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Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born at [[Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital]] in [[Hammersmith]], London, England<ref>{{Cite book | title = Daniel Radcliffe - The Biography | last = Blackhall | first = Sue | year = 2014 | publisher = John Blake Publishing | page = 23 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=1YjfBAAAQBAJ | isbn = 9781784182410 | access-date = 26 August 2017 | archive-date = 25 April 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230425051113/https://books.google.com/books?id=1YjfBAAAQBAJ | url-status = live }}</ref> on 23 July 1989,<ref name=ibdb/> the only child of casting agent Marcia Jeannine Gresham (née Jacobson)<ref name="MotherJob">{{cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/the-diary/daniel-radcliffe-to-star-in-50th-anniversary-production-of-sir-tom-stoppard-masterpiece-1.431851|title=Daniel Radcliffe to star in 50th anniversary production of Sir Tom Stoppard masterpiece|newspaper=The Jewish Chronicle|first=James|last=Somper|date=2 February 2017|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421233248/https://www.thejc.com/news/the-diary/daniel-radcliffe-to-star-in-50th-anniversary-production-of-sir-tom-stoppard-masterpiece-1.431851|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MotherJob2">{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/daniel-radcliffe-i-never-understand-men-who-are-threatened-by-intelligent-women-8676213.html|title=Daniel Radcliffe: I never understand men who are threatened by intelligent women|work=Evening Standard|first=Charlotte|last=Edwardes|date=27 June 2013|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-date=22 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422062420/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/daniel-radcliffe-i-never-understand-men-who-are-threatened-by-intelligent-women-8676213.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and literary agent Alan George Radcliffe.<ref name=whoswho/><ref name="Radcliffe2">{{Cite news |title=Top of the form|page=26|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date=20 December 1968}}</ref> His [[Matrilineality in Judaism|Jewish mother]], born in South Africa, traces her ancestry to [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi Jewish]] immigrants from Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2016/08/16/arts-entertainment/whats-a-nice-jewish-boy-like-daniel-radcliffe-doing-playing-a-neo-nazi|title=What's a nice Jewish boy like Daniel Radcliffe doing playing a neo-Nazi?|work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|first=Curt|last=Schleier|date=16 August 2016|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213021556/https://www.jta.org/2016/08/16/arts-entertainment/whats-a-nice-jewish-boy-like-daniel-radcliffe-doing-playing-a-neo-nazi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tnh1">{{cite web|url=http://www.teenhollywood.com/2011/07/12/daniel-radcliffe-tells-potter-fans-now-go-conquer|title=Daniel Radcliffe Tells Potter Fans: "Now go conquer the world!"|first=Lynn|last=Barker|date=12 July 2011|work=Teen Hollywood|access-date=13 February 2013|archive-date=18 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518145302/http://www.teenhollywood.com/2011/07/12/daniel-radcliffe-tells-potter-fans-now-go-conquer|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="chnl24s">{{cite news|url=http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/Radcliffe-is-partly-South-African-20120722|location=Johannesburg|title=Radcliffe is 'partly South African'|first=Nadia|last=Neophytou|date=22 July 2012|work=Channel24|access-date=13 February 2013|archive-date=4 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904223119/http://www.channel24.co.za/news/local/radcliffe-is-partly-south-african-20120722|url-status=live}}</ref> and was raised in the English town of [[Westcliff-on-Sea]] in [[Essex]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/122219/|title=Daniel Radcliffe turns from magic to murder and mayhem|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|date=8 October 2013|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]|access-date=24 April 2018|archive-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424135747/http://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/122219/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/23/daniel-radcliffe-interview-no-plan-distance-harry-potter|title=Daniel Radcliffe: 'There's no master plan to distance myself from Harry Potter'|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Simon|last=Hattenstone|date=23 November 2013|access-date=23 May 2018|quote=Daniel Radcliffe: "Well, I am Jewish. My mum's Jewish. I'm Jewish by blood"|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702175652/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/23/daniel-radcliffe-interview-no-plan-distance-harry-potter|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/194627/daniel-radcliffe-youre-a-star|title=Daniel Radcliffe, You're a Star|work=[[Tablet (magazine)|Tablet Magazine]]|first=Hannah|last=Vaitsblit|date=29 October 2015|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702175821/https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/194627/daniel-radcliffe-youre-a-star|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Radcliffe1">{{cite web|last=Kasriel|first=Alex|author2=Emily Rhodes|title=A nice Jewish wizard: Harry Potter is Jewish - and his grandmother is very proud of him|page=2|work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]|date=22 December 2006|url=http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?AId=47922&ATypeId=1&search=true2&srchstr=PATRICIA+JACOBSON&srchtxt=1&srchhead=1&srchauthor=1&srchsandp=1&scsrch=0|access-date=20 November 2008|archive-date=25 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125121324/http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?AId=47922&ATypeId=1&search=true2&srchstr=PATRICIA+JACOBSON&srchtxt=1&srchhead=1&srchauthor=1&srchsandp=1&scsrch=0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/daniel-radcliffe-we-can-defeat-anti-semitism-and-racism-through-meaningful-dialogue/|title=Daniel Radcliffe: We Can Defeat Anti-Semitism and Racism Through Meaningful Dialogue|last=Kline|first=Jennifer|date=15 August 2016|work=[[The Jewish Week]]|access-date=2 July 2018|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702123245/http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/daniel-radcliffe-we-can-defeat-anti-semitism-and-racism-through-meaningful-dialogue/|url-status=live}}</ref> His [[People of Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] father was raised in a "very working-class" [[Protestantism|Protestant]] family in [[Banbridge]] in [[County Down]].<ref name="outref1">{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/movies/2013/02/11/long-education-daniel-radcliffe|title=The Long Education of Daniel Radcliffe|first=Aaron|last=Hicklin|date=11 February 2013|work=Out.com|access-date=13 February 2013|archive-date=26 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026073200/https://www.out.com/entertainment/movies/2013/02/11/long-education-daniel-radcliffe|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = "Harry Potter's" Daniel Radcliffe stars in Martin McDonagh's play "The Cripple of Inishmaan"|url = http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/Harry-Potters-Daniel-Radcliffe-stars-in-Martin-McDonaghs-play-The-Cripple-of-Inishmaan-210057591.html|website = IrishCentral.com|date = 4 June 2013|access-date = 10 November 2015|archive-date = 7 January 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190107005711/https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/harry-potters-daniel-radcliffe-stars-in-martin-mcdonaghs-play-the-cripple-of-inishmaan-210057591-237594211|url-status = live}}</ref> In 2019, he explored both sides of his family history in the [[BBC]] genealogy series ''[[List of Who Do You Think You Are? episodes#Series 16 (2019)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''<ref name="wdytyam">{{cite web|url=https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/daniel-radcliffe/|title=Daniel Radcliffe|publisher=Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine|access-date=2 December 2021|archive-date=8 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208003822/https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/daniel-radcliffe/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Radcliffe's maternal great-grandfather, Samuel Gershon, was a jeweller in [[Hatton Garden]] who died by suicide after the business he ran with his brother was robbed. The crime was not fully investigated as the police believed it might have been fraud; the outstanding insurance claim from the robbery was eventually settled in the family's favour, however. As a result of the suicide, Samuel's widow changed her name from Gershon to Gresham. On his father's side, Radcliffe investigated his great-great uncles – four brothers – who had all fought in [[World War I]]; great-great uncle Ernie, in particular, was examined through a large number of letters he had written home over a two-year period. Sent home to recuperate twice, once from frostbite and once from a gunshot wound, Ernie was the only brother to be killed in the conflict, when his [[trench warfare|trench]] was shelled.}} Radcliffe's parents had both acted as children.<ref name="parade">{{cite news|url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/2012/01/life-after-harry.html|location=New York|title=Daniel Radcliffe's Life After Harry|first=Dotson|last=Reader|date=7 January 2012|work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|access-date=8 April 2012|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026054145/http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/2012/01/life-after-harry.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WTF">{{cite web|last1=Maron|first1=Marc|title=Episode 655 - Daniel Radcliffe|url=http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-655-daniel-radcliffe|website=WTF with Marc Maron Podcast|access-date=16 November 2015|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107005702/http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/webpage/category/episode-655-daniel-radcliffe|url-status=live}}</ref> As a casting agent, his mother was involved in BBC productions including ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]''.<ref name="MotherJob" /><ref name="MotherJob2" /><ref name="Radcliffe2" />
 
