Saturday 22 March 2008

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English film, television and stage actor. He is best known for playing school-aged wizard Harry Potter in each of the first five films based on the best-selling Harry Potter book series, and will also appear in the final two films of the series.

Radcliffe previously attended the Sussex House School, an all-boys school, and for his AS levels at City of London School. He achieved A grades in the three AS-levels he sat in 2006, but then decided to take a break from education.

 

Radcliffe has said that he is "very proud of being Jewish" but is not religious. He plays bass guitar (taught by Gary Oldman) and is a fan of punk rock music; he admires a diverse lineup of bands, from Sex Pistols to Arctic Monkeys and more recently Hard-Fi, Jack Penate and Kate Nash His favourite band is The Hold Steady. He is also a fan of Fulham Football Club. While on set, to keep busy, he enjoys playing table tennis and video games with his fellow cast members. He is close friends with Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Gary Oldman.

Industry Buzz: "He is aging brilliantly and he'll get better as he gets older. I can just imagine him in his 30s, 40s, 50s -- smooth, dashing and very sexy. He's definitely here to stay." -- Nadine Jolson, Executive Director, Jolson Creative Image PR

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