Harry Potter is without a doubt the most famous character Daniel Radcliffe has portrayed in his long career in Hollywood. Though unlike a lot of child actors that are cast in iconic roles, Daniel Radcliffe was able to lift himself out of the Harry Potter image and explore a truly weird and amazing career. Through Swiss Army Man, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Miracle Works and so much more, Daniel Radcliffe has shown his affinity for the weird and strange. Though he'll still always be remembered for his iconic portrayal of The Boy Who Lived.
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My take has always been: Radcliffe has earned so much money from the Potter franchise, and had enough foresight and guidance not to blow it all or become another child star burnout. And thus had the financial freedom as an adult to just take whatever acting roles he fancied and never had to worry about the financial viability of many of the wonderfully bizarre films he's done since.
This has basically been my take on Daniel Radcliffe as well. He doesn’t HAVE to work ever again if he doesn’t want to, which means that can do basically whatever he wants.
True Radcliffe is essentially just doing this for a good time
@@BlueBlazeKing The other part of Daniel Radcliff that nobody talks about is that he was great big child star for on the order of a decade and somehow managed to avoid turning into a train wreck.
@@terrylong8894 I mean there were some issues with him being an alcoholic in I think some of the Harry Potter movies.
@@iammask1073 Yeah, he’s made allusions in the past having had good mentorship when he needed it, but he doesn’t have any of the usual former child star baggage, like he didn’t have have a messed up home life or have to sue his parents anything like that.
Growing up, I always saw Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter. Now I see Harry Potter as Daniel Radcliffe. A small but significant difference
the best way to explain it, i agree.
This is a perfect take
exactly my thoughts on him
Daniel genuinely seems like a guy who's just happy where he is and has fun with his roles. Really amazing considering his struggles coming out of the Potter films.
I think the money and security enable him to be a pure actor, taking on challenge after challenge. I've casually looked at some of the films or series he's in and say wtf? I'm glad that he avoided being typecast as Harry Potter all of his life, or only starred in those movies. I wanted the same for Mark Hamil (before his new life as the voice of Joker)
Something I love about the guy is that he doesn't take himself absurdly seriously. Like he's not 'above such a role'.
If there is going a live action remake of Madagascar, my money is on Daniel Radcliffe and Stephen Lang voicing private and skipper respectively. 🐧🐧
Well yea he's happy cause he has millions in the bank
@@perrycoffey5410And rightfully so for having half of his childhood and all his anonymity taken away before he was old enough to make autonomous decisions. Child stars shouldn’t be a thing.
Radcliffe is a criminally underrated talent. Most people just see him as Harry Potter, but the man has proven to be a very resourceful and unbound actor. A true living legend.
I personally don’t think he did Harry too well in films 6-8, felt too frank he should’ve been more chill honestly and had long hair
@schoolunch Well you need to understand he was battling alcoholism around that time as well. He even states himself that he hated his acting in HBP due to his constant drinking.
I think him doing independent films and smaller films that are better written than the Blockbusters is a good choice. Very abstract scripts he takes let's him shine! I couldn't imagine him in a drama or serious role unless it is a comedic drama or super dark. Dude is made for comedies and esoteric mysteries. Guns Akimbo was written for him, I swear!
yeah none of that is true
@@chand911 I'm sorry, none of what is true?
To me, one of the most interesting things about the HP franchise is watching Radcliffe develop from child star to genuine actor. He starts as a fairly typical inexperienced kid cast for his look and natural charm, and slowly develops with each film until the only thing holding him back is the limitations of the role he's playing. Once he was free to take on meatier roles, his true ability and range quickly became apparent.
Yep it was amazing to see him grow with each movie and his acting improve and really start to connect to the character.
He is like a young Nick Cage , who loves acting and has true passion for the art and always gives it his all for a role he likes without phoning it in.