Radcliffe was educated at three [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private schools]] for boys in [[London]]: [[Redcliffe School]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/daniel-radcliffe-on-alcoholism-starving-himself-harry-potter---a |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/daniel-radcliffe-on-alcoholism-starving-himself-harry-potter---a |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Daniel Radcliffe on alcoholism, starving himself, Harry Potter - and the day he fell in love|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|last1=Williams |first1=Sally|date=1 July 2016|access-date=5 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Sussex House School]],<ref name=whoswho/><ref name="parade09info">{{cite news |last=Kaplan |first=James |date=28 June 2009 |title=Daniel Radcliffe Breaks Free |url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2009/06/daniel-radcliffe-breaks-free.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202041110/http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2009/06/daniel-radcliffe-breaks-free.html |archive-date=2 February 2013 |access-date=27 May 2011 |work=[[Parade (British magazine)|Parade]]}}</ref><ref name="Sussex">{{Cite news |title=Sussex House School, London |publisher=Independent Special Boarding International}}</ref> and the [[City of London School]].<ref name=whoswho/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/9071566/Daniel-Radcliffes-next-trick.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/9071566/Daniel-Radcliffes-next-trick.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Daniel Radcliffe's Next Trick|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 February 2012|access-date=3 November 2012|first=Sally|last=Williams}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After the release of the first ''Harry Potter'' film, attending school proved difficult for him as some fellow pupils became hostile, though he states they were just trying to "have a crack at the kid that plays Harry Potter" rather than acting out of jealousy.<ref name="details07">{{cite web |url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/200706/meet-the-new-grown-up-harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe?currentPage=2 |title=DANIEL RADCLIFFE |first=Simon |last=Garfield |work=[[Details (magazine)|Details]] |page=2 |date=June 2007 |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006153820/http://www.details.com/culture-trends/cover-stars/200706/meet-the-new-grown-up-harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe/?currentPage=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> As his acting career began to consume his schedule, he continued his education through on-set tutors. He has admitted to not being a very good student, considering school useless and finding the work "really difficult".<ref name="parade09info"/> He achieved A grades in the three [[GCE Advanced Level|AS level]] exams that he took in 2006, but decided to take a break from education and did not attend university.<ref name="exams">{{cite web |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |title='Harry Potter' Star Daniel Radcliffe Gets Leather-y in Racy Photo Spread |publisher=MTV |date=10 July 2007 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1564452/daniel-radcliffe-gets-leathery-photo-spread.jhtml |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020134323/http://www.mtv.com/news/1564452/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-gets-leather-y-in-racy-photo-spread/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9695962/Daniel-Radcliffe-Ive-always-had-an-intolerance-for-bad-behaviour.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/9695962/Daniel-Radcliffe-Ive-always-had-an-intolerance-for-bad-behaviour.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Daniel Radcliffe: 'I've always had an intolerance for bad behaviour'|last1=Farndale |first1=Nigel |date=26 November 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=21 June 2013 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Part of his reasoning was he already knew he wanted to be an actor and screenwriter, and it would be difficult to have a normal collegeuniversity experience.<ref name="details07"/>
 
== Career ==
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[[File:Daniel Radcliffe 2009.jpg|thumb|180px|alt=A young male is signing his signature with a fan. His hair is slicked over to the side.|Radcliffe at the [[London]] premiere of [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'']] in 2009]]
 
In 2000, producer [[David Heyman]] met Radcliffe while he was at the theatre with his father, a well-known literary agent whowhom Heyman was friends with.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bradley|first=Bill|date=30 December 2016|title=The Hilarious Reason Daniel Radcliffe Was Cast As Harry Potter|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-real-reason-daniel-radcliffe-was-cast-as-harry-potter_n_585b7664e4b0d9a594572683|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=22 December 2022|archive-date=26 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226090522/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-real-reason-daniel-radcliffe-was-cast-as-harry-potter_n_585b7664e4b0d9a594572683|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="play2000"/> He asked him to audition for the role of [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] for the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', the best-selling book by British author [[J. K. Rowling]].<ref name="play2000">{{Cite news|last=McLean |first=Craig |title=Hobnobs & broomsticks |publisher=Herald & Times Group |work=[[Sunday Herald]] |date=15 July 2007 |url=http://www.sundayherald.com/life/people/display.var.1546220.0.0.php |access-date=15 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718083907/http://www.sundayherald.com/life/people/display.var.1546220.0.0.php |archive-date=18 July 2007 }}</ref><ref name="play2001">{{cite news|last=Koltnow |first=Barry |title=One Enchanted Night at Theater, Radcliffe Became Harry Potter |newspaper=East Valley Tribune |date=8 July 2007 |url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/92834 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912205714/http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/92834 |archive-date=12 September 2007 |access-date=15 July 2007}}</ref> Rowling had been searching for an unknown British actor to personify the character, and the film's director [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] recalled thinking, "This is what I want. This is Harry Potter" after he saw a video of the young actor in ''[[David Copperfield (1999 film)|David Copperfield]]''.<ref name="potteranquus"/> Eight months later, following several auditions, Radcliffe was selected to play the part.<ref name="Young Daniel gets Potter part">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/890287.stm|title=Young Daniel gets Potter part|date=21 August 2000|work=BBC News|access-date=12 April 2011|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006194421/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/890287.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Rowling endorsed the selection, saying: "I don't think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry."<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Sussman |url=http://premium.edition.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/08/22/potter.casting.02/ |title=British child actor 'a splendid Harry Potter' |publisher=CNN |date=22 August 2000 |access-date=20 October 2007 |archive-date=26 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926042509/http://edition.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/08/22/potter.casting.02/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Radcliffe's parents originally turned down the offer, as they had been told that it would involve six films shot in Los Angeles.<ref name="turned down">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8907268/Daniel-Radcliffe-turned-down-Harry-Potter-film-offer-at-first.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8907268/Daniel-Radcliffe-turned-down-Harry-Potter-film-offer-at-first.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Daniel Radcliffe turned down Harry Potter film offer at first|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=22 November 2011|access-date=27 November 2011|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Warner Bros.]] instead offered Radcliffe a two-film contract with shooting in the UK;<ref name="potteranquus"/> Radcliffe was unsure at the time if he would act in more than two ''Harry Potter'' films.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/07/11/daniel-radcliffe-bares-histhoughts/ |title=Mr. Wizard |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |page=2 |first=Steve |last=Daly |date=11 July 2007 |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111211723/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20431232_20045416_2,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
