Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is popularly known for his character Harry Potter, the role played by him in the Harry Potter series novel written by J. K. Rowling. His acting career started at a very early age at 10 and debuted in the BBC One film David Copperfield.
For a decade he kept appearing, various series of Harry Potter, which gave me a lot of names and fame, made him among one of the highest-paid actors of all time.
After gaining a lot of success he kept on appearing in numerous shows, few among them were The Women in Black, Kill Your Darlings, Swiss Army Man and many more.
What You Want to Know?
Daniel Radcliffe Net Worth
In 2005 it was estimated that Radcliffe made around £1 million from the first Harry Potter film and around £15 million from the sixth one.
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After appearing on the Sunday Times Rich List in 2006, which made him one of the richest young people in the UK, his estimated personal fortune was £14 million.
In 2009 Radcliffe was believed to be the richest teenager in England. The past year in 2020, The Sunday Times estimated his net worth to be £94 million.
Early Life
Radcliffe was born on 23 July 1989 at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith in London, England to Marcia Jeannine Gresham and Alan George Radcliffe, an only child.
His mother emerges from a Jewish ancestry whereas on his other side his father belonged from a Northern Irish, Protestant family in Banbridge.
Though Radcliffe was never interested in studies, he believed it to be useless. He completed his schooling at three different schools – London: Redcliffe School, Sussex House School, and the City of London School.
After the release of the Harry Potter series, it was hard for him to cope up with his studies, managed it with the help of personal tutors in sets and in 2006 he scored A grades in the three AS level exams.
Career
1999-2001: Early Career
Through BBC One’s two-part adaptation Radcliffe made his acting debut at a very young age, at 10. Later in 2001 with The Tailor of Panama, he made his first film debut.
2001-2011: Harry Potter
By 2000, after several auditions, director Chris Columbus finalized Radcliffe for the role of Harry Potter. Even the writer herself, J.K. Rowling praised him stating, “I don’t think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry”.
The very first series of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was released in 2001, which gave Radcliffe tremendous appreciation, and critics took notice of him.
As the year passed by, the J.K. Rowling novel was covered by releasing 8 films in its complete series, and Radcliffe played the role of Harry for a long 10 years. He succeeded in banging many awards for his acting in the Harry Potter series.
2010- present
Moving ahead with his career, Radcliffe kept on experimenting with his acting skills by appearing in different roles which used to be out of the box. A few of his films were The Women in Black, Kill Your Darlings, Victor Frankenstein and many more.
Currently, Radcliffe will be appearing in the comedy film The Lost City as a villain. HBO has even planned for a reunion for all the cast of harry potter in a special titled, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts which has been released in 2022 new year’s eve.
Personal Life
He’s been in a relationship with Eric Darke since 2012. Radcliffe revealed that he’s suffering from neurological disorder dyspraxia, which created issues for him while performing a few activities.
He even expressed that he’s fond of rap music. Though he belonged to two ancestors, he was proud to be Jewish.
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Conclusion
Though Radcliffe gained fame from his very first character and will always be remembered by Harry potter.
He didn’t keep himself barred around the same character. Potter will always be our childhood hero and will be remembered by “Radcliffe supremacy”.