Lol I was thinking the exact same thing
@@GreyfoxRaposa give Trust a try. radcliff and cage together. decent movie
Well put 😌
@@MyNameIsNyx Totally, I would happily watch a movie with them both
Lol was about to say his got a bit of nick cage about him
It helps to remember that the Potter films included a rich cast of established British character actors, who each had wide and varied careers. You can see the children, as they grow up on screen, also grow in skill. No doubt they got a lot of advice from their experienced peers, and one of the biggest pieces of advice would have been "do different things, don't let yourself be typecast".
Grow in skill? Let’s be honest. Apart from Dan( whose performance as Harry got progressively worse as the movies went on.) the kid actors were not very good.
Daniel got his bag from Harry Potter and is now on a slew of sidequests doing the roles he wants to. Dude is phenomenal.
sounds awesome
my guy finish the game way earlier than everyone else and is now roaming the maps and missions trying to complete side quests, finding hidden easter eggs and bugs
I REALLY want Daniel Radcliffe and Macaulay Culkin to star in a buddy cop movie together!
Plot twist: Radcliffe's cop is the one down on his luck and turning to drugs and Culkin is the one to turn him around.
If I was a movie-maker, you'd be green lit on that premise alone. Go write it.
And then add Steve Buscemi as their boss! ;-)
I'm so fucking sold on this idea.
You mean harry potter and Kevin maclaster
I remember when Radcliffe was cast in Eqqus, the general consensus was that he’s ruining his career and it would only be a matter of time before he or Rupert or Emma would show signs of Hollywood Child actor syndrome (I.e. drugs or sex scandals). I can’t say how very happy I am that all three have thrived and exceeded everyone’s expectations. I truly look forward to more of Daniel’s work when I hear the projects he chooses
I'm guessing it was due to several people staying in their life helping them cope with the sudden fame, such as Alan Rickman. They had some people more consistently in their lives unlike other child actors. If I recall as well, Radcliffe's parents didn't even want him in films, so parents who care more about their kid than money and fame probably helps as well.
@@ln108 Completely agree! Sure, mentors during productions can help, but active parenting is crucial to having well adjusted kids
@@OzMartinez Yeah, absolutely. I think the other aspect that helped them is that this was a mostly British cast, crew and filming locations. I don't think they were subjected to the Hollywood aspect near as much as child stars from America. I think Child actors in general should be kept far away from Hollywood.
I find it interesting how similar Robert Pattinson and Daniel Radcliffe's acting careers have been both were leads in a franchise based off books and went under the radar and took on extremely underrated and outstanding roles showcasing just how talented they are
Apart from this they have nothing else in common
I hadn’t noticed the comparison, I like it.
@@PrometheusExselsiorHanzo who asked for your input
@@PrometheusExselsiorHanzothey were both in harry potter🤷♂️
@@PrometheusExselsiorHanzo I could think of a few things -- they both are male, they both have two hands...
I'm always impressed my his filmography, when I look at it. He could have just been typecasted as a hero in fantasy/adventure movies, or just made a career out of moments that were like "hey remember when I was Harry Potter?", but instead he keeps trying something new, every time
radcliffe has avoided that dammed hollywood curse of being unable to be separated from their most famous movie character where the public can't take you seriously in diff roles. and honestly? i'm so happy for him bc of it. that curse is a real career (and even dignity) killer for anyone stuck in it.
Daniel was given access to fame at a very young age and I think that gives a person a unique perspective on life, on what can and cannot be accomplished, and the toll that takes on a person. He’s been very open about his drinking during the last half of the potter franchise and how he had to find things that anchored him. I think that’s why he’s chosen the project that he has. Not only wanting to challenge his acting but to truly care and not become a mascot where there are impossible expectations. I’ve very happy that he was able to survive childhood stardom and lean into his wacky freak side 🤣👏🏻
Every time I see Daniel Radcliffe in a movie, his performance is gorgeous. His performance in Harry Potter was good as well, but seeing him in so many different settings as well is amazing, I love Daniel's crazy style, which for me culminated in the Guns Akimbo movie
Guns akimbo is a badass movie
In a good way 🫡
He had a good foundation, his parents never pressured him to keep going with HP, he's humble, he's smart, and he's open to getting better. Plus, hesya fucking weirdo and I love it. Great actor, and just a good guy.