The release of ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' took place in 2001. Radcliffe received a seven-figure salary for the lead role, but asserted that the fee was "not that important" to him;<ref name="maincastinter">{{cite news|title=When Danny Met Harry |work=The Times |location=UK |date=3 November 2001}}</ref> his parents chose to invest the money for him.<ref name="potteranquus"/> The film was highly popular and was met with positive reviews, and critics took notice of Radcliffe:<ref name="rtscore">{{cite web|url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/daniel_radcliffe/|title = Daniel Radcliffe|work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher = Flixster|access-date = 28 May 2011|archive-date = 23 January 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230123204154/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/daniel_radcliffe|url-status = live}}</ref> "Radcliffe is the embodiment of every reader's imagination. It is wonderful to see a young hero who is so scholarly looking and filled with curiosity and who connects with very real emotions, from solemn intelligence and the delight of discovery to deep family longing," wrote Bob Graham of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/05/31/DD77471.DTL#ixzz1NpMxbWrG |title='Potter's' amazing powers |first=Bob |last=Graham |work=San Francisco Chronicle |publisher=Hearst Communications Inc |date=31 May 2002 |access-date=30 May 2011 |archive-date=24 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524212903/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/05/31/DD77471.DTL#ixzz1NpMxbWrG |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Radcliffe's first post-''Harry Potter'' project was the 2012 horror film ''[[The Woman in Black (2012 film)|The Woman in Black]]'', adapted from the [[The Woman in Black|1983 novel]] by [[Susan Hill]]. The film was released on 3 February 2012 in the United States and Canada, and was released on 10 February in the UK. Radcliffe portrays a man sent to deal with the legal matters of a mysterious woman who has just died, and soon after he begins to experience strange events and hauntings from the ghost of a woman dressed in black.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/11/daniel-radcliffe-in-the-woman-in-black_n_847335.html |title=Daniel Radcliffe In 'The Woman in Black': First Teaser Trailer (VIDEO) |work=Huffington Post |location=USA |date=11 April 2011 |access-date=27 May 2011 |first=Jordan |last=Zakarin |archive-date=16 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416230619/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/11/daniel-radcliffe-in-the-woman-in-black_n_847335.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He has said he was "incredibly excited" to be part of the film and described the script as "beautifully written".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10684914 |title=Daniel Radcliffe to star in The Woman in Black |work=BBC News |date=19 July 2010 |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701041650/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10684914 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Daniel Radcliffe "Kill Your Darlings" Columbia University - 6902796746.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Radcliffe filming ''Kill Your Darlings'' on the campus of [[Columbia University]] in 2012]]
In 2013, he portrayed American [[Beat Generation|beat]] poet [[Allen Ginsberg]] in the [[Thriller film|thriller]] drama ''[[Kill Your Darlings (2013 film)|Kill Your Darlings]]'', directed by [[John Krokidas]].<ref name="NY Daily News">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/daniel-radcliffe-manscape-kill-darlings-role-prefers-women-hair-article-1.1015296|title=Daniel Radcliffe reveals he doesn't manscape his nether region – and prefers women don't either|work=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=3 February 2012|first=Joyce|last=Chen|date=1 February 2012|archive-date=4 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204161453/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/daniel-radcliffe-manscape-kill-darlings-role-prefers-women-hair-article-1.1015296|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/02/03/daniel-radcliffe-kill-your-darlings/|title=Daniel Radcliffe Prepares To 'Kill Your Darlings'|publisher=MTV|access-date=3 February 2012|archive-date=6 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206072840/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/02/03/daniel-radcliffe-kill-your-darlings/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also starred in an Irish-Canadian romantic comedy film ''[[The F Word (2013 film)|The F Word]]'' (2013) directed by Michael Dowseand written by [[Elan Mastai]], based on [[TJ Dawe]] and Michael Rinaldi's play ''Toothpaste and Cigars'' and then he starred in ''[[Horns (film)|Horns]]'', an American dark fantasy horror film directed by [[Alexandre Aja]] ''[[Horns (film)|Horns]]''.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter; The F Word">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rafe-spall-megan-park-f-word-363190|title=The Canadian indie is shooting for six weeks in Toronto and Dublin, with Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan in the lead roles.|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2 September 2012|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|date=16 August 2012|archive-date=9 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009235159/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rafe-spall-megan-park-f-word-363190|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Reporter; Horns">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-horns-harry-potter-349028|title=Daniel Radcliffe to Star in Fantasy-Thriller 'Horns'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2 September 2012|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=13 July 2012|archive-date=15 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815121259/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/daniel-radcliffe-horns-harry-potter-349028|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Entertainment Weekly; Horns">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/07/16/daniel-radcliffe-horns/|title=Daniel Radcliffe to star in supernatural thriller 'Horns'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2 September 2012|archive-date=19 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819183110/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/07/16/daniel-radcliffe-horns/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Guardian; Horns">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jul/16/daniel-radcliffe-horns-new-role|title=Daniel Radcliffe to grow Horns for new role|work=The Guardian|access-date=2 September 2012|location=London|first=Catherine|last=Shoard|date=16 July 2012|archive-date=2 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002143736/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jul/16/daniel-radcliffe-horns-new-role|url-status=live}}</ref> Both of the films premiered at the [[2013 Toronto International Film Festival|38th Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Did Daniel Radcliffe Own The Toronto International Film Festival?|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1714041/danielle-radcliffe-tiff-kill-your-darlings-horns-f-word/|website = MTV News|access-date = 12 February 2016|archive-date = 26 May 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220526164746/http://www.mtv.com/news/1714041/danielle-radcliffe-tiff-kill-your-darlings-horns-f-word/|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Toronto: Daniel Radcliffe's 'The F Word' Nears Deal With CBS Films|url = https://variety.com/2013/film/news/toronto-daniel-radcliffes-the-f-word-nears-deal-with-cbs-films-1200606266/|website = Variety|access-date = 12 February 2016|language = en-US|first = Dave|last = McNary|date = 10 September 2013|archive-date = 26 October 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221026184001/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/toronto-daniel-radcliffes-the-f-word-nears-deal-with-cbs-films-1200606266/|url-status = live}}</ref> Also in 2013, Radcliffe performed at the [[Noël Coward Theatre]] in the stage play revival of [[Martin McDonagh]]'s dark comedy ''[[The Cripple of Inishmaan]]'' as the lead, Billy Claven,<ref name="LONDON THEATRELAND">{{cite web|url=http://www.london-theatreland.co.uk/theatres/noel-coward-theatre/the-cripple-of-inishmaan.php|title=The Cripple Of Inishmaan|publisher=london-theatreland.co.uk|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034740/https://www.london-theatreland.co.uk/theatres/noel-coward-theatre/the-cripple-of-inishmaan.php|url-status=live}}</ref> for which he won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Play.<ref name="Daily Telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/10656543/Daniel-Radcliffe-and-Rupert-Grint-win-at-WhatsOnStage-Awards.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/10656543/Daniel-Radcliffe-and-Rupert-Grint-win-at-WhatsOnStage-Awards.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint win at WhatsOnStage Awards|access-date=26 February 2014 | location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Anita|last=Singh|date=23 February 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
