Daniel Radcliffe Biography

Fast Facts

• Made his first on-screen appearance in the BBC's David Copperfield, playing the title character, in 1999
• Plays bass guitar
• Is a fan of Fulham Football Club
• Likes playing pranks
• On the set of one of the Harry Potter films, he took Robbie Coltrane's cell phone and changed the language to Turkish
• Declared Britain's richest teen in 2005 after signing the contract for the fifth Harry Potter film
• Nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 2009 for his role as Alan Strang in the Broadway revival of Equus
• Supports Demelza House Children's Hospice, which cares for terminally ill children, and asks fans to send donations there instead of sending him gifts
• Has published poetry under the pen name Jacob Gershon