He legit should at least earn, if not outright win, an Oscar nomination (Lead Actor in a Comedy or Musical) for his role in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. He was absolutely phenomenal in that.
Radcliffe and Pattinson both having eclectic and interesting careers is such a cool thing. And Radcliffe presenting Deadspin's Tweet of the Year vids (back when Deadspin was actually Deadspin) for multiple years was some fun stuff.
Tbh we need a non harry Potter movie with Robert Pattinson and Daniel Radcliffe. Something weird and fun
yes!!!!!@@gilly_axolotl
Radcliffe is a great actor, and it’s refreshing to see how deliberate and eccentric his career has grown to be
Weird was a masterpiece. He's a really good actor and a really good dude. People just love working with him. That has to be a big reason why he has the sustained success he has.
I’ve come to like Daniel more for his roles post-Harry Potter. It's great that he's been able to distance himself from that character over the last few years
Daniel has a wicked sense of humour and amazing comedic timing.
I saw Daniel perform in Equus on Londons West End back in 2007. He was absolutely amazing, his breadth of emotion and the way he brought the character alive was just magnificent. For me, he completely broke out of his Harry box and gained my respect as a true artist.
Many people seem to forget that Radcliffe had already begun his acting career before the Harry Potter franchise. In 1999 he was cast as the young David Copperfield in a two-part BBC 1 adaptation of the book, and in 2001 he appeared, in a small role, in The Tailor of Panama, an adaptation of the original 1996 spy novel written by John le Carré. Apparently Chris Columbus (Dir. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) had seen Radcliffe in David Copperfield and had decided that he would be perfect for the role of Harry Potter.
I honestly love Daniel’s modern take. The rolls he picks up are all so good. I’ve never seen him miss, even if the film did.
He got better, i'll give him that. I never rated his acting much as Harry Potter tbh. He had exactly two emotional states: ''i'm nervous and i'm quiet'' and ''i'm distressed and i'm shouting''. He was very lucky that those films would have sold regardless. But like I say, he has come a long, long way since then.
To be honest, to me Harry has always been like that even in the books, though, granted, I read them when I was a child. I just thought that other characters had more personality, but I just justified it by realizing that Harry was a main character and, in-universe, he was a timid and shy boy who has never seen a light in his life and had to repress his emotions, which led to him not being able to control them when he felt particularly strong ones. Anyway, all of this is to say that I agree with you! Still, the role most likely stuck to Radcliffe just because of people visually associating him with HP, not necessarily because he was ground-breaking in portraying him. And I'm glad that he wasn't too intimidated by it and did not allow this role to control him for his entire career.
So you mean to say that he embodied the character of Harry Potter perfectly? Nice
That's just how the character was written, really you don't like rowlings writing of that character.
Daniel has become one of my favourite actors. It’s great how he’s evolved and not let his “biggest” role hold him back.
Daniel is definitely too hard on himself in regards to his work on the Harry Potter films. I’d honestly say that his performance in The Order of the Phoenix is award worthy. His raw reaction to Sirius’ death is heart wrenching.
No. Look at Oscar performances. His part has no need to be mentioned with those. It was good. Not that good.
Don't forget about his role in the Broadway revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, the man is a full on musical comedy STAR.
The love I have for Daniel Radcliffe is unmatched. I will watch anything and everything he does, and when he's done, I'll rewatch all of them from the beginning.
Let’s be honest, in the beginning he couldn’t act for sh*t. He’s worked hard on his craft and it really shows. Coupled with a humble attitude he’s golden ❤
fair but then again, there arent many 12 year olds who can genuinely act so we can cut him some slack
Radcliffe is my favorite actor. His body of work is so great. He's a great example of what an actor can do when they dont have to worry about taking on projects for the pay. He plays roles that he finds interesting and he finds fun.