Radcliffe starred as [[Igor (character)|Igor]] in a science fiction horror film ''[[Victor Frankenstein (film)|Victor Frankenstein]]'' (2015), directed by [[Paul McGuigan (filmmaker)|Paul McGuigan]] and written by [[Max Landis]]. The film was based on contemporary adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ''[[Frankenstein]].''<ref name="INDIEWIRE">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/daniel-radcliffe-is-foxs-frankenstein-20130228|title=Daniel Radcliffe Is Putting It Together For Fox's 'Frankenstein'|first=Kevin|last=Jagernauth|date=28 February 2013|publisher=indiewire.com|access-date=1 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302070149/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/daniel-radcliffe-is-foxs-frankenstein-20130228|archive-date=2 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also starred as [[Sam Houser]], one of the founders of [[Rockstar Games]], in the biographical drama film ''[[The Gamechangers]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/watch-daniel-radcliffe-invent-grand-theft-auto-in-gamechangers-trailer-20150903|title=Daniel Radcliffe Invents 'Grand Theft Auto' in New Trailer|newspaper=Rolling Stone|access-date=15 December 2016|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425051116/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/watch-daniel-radcliffe-invent-grand-theft-auto-in-gamechangers-trailer-41038/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
Radcliffe splits his time between homes in the [[Fulham]] area of London<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 June 2016|title=Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe's London childhood home for sale|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/80845531/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffes-london-childhood-home-for-sale|access-date=4 February 2021|website=Stuff|language=en|archive-date=12 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112101132/https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/80845531/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffes-london-childhood-home-for-sale|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[West Village]] neighbourhood of New York City's [[Manhattan]] borough.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324105204578382542260887764|title=NY CULTURE – Actor Daniel Radcliffe Changes Beat|author=Barbara Chai|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=25 March 2013|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=9 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009112312/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324105204578382542260887764|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been in a relationship with American actress [[Erin Darke]] since 2012, after having met on the set of ''Kill Your Darlings''.<ref>{{cite news|last=McRady|first=Rachel|url=https://www.etonline.com/daniel-radcliffe-and-girlfriend-erin-darke-make-first-red-carpet-appearance-together-since-2014|title=Daniel Radcliffe and Girlfriend Erin Darke Make First Red Carpet Appearance Together Since 2014|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|date=15 March 2022|access-date=15 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315234115/https://www.etonline.com/daniel-radcliffe-and-girlfriend-erin-darke-make-first-red-carpet-appearance-together-since-2014|archive-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, they were confirmed to be expecting their first child together.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/daniel-radcliffe-girlfriend-erin-darke-expecting-first-child-1235360834/|title=Daniel Radcliffe and Girlfriend Erin Darke Expecting Their First Child|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=25 March 2023|access-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325225209/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/daniel-radcliffe-girlfriend-erin-darke-expecting-first-child-1235360834/|archive-date=25 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=26 March 2023 |title=Daniel Radcliffe and longtime girlfriend Erin Darke expecting first child {{!}} CNN |language=en |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/26/entertainment/daniel-radcliffe-erin-darke-expecting-baby/index.html |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327171516/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/26/entertainment/daniel-radcliffe-erin-darke-expecting-baby/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Darke gave birth to a son the following month.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andaloro|first=Angela|url=https://people.com/parents/daniel-radcliffe-girlfriend-erin-darke-welcome-first-baby/|title=Daniel Radcliffe and Longtime Girlfriend Erin Darke Welcome First Baby|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=25 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425155808/https://people.com/parents/daniel-radcliffe-girlfriend-erin-darke-welcome-first-baby/|archive-date=25 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rutherford|first=Nicola|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65386221/|title=Daniel Radcliffe confirms birth of first child|work=[[BBC News]]|date=25 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425194833/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65386221|url-status=live}}</ref> Radcliffe called fatherhood "the literal best thing that ever happened."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aizin |first=Rebecca |date=18 June 2024 |title=All About Daniel Radcliffe's Toddler Son |url=https://people.com/all-about-daniel-radcliffe-son-8664960 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=[[Peoplemag]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Relationships and family ===
In 2008, Radcliffe revealed that he has a mild form of the neurological disorder [[developmental coordination disorder|dyspraxia]], which sometimes prevents him from doing simple activities such as writing or tying his shoelaces. He said, "I was having a hard time at school, in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5605093&page=1 |title=Dyspraxia Explains Harry Potter's Klutziness |first=Emily |last=Friedman |work=ABC News |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=26 May 2011 |archive-date=6 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306232529/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5605093&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Radcliffe splits his time between homes in the [[Fulham]] area of London<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 June 2016|title=Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe's London childhood home for sale|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/80845531/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffes-london-childhood-home-for-sale|access-date=4 February 2021|website=Stuff|language=en|archive-date=12 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112101132/https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/80845531/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffes-london-childhood-home-for-sale|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[West Village]] neighbourhood of New York City's [[Manhattan]] borough.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324105204578382542260887764|title=NY CULTURE – Actor Daniel Radcliffe Changes Beat|author=Barbara Chai|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=25 March 2013|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=9 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009112312/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324105204578382542260887764|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been in a relationship with American actress [[Erin Darke]] since 2012, after having met on the set of ''Kill Your Darlings''.<ref>{{cite news|last=McRady|first=Rachel|url=https://www.etonline.com/daniel-radcliffe-and-girlfriend-erin-darke-make-first-red-carpet-appearance-together-since-2014|title=Daniel Radcliffe and Girlfriend Erin Darke Make First Red Carpet Appearance Together Since 2014|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|date=15 March 2022|access-date=15 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315234115/https://www.etonline.com/daniel-radcliffe-and-girlfriend-erin-darke-make-first-red-carpet-appearance-together-since-2014|archive-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, they were confirmed to be expecting their first child together.