's adaptation of John Le Carre's spy novel "The Tailor of Panama"
2001
Breakthrough role playing the title character in the big-budget adaptation of the award-winning book series by J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"; directed by Chris Columbus
2002
Reprised role of Harry in the sequel "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"; again directed by Chris Columbus
2002
Appeared as a guest in the West End production "The Play What I Wrote" directed by Kenneth Branagh
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