He’s 100% going to be a legendary actor into his old age. And I can’t believe I got to grow up with him and I’m gonna be able to watch his career grow into a legacy. Also, I hope black mirror manages to get him on an episode if the show continues. I think he’d be the perfect fit
He reminds me of Robert Pattinson, who also fought hard to break away from the Twilight role he had by playing a lot of varied characters in indie roles. He did this so well that now he has been in Nolan films as well as being Batman.
I never watched any of the Harry Potter movies until the 1 very recently. When I watch a movie of Radcliffe years ago knowing he previously played in Potter, I was really impressed by his performance and I was hooked, he's a very good actor who takes risks and he truly knows how to act.
He is truly living the best life: Rich beyond his wildest dreas, and then just spends his life doing things he finds funny.
I will never forget watching a scary movie he was in right after Harry Potter and while everyone was at the edge of their seat waiting for the jump scare, someone in the theatre yelled out “use your wand Harry!”
He's a Weird Al fan and can recite the Elements Song.. He's one of my favourite nerds 🥸
He just blew me away in Swiss Army Man and managed to climb into my heart to this day! Rupert's doing pretty well too these days and I'm thoroughly happy to see him again, tbh he had the most solid and underrated acting of the main 3 in Harry Potter
I loved him in the Weird Al Yankovic Story. Had so much fun watching it. I never watched the HP films, so only knew him in passing. Everything I've seen him do as an adult so far was great.
I actually really liked Escape from Pretoria, for me was a great prison escape movie and one of the finest movies of 2020. Fucking intense flick
I never watched any of the Harry Potter films but once I saw him in Miracle Workers, my opinion of him has completely changed. He’s so good and honestly funny.
Regardless of whether or not you like the Harry Potter stories, His acting, especially in the later movies, is phenomenal.
Growing up being surrounded by so many strong and mentoring actors probably helped out a lot. Good to see that he can live out the dream of all those acting school students - take whatever role you want and just have fun.
When Daniel does a new film it always peeks my interest as what he's chosen to do either has some creative flavour or story we haven't seen before and is worth watching just for that.
Daniel strikes me as a down to earth guy despite the fact he's been rich and famous since he was 12 years old.
As a former extra from Miracle Workers, I can confirm that Daniel Radcliffe is the best type of celebrity.
I want a buddy-cop movie with Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert
Radcliffe has always been a likeable old soul
Just as so many I used to be a fan of the books in my teen years. It's amazing to see him grow up and making wacky but memorable acting choices. It's exactly as Nerdstalgic says, it's the heart and the ease he seems to feel at home in the kind of projects that's he chooses. he seems like a great and humble guy.
I've always thought Daniel is picking whatever he wants because he doesn't need to work, nice to see he's got a purpose behind his choices.
dude, seriously, i'm probably the only one watching but miracle workers is so underrated; fingers crossed we get a fifth season
Why are people saying Daniel is underrated… when he literally and obviously isn’t underrated. All of us realize and appreciate his passion and breath of talent.
Yeah, I remember when I watched Swiss army Man, for the first like hour I didn't even realize it was Daniel Radcliffe. He's a good actor, and he's obviously learned a lot from the greats that he's been able to work with
I will never ever hear the song “She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain” the same way again thanks to this legend
The amount of scrolling I had to do before finding someone referring to that scene is outrageous.
I think Miracle Workers is his best work. Each season he plays a different character.
Miracle workers is one of my absolute favorite shows, it's so fun to see what hilarity he'll pull out every season.
I honestly love him so much. He picks some of the coolest (and sometimes most unhinged) roles ever.
I'm so glad that Radcliffe gets to do weird shit that he wants to do. And boy, does he want to do some weird shit. It's wonderful.
Just imagine... If those three got cast as new X-Men.
I loved the show a young doctors notebook. He plays the young part and jon hamm the older version. Its amazing!
Thanks for update. I haven’t seen any of his movies but I’m glad he’s doing well. All his acting looked really good and so diverse! Nice edit.
Miracle Workers is an insanely underrated show. Especially the first season.