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/daniel-radcliffe-girlfriend-erin-darke-expecting-first-child-1235360834/|title=Daniel Radcliffe and Girlfriend Erin Darke Expecting Their First Child|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=25 March 2023|access-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325225209/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/daniel-radcliffe-girlfriend-erin-darke-expecting-first-child-1235360834/|archive-date=25 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=26 March 2023 |title=Daniel Radcliffe and longtime girlfriend Erin Darke expecting first child {{!}} CNN |language=en |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/26/entertainment/daniel-radcliffe-erin-darke-expecting-baby/index.html |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327171516/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/26/entertainment/daniel-radcliffe-erin-darke-expecting-baby/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Darke gave birth to a son the following month.<ref>{{cite news|last=Andaloro|first=Angela|url=https://people.com/parents/daniel-radcliffe-girlfriend-erin-darke-welcome-first-baby/|title=Daniel Radcliffe and Longtime Girlfriend Erin Darke Welcome First Baby|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=25 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425155808/https://people.com/parents/daniel-radcliffe-girlfriend-erin-darke-welcome-first-baby/|archive-date=25 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rutherford|first=Nicola|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65386221/|title=Daniel Radcliffe confirms birth of first child|work=[[BBC News]]|date=25 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425194833/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65386221|url-status=live}}</ref> Radcliffe called fatherhood "the literal best thing that ever happened [to me]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aizin |first=Rebecca |date=18 June 2024 |title=All About Daniel Radcliffe's Toddler Son |url=https://people.com/all-about-daniel-radcliffe-son-8664960 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=[[Peoplemag]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
Radcliffe is close to his family, whom he credits for keeping him grounded.<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=3 September 2008 |title=Daniel Radcliffe: I lost my virginity to an older woman |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2675435/Daniel-Radcliffe-I-lost-my-virginity-to-an-older-woman.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2675435/Daniel-Radcliffe-I-lost-my-virginity-to-an-older-woman.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access-date=subscription28 May 2011 |url-statuswork=liveThe Daily Telegraph |titlelocation=DanielLondon}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Radcliffe:He Ihas lostsaid mythat virginityhis toparents, anwho olderhave womanbeen married for 30 years, have inspired him in his relationship with Darke.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannion |first=AnitaKate |lastdate=Singh2024-02-04 |worktitle=TheAll DailyAbout TelegraphDaniel |date=3Radcliffe's SeptemberParents, 2008Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham |url=https://people.com/all-about-daniel-radcliffe-parents-8419337 |access-date=282024-11-02 May 2011|website=[[Peoplemag|People]] |locationlanguage=London}}{{cbignoreen}}</ref> In August 2010, he became [[Teetotalism|teetotal]] after finding himself becoming too reliant on alcohol.<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=4 July 2011 |title=Daniel Radcliffe: why I don't drink alcohol any more |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8614366/Daniel-Radcliffe-why-I-dont-drink-alcohol-any-more.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8614366/Daniel-Radcliffe-why-I-dont-drink-alcohol-any-more.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-statusdate=live4 |title=DanielJuly Radcliffe: why I don't drink alcohol any more |first=Anita |last=Singh2011 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 July 2011 |access-date=4 July 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2020, he appeared as the guest on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', where he discussed his alcohol misuse during his teens and his decision to become teetotal, and how his parents' support and staying in his native England helped him cope with fame.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 March 2020 |title=Daniel Radcliffe, actor |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gc48|work=Desert Island Discs|title=Daniel Radcliffe, actor|date=15 March 2020|accessurl-datestatus=20live March 2020|archive-date=19 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119033730/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gc48 |urlarchive-statusdate=live19 January 2023 |access-date=20 March 2020 |work=Desert Island Discs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=15 March 2020 |title=Daniel Radcliffe says his parents helped him cope with fame |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51869159 |accessurl-datestatus=21 March 2020 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=15 March 2020 |archive-date=14 November 2022live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114005048/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51869159 |urlarchive-statusdate=live14 November 2022 |access-date=21 March 2020 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
Radcliffe has expressed his fondness for hip hop music and admitted to having "an obsession with memorising complicated, lyrically intricate and fast songs". On 28 October 2014, he rhymed the 1999 [[Blackalicious]] song "[[Alphabet Aerobics]]" during an appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leeds |first1=Sarene |title=Daniel Radcliffe Raps 'Alphabet Aerobics' by Blackalicious on 'Jimmy Fallon'Daniel Radcliffe Raps 'Alphabet Aerobics' by Blackalicious on 'Jimmy Fallon' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-84467 |access-date=30 October 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=29 October 2014 |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112101121/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-84467 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Frizell |first1=Sam |title=Watch Daniel Radcliffe Rap 'Alphabet Aerobics' with Jimmy Fallon |url=https://time.com/3545579/daniel-radcliffe-alphabet-aerobics-fallon/ |access-date=30 October 2020 |magazine=Time |date=29 October 2014 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209130142/https://time.com/3545579/daniel-radcliffe-alphabet-aerobics-fallon/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
=== Wealth ===
Radcliffe is close to his family, whom he credits for keeping him grounded.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2675435/Daniel-Radcliffe-I-lost-my-virginity-to-an-older-woman.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2675435/Daniel-Radcliffe-I-lost-my-virginity-to-an-older-woman.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Daniel Radcliffe: I lost my virginity to an older woman |first=Anita |last=Singh |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=3 September 2008 |access-date=28 May 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In August 2010, he became [[Teetotalism|teetotal]] after finding himself becoming too reliant on alcohol.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8614366/Daniel-Radcliffe-why-I-dont-drink-alcohol-any-more.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/8614366/Daniel-Radcliffe-why-I-dont-drink-alcohol-any-more.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Daniel Radcliffe: why I don't drink alcohol any more |first=Anita |last=Singh |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 July 2011 |access-date=4 July 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2020, he appeared as the guest on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', where he discussed his alcohol misuse during his teens and his decision to become teetotal, and how his parents' support and staying in his native England helped him cope with fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gc48|work=Desert Island Discs|title=Daniel Radcliffe, actor|date=15 March 2020|access-date=20 March 2020|archive-date=19 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119033730/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gc48|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Radcliffe says his parents helped him cope with fame |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51869159 |access-date=21 March 2020 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=15 March 2020 |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114005048/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51869159 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Radcliffe was reported to have earned £1&nbsp;million for the first ''Harry Potter'' film,<ref name="maincastinter" /> around £15&nbsp;million for the sixth,<ref name="parade09info">{{cite news |url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2009/06/daniel-radcliffe-breaks-free.html |title=Daniel Radcliffe Breaks Free |first=James |last=Kaplan |work=[[Parade (British magazine)|Parade]] |date=28 June 2009 |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202041110/http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2009/06/daniel-radcliffe-breaks-free.