'''Daniel Jacob Radcliffe'''
(born July 23 1989) is an English actor, best known for playing the wizard Harry Potter in each of the first five films based on the best-selling book series, written by J. K. Rowling.
Biography
Career
At age five, Radcliffe expressed a desire to act. In December 1999, he made his first on-screen appearance as the title character in the BBC's televised version of the Dickens novel ''
David Copperfield'', portraying the title character as a young boy.
In 1999, Radcliffe was selected to portray the wizard Harry Potter in the big-budget adaptations of the popular book series by J.K. Rowling following auditions involving thousands of applicants. Radcliffe's first theatrical film appearance was in 2001 in a small supporting role in ''
The Tailor of Panama''; his first film as Potter, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (released in the United States as ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''), was released later that year and became what was then the second highest grossing film of all time.
In 2002, Radcliffe reprised his role in ''
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''. Co-starring was Kenneth Branagh, who that same year directed the stage production, ''The Play What I Wrote'', in which Radcliffe made an appearance. In 2004 and 2005, Radcliffe returned to the Potter franchise in ''
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' and ''
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The films continued to produce high box office results and were considered successful worldwide.
Radcliffe's next release will be the independent Australian film, ''December Boys''. Filming on ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' began in early 2006, and the film is currently scheduled for release in 2007. In 2007, Radcliffe will appear in a revival of the play ''Equus'', written by Peter Shaffer, in which he will play Alan Strang, a stable boy who becomes obsessed with his horses. During the course of the play, Radcliffe is set to appear nude which, given the actor's age, has attracted some media attention.
He has also announced that he will appear as Rudyard Kipling's son in the ITV drama ''My Boy Jack'', starting filming in July 2007.
He will also appear in the second series of the British sitcom ''Extras'', and footage of him in the show has appeared on the internet. In the scene, Radcliffe is shown planning to have sex with Ashley Jensen's character Maggie Jacobs.
At the age of 16, Radcliffe became the youngest non-royal ever to have an