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and around £39 million for the final two movies combined.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Aaliyah |date=2024-03-01 |title=How Much Did Daniel Radcliffe Really Make From Each Harry Potter Movie Including Merchandise And Royalties? |url=https://www.thethings.com/daniel-radcliffe-salary-each-harry-potter-movie-merchandise-royalties/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=TheThings |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=guagenti |first=calogero |date=2024-08-02 |title=USD To GBP: Convert United States Dollar to British Pound Sterling |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/money-transfer/currency-converter/usd-gbp/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Forbes Advisor |language=en-US}}</ref> In all, he is estimated to have made a total of £75.4 million from the entire franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sager |first=Jessica |date=2024-06-17 |title=Daniel Radcliffe's Net Worth In 2024 and How Much He Earned as Harry Potter |url=https://parade.com/1315962/jessicasager/daniel-radcliffe-net-worth/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=guagenti |first=calogero |date=2024-08-02 |title=USD To GBP: Convert United States Dollar to British Pound Sterling |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/money-transfer/currency-converter/usd-gbp/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Forbes Advisor |language=en-US}}</ref> He appeared on the [[Sunday Times Rich List|''Sunday Times'' Rich List]] in 2006, which estimated his personal fortune to be £14&nbsp;million, making him one of the richest young people in the UK.<ref name="fortune">{{cite news |titlelast1=DanielCoates Radcliffe|workfirst1=TheSam Times|last2=Asthana |first2=Anushka |year=2006 |title=Daniel Radcliffe |url=https://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,39471,00.html |access-date=31 May 2011 |first1work=Sam |last1=CoatesThe |first2=Anushka |last2=AsthanaTimes}}</ref> In March 2009, he was ranked at number one on the ''[[Forbes]]'' "Most Valuable Young Stars" list,<ref>{{cite news |last=Burman |first=John |date=10 March 2009 |title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Most Valuable Young Stars |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/teen-star-currency-business-media-forbes-star-currency_slide_2.html |title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Most Valuable Young Stars |date=10 March 2009 |first=John |last=Burman |work=Forbes |accessurl-datestatus=27 May 2011 |archive-date=20 July 2011live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720191931/http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/teen-star-currency-business-media-forbes-star-currency_slide_2.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live20 July 2011 |access-date=27 May 2011 |work=Forbes}}</ref> and by April ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' measured his net worth at £30&nbsp;million, making him the 12th richest young person in the UK.<ref name="70m">{{cite news |last=Knapton |first=Sarah |date=27 April 2009 |title=Harry Potter magic puts Daniel Radcliffe 12th on young Rich List |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/5224902/Harry-Potter-magic-puts-Daniel-Radcliffe-12th-on-young-Rich-List.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/5224902/Harry-Potter-magic-puts-Daniel-Radcliffe-12th-on-young-Rich-List.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Harry Potter magic puts Daniel Radcliffe 12th on young Rich List |access-date=26 May 2011 |first=Sarah |last=Knapton |date=27 April 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Radcliffe was considered to be the richest teenager in England later that year.<ref name="parade09info" /> In February 2010, he was named the sixth highest-paid Hollywood male star<ref name="earnings 2010">{{cite news |urldate=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm5 February 2010 |title=Harry Potter star Emma Watson is top-earning actress|date=5 February 2010|workurl=BBChttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm News|accessurl-datestatus=27live May 2011|archive-date=16 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516123732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm |urlarchive-statusdate=live16 May 2014 |access-date=27 May 2011 |work=BBC News}}</ref> and placed at number five on ''Forbes''{{'}} December list of Hollywood's highest-grossing actors{{efn|This refers to the amount of money taken by films in which they have appeared, not their personal income.}} with a film revenue of US$780&nbsp;million, mainly due to ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' being released that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pomerantz |first=Dorothy |date=20 December 2010 |title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Highest-Grossing Actors |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/12/20/highest-grossing-actors-2010-business-entertainment_slide_6.html |title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Highesturl-Grossing Actors |workstatus=Forbes |date=20 December 2010 |access-date=27 May 2011 |first=Dorothy |last=Pomerantz |archive-date=17 April 2011live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417010651/http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/20/highest-grossing-actors-2010-business-entertainment_slide_6.html |urlarchive-statusdate=live17 April 2011 |access-date=27 May 2011 |work=Forbes}}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, Radcliffe's net worth is estimated at £95&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2021 |title=Daniel Radcliffe net worth &mdash; Sunday Times Rich List 2021 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunday-times-rich-list-daniel-radcliffe-net-worth-d7lxpg58h|title=Daniel Radcliffe net worth &mdash; Sunday Times Rich List 2021|work=The Times|date=21 May 2021|accessurl-datestatus=21live May 2021|archive-date=26 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226001101/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunday-times-rich-list-daniel-radcliffe-net-worth-d7lxpg58h |urlarchive-statusdate=live26 December 2022 |access-date=21 May 2021 |work=The Times}}</ref>
 
=== Health ===
Radcliffe stated of his beliefs in 2012: "There was never [religious] faith in the house. I think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, despite the fact that I'm English."<ref name=parade/> He has said that his family are "[[Christmas tree]] Jews,"<ref>''Attitude'' Magazine, London. March 2012. ph. 60. Available to view online</ref><ref name="Playboy">{{cite web |last1=Tannenbaum |first1=Rob |title=20Q: Daniel Radcliffe |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/20q-daniel-radcliffe |publisher=Playboy |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213055049/https://www.playboy.com/read/20q-daniel-radcliffe |url-status=live }}</ref> and he said: "I'm an atheist, but I'm very proud of being Jewish. It means I have a good work ethic, and you get Jewish humour and you're allowed to tell Jewish jokes."<ref name="dantheman">{{cite news|last=McLean|first=Craig|title=Dan the Man|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/04/daniel-radcliffe-harry-potter-jk-rowling|work=The Guardian|date=4 July 2009|access-date=11 July 2009|location=London|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908212300/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/04/daniel-radcliffe-harry-potter-jk-rowling|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dailybeast">{{cite web|last=Sessums|first=Kevin |title=Dirty Harry |publisher=The Daily Beast Company |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=26 January 2009|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/dirty-harry|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919141620/http://www.thedailybeast.com/dirty-harry|archive-date=19 September 2017|quote=Daniel Radcliffe: "My dad is Northern Irish and my mum is Jewish. That's working blood. Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish."}}</ref> In 2009, he stated that he was an [[Atheism|atheist]] and said, "I'm very relaxed about [being an atheist]. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like [[Richard Dawkins]] who do. Anything he does on television, I will watch."<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Freethinker (journal)|The Freethinker]]|url=http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/06/shock-horror-harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-is-an-atheist/|author-link=Barry Duke|author=Duke, Barry|date=6 July 2009|title=Shock, horror! Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is an atheist|access-date=6 September 2013|archive-date=8 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708003522/http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/06/shock-horror-harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-is-an-atheist/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Singh|first=Anita |title=Daniel Radcliffe: a cool nerd |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5734000/Daniel-Radcliffe-a-cool-nerd.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5734000/Daniel-Radcliffe-a-cool-nerd.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |date=4 June 2009 |access-date=6 June 2009 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He said in 2012, "I'm an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation."<ref name = "atheist">{{cite web |author=Final |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/daniel-radcliffe-is-a-militant-atheist-1.767119 |title=Daniel Radcliffe is a militant atheist |publisher=CTVNews |date=11 February 2012 |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112101121/https://www.ctvnews.ca/daniel-radcliffe-is-a-militant-atheist-1.767119 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, he described himself as "[[Agnosticism|agnostic]] leaning toward atheism".<ref name="New York Post2019">{{cite news |last1=Sarner |first1=Lauren |title=Daniel Radcliffe: I'd be 'pleasantly surprised' if God was real |url=https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/daniel-radcliffe-id-be-pleasantly-surprised-if-god-was-real/ |access-date=11 February 2019 |work=New York Post |date=7 February 2019 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211035829/https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/daniel-radcliffe-id-be-pleasantly-surprised-if-god-was-real/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Radcliffe stated that although he considers himself a "fierce [[Patriotism|patriot]]", he is not a [[royalist]], adding that the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|monarchy]] "symbolized a lot of what is wrong with the country".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sessums |first=Kevin |date=26 January 2009 |title=Dirty Harry |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/01/26/dirty-harry |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
In 2008, Radcliffe revealed that he has a mild form of the neurological disorder [[developmental coordination disorder|dyspraxia]], which sometimes prevents him from doing simple activities such as writing or tying his shoelaces. He said, "I was having a hard time at school, in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5605093&page=1 |title=Dyspraxia Explains Harry Potter's Klutziness |first=Emily |last=Friedman |work=ABC News |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=26 May 2011 |archive-date=6 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306232529/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5605093&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
His favourite films include ''[[12 Angry Men (1957 film)|12 Angry Men]]'', ''[[A Matter of Life and Death (film)|A Matter of Life and Death]]'', ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'', ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leatham |first=Tom |date=1 February 2023 |title=Daniel Radcliffe's five favourite movies of all time |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/daniel-radcliffe-five-favourite-movies/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |website=Far Out Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> He has said that his favorite novel is [[The Master and Margarita|''The Master and Margarita'']] by [[Mikhail Bulgakov]], and that his favorite Harry Potter book is [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chichizola |first=Corey |date=2024-06-19 |title=Daniel Radcliffe Just Admitted His Favorite Harry Potter Book, And As A Wizarding World Fan, I'm Very Surprised |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/daniel-radcliffe-admitted-favorite-harry-potter-book-surprising |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref> He is also an avid [[ping-pong]] player.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Olivia |date=23 July 2020 |title=30 things you probably didn't know about Daniel Radcliffe |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/daniel-radcliffe-facts-2019-7 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=[[Business Insider]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
While on the set of the 2013 film ''Horns'', Radcliffe accidentally drank [[antifreeze]], which caused him to become "horrendously ill" for "a disgusting, feverish three days."<ref name=":0" />
 
=== Religious and political beliefs ===
Radcliffe was reported to have earned £1&nbsp;million for the first ''Harry Potter'' film,<ref name="maincastinter" /> around £15&nbsp;million for the sixth,<ref name="parade09info">{{cite news |url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2009/06/daniel-radcliffe-breaks-free.html |title=Daniel Radcliffe Breaks Free |first=James |last=Kaplan |work=[[Parade (British magazine)|Parade]] |date=28 June 2009 |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202041110/http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2009/06/daniel-radcliffe-breaks-free.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and around £39 million for the final two movies combined.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Aaliyah |date=2024-03-01 |title=How Much Did Daniel Radcliffe Really Make From Each Harry Potter Movie Including Merchandise And Royalties? |url=https://www.thethings.com/daniel-radcliffe-salary-each-harry-potter-movie-merchandise-royalties/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=TheThings |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=guagenti |first=calogero |date=2024-08-02 |title=USD To GBP: Convert United States Dollar to British Pound Sterling |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/money-transfer/currency-converter/usd-gbp/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Forbes Advisor |language=en-US}}</ref> In all, he is estimated to have made a total of £75.4 million from the entire franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sager |first=Jessica |date=2024-06-17 |title=Daniel Radcliffe's Net Worth In 2024 and How Much He Earned as Harry Potter |url=https://parade.com/1315962/jessicasager/daniel-radcliffe-net-worth/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=guagenti |first=calogero |date=2024-08-02 |title=USD To GBP: Convert United States Dollar to British Pound Sterling |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/money-transfer/currency-converter/usd-gbp/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Forbes Advisor |language=en-US}}</ref> He appeared on the [[Sunday Times Rich List|''Sunday Times'' Rich List]] in 2006, which estimated his personal fortune to be £14&nbsp;million, making him one of the richest young people in the UK.<ref name="fortune">{{cite news |title=Daniel Radcliffe|work=The Times |year=2006 |url=https://www.timesonline.co.uk/richlist/person/0,,39471,00.html |access-date=31 May 2011 |first1=Sam |last1=Coates |first2=Anushka |last2=Asthana}}</ref> In March 2009, he was ranked at number one on the ''[[Forbes]]'' "Most Valuable Young Stars" list,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/teen-star-currency-business-media-forbes-star-currency_slide_2.html |title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Most Valuable Young Stars |date=10 March 2009 |first=John |last=Burman |work=Forbes |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720191931/http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/teen-star-currency-business-media-forbes-star-currency_slide_2.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and by April ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' measured his net worth at £30&nbsp;million, making him the 12th richest young person in the UK.<ref name="70m">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/5224902/Harry-Potter-magic-puts-Daniel-Radcliffe-12th-on-young-Rich-List.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/5224902/Harry-Potter-magic-puts-Daniel-Radcliffe-12th-on-young-Rich-List.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Harry Potter magic puts Daniel Radcliffe 12th on young Rich List |access-date=26 May 2011 |first=Sarah |last=Knapton |date=27 April 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Radcliffe was considered to be the richest teenager in England later that year.<ref name="parade09info" /> In February 2010, he was named the sixth highest-paid Hollywood male star<ref name="earnings 2010">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm|title=Harry Potter star Emma Watson is top-earning actress|date=5 February 2010|work=BBC News|access-date=27 May 2011|archive-date=16 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516123732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and placed at number five on ''Forbes''{{'}} December list of Hollywood's highest-grossing actors{{efn|This refers to the amount of money taken by films in which they have appeared, not their personal income.}} with a film revenue of US$780&nbsp;million, mainly due to ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' being released that year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/12/20/highest-grossing-actors-2010-business-entertainment_slide_6.html |title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Highest-Grossing Actors |work=Forbes |date=20 December 2010 |access-date=27 May 2011 |first=Dorothy |last=Pomerantz |archive-date=17 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417010651/http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/20/highest-grossing-actors-2010-business-entertainment_slide_6.html |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, Radcliffe's net worth is estimated at £95&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunday-times-rich-list-daniel-radcliffe-net-worth-d7lxpg58h|title=Daniel Radcliffe net worth &mdash; Sunday Times Rich List 2021|work=The Times|date=21 May 2021|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=26 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226001101/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunday-times-rich-list-daniel-radcliffe-net-worth-d7lxpg58h|url-status=live}}</ref>
Radcliffe stated of his beliefs in 2012: "There was never [religious] faith in the house. I think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, despite the fact that I'm English."<ref name="parade" /> He has said that his family are "[[Christmas tree]] Jews,"<ref>''Attitude'' Magazine, London. March 2012. ph. 60. Available to view online</ref><ref name="Playboy">{{cite web |last1=Tannenbaum |first1=Rob |title=20Q: Daniel Radcliffe |url=https://www.playboy.com/read/20q-daniel-radcliffe |publisher=Playboy |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213055049/https://www.playboy.com/read/20q-daniel-radcliffe |url-status=live }}</ref> and he said: "I'm an atheist, but I'm very proud of being Jewish. It means I have a good work ethic, and you get Jewish humour and you're allowed to tell Jewish jokes."<ref name="dantheman">{{cite news|last=McLean|first=Craig|title=Dan the Man|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/04/daniel-radcliffe-harry-potter-jk-rowling|work=The Guardian|date=4 July 2009|access-date=11 July 2009|location=London|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908212300/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/04/daniel-radcliffe-harry-potter-jk-rowling|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dailybeast">{{cite web|last=Sessums|first=Kevin |title=Dirty Harry |publisher=The Daily Beast Company |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=26 January 2009|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/dirty-harry|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919141620/http://www.thedailybeast.com/dirty-harry|archive-date=19 September 2017|quote=Daniel Radcliffe: "My dad is Northern Irish and my mum is Jewish. That's working blood. Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish."}}</ref> In 2009, he stated that he was an [[Atheism|atheist]] and said, "I'm very relaxed about [being an atheist]. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like [[Richard Dawkins]] who do. Anything he does on television, I will watch."<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Freethinker (journal)|The Freethinker]]|url=http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/06/shock-horror-harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-is-an-atheist/|author-link=Barry Duke|author=Duke, Barry|date=6 July 2009|title=Shock, horror! Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is an atheist|access-date=6 September 2013|archive-date=8 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708003522/http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/07/06/shock-horror-harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-is-an-atheist/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Singh|first=Anita |title=Daniel Radcliffe: a cool nerd |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5734000/Daniel-Radcliffe-a-cool-nerd.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5734000/Daniel-Radcliffe-a-cool-nerd.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph |date=4 June 2009 |access-date=6 June 2009 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He said in 2012, "I'm an atheist, and a militant atheist when religion starts impacting on legislation."<ref name = "atheist">{{cite web |author=Final |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/daniel-radcliffe-is-a-militant-atheist-1.767119 |title=Daniel Radcliffe is a militant atheist |publisher=CTVNews |date=11 February 2012 |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112101121/https://www.ctvnews.ca/daniel-radcliffe-is-a-militant-atheist-1.767119 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, he described himself as "[[Agnosticism|agnostic]] leaning toward atheism".<ref name="New York Post2019">{{cite news |last1=Sarner |first1=Lauren |title=Daniel Radcliffe: I'd be 'pleasantly surprised' if God was real |url=https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/daniel-radcliffe-id-be-pleasantly-surprised-if-god-was-real/ |access-date=11 February 2019 |work=New York Post |date=7 February 2019 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211035829/https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/daniel-radcliffe-id-be-pleasantly-surprised-if-god-was-real/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Radcliffe stated that although he considers himself a "fierce [[Patriotism|patriot]]", he is not a [[royalist]], adding that the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|monarchy]] "symbolized a lot of what is wrong with the country".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sessums |first=Kevin |date=26 January 2009 |title=Dirty Harry |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/01/26/dirty-harry |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
 
In 2009, Radcliffe stated that although he considers himself a "fierce [[Patriotism|patriot]]", he is not a [[royalist]], adding that the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|monarchy]] "symbolized a lot of what is wrong with the country".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sessums |first=Kevin |date=26 January 2009 |title=Dirty Harry |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/01/26/dirty-harry |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
 
=== Interests ===
Radcliffe has expressed his fondness for hip hop music and admitted to having "an obsession with memorising complicated, lyrically intricate and fast songs". On 28 October 2014, he rhymed the 1999 [[Blackalicious]] song "[[Alphabet Aerobics]]" during an appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leeds |first1=Sarene |date=29 October 2014 |title=Daniel Radcliffe Raps 'Alphabet Aerobics' by Blackalicious on 'Jimmy Fallon'Daniel Radcliffe Raps 'Alphabet Aerobics' by Blackalicious on 'Jimmy Fallon' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-84467 |accessurl-datestatus=30 October 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=29 October 2014 |archive-date=12 November 2022live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112101121/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-84467 |urlarchive-statusdate=live12 November 2022 |access-date=30 October 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Frizell |first1=Sam |date=29 October 2014 |title=Watch Daniel Radcliffe Rap 'Alphabet Aerobics' with Jimmy Fallon |url=https://time.com/3545579/daniel-radcliffe-alphabet-aerobics-fallon/ |accessurl-datestatus=30 October 2020 |magazine=Time |date=29 October 2014 |archive-date=9 December 2022live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209130142/https://time.com/3545579/daniel-radcliffe-alphabet-aerobics-fallon/ |urlarchive-statusdate=live9 December 2022 |access-date=30 October 2020 |magazine=Time}}</ref>
 
His favourite films include ''[[12 Angry Men (1957 film)|12 Angry Men]]'', ''[[A Matter of Life and Death (film)|A Matter of Life and Death]]'', ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'', ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leatham |first=Tom |date=1 February 2023 |title=Daniel Radcliffe's five favourite movies of all time |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/daniel-radcliffe-five-favourite-movies/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |website=Far Out Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> He has said that his favorite novel is ''[[The Master and Margarita|]]''The Master and Margarita'']] by [[Mikhail Bulgakov]], and that his favorite Harry Potter book is ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|]]''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chichizola |first=Corey |date=2024-06-19 |title=Daniel Radcliffe Just Admitted His Favorite Harry Potter Book, And As A Wizarding World Fan, I'm Very Surprised |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/daniel-radcliffe-admitted-favorite-harry-potter-book-surprising |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref> He is also an avid [[ping-pong]] player.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Olivia |date=23 July 2020 |title=30 things you probably didn't know about Daniel Radcliffe |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/daniel-radcliffe-facts-2019-7 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=[[Business Insider]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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