Season 4, End Times, finished a couple of weeks ago. It was loads of fun! If that's the final season, than it went out on a high note :)
And the guy has some fierce dance moves...
The weird Al movie was the best thing I’d seen all year, I’m legit hoping he’s wolverine
He's an absolute madman when it comes to roles and I love him for it. And he has improved so much.
Radcliffe got a big enough bag to set himself up for like with HP and ever since he’s just done the movies & roles he thought would be fun & interesting. So much respect for someone willing to recognise that.
When I watch Harry potter now. I don't even see Daniel playing it. He such a good actor now. What you see today is amazing. Sure first time seeing it you're not use to it but later on you realise omg.
I hope someone shows this video to Daniel and he can read all the supporting messages from the people in the comments. It feels good to know you're appreciated
Dan's work is extremely impressive and if he keeps this up he will become one of the world's greatest and legendarily iconic Actors in the future.
Daniel is such an incredible interesting actor, I'm glad that he managed to escape the child actor image relatively quickly, I read he has some drinking problems in his early adult years but luckily nothing too serious. I can't imagine how much pressure he must have felt
He has flexed so many acting and performance muscles in the years since Potter he is truly an all rounder. like he even sings. He was in a Broadway musical for a spell.
I totally forgot about "The Woman in Black!" That movie was surprisingly good, and it was the first time I saw Radcliffe in a serious role outside of Harry Potter. It's been so long that I've forgotten most of that movie, but there's one scene that literally gave me goosebumps watching in theaters. From that point on, I've always been interested in Radcliffe's work & have a ton of respect for what he does. On the flipside, it wouldn't hurt to take on a TINY bit of more "normal" roles & not just the chaotic/absurd stuff 😅
I agree about that last part. I really hope Radcliffe doesn't turn into a Johnny-Depp-actor where he only plays kooky or abnormal characters.
@@miahthorpatrick1013 Why?
I loved him in The Young Doctor, alongside Jon Hamm. Funny and dramatic all in one
I love Daniel Radcliffe so much. He seems like a genuinely nice dude and he is one of the few people in the industry who can get me to check out a film solely because he is in it. And not only because he is a great actor but especially because he chooses such interesting and varied projects to work on that most of the time it's at least work checking out (and Swiss Army Man is one of my favorite movies ever and I probably wouldn't have watched it if it wasn't for Radcliffe)
All that and he is still such an amazing person, you dont hear anything bad about him, and all the interviews he gives has such a good energy, he seems like the most humble and fun person to have as a friend for all your life
Guns Akimbo is hilarious and a ton of fun. Highly recommended.
he's an f'ing genius. It started when he had the (literal!) balls to do the challenging EQUUS on stage when he was only 17. He's used his fortune (as much as $200 million) to make risky choices. Plus, HE IS A GREAT ACTOR. He knows his strengths and limitations. He continues to reinvent himself all the time! He seems like a genuinely nice guy. He was one of Seth Meyers' first guests during COVID - a Zoom visit to his apartment in NYC showing off his Lego projects! AND a Broadway musical! AND his Harry Potter sendup on Ricky Gervis' EXTRAS!
I have an audio bootleg of when he did Merrily We Roll Along last winter during its off Broadway run! His Franklin Shepard Inc is PHENOMENAL
Guns Akimbo is still one of my favorite movies he's been in
Big part of this is that Daniel was clearly genuinely in love with cinema - even when he by was filming the 3rd HP movie he would talk in interviews about w living movies like Y Tu Mama Tambien - despite it being wildly age inappropriate - which showed that he was a budding cinefile. HP gave him the blank cheque to do whatever he wanted because he didn’t need to worry so much about the money in the early years Even from that young age he had an appreciation for interesting artistic statements - a big part of what separated his child star experience from many others (aside from reasonable family grounding and support - I imagine not needing to financially support his entire family also played a massive role in it)
Daniel has become an immensely entertaining actor to watch as he’s grown. I thoroughly enjoy watching him on screen.
I remember watching behind the scenes stuff for Guns Akimbo, and he mentions the moment in the script that made him want to do the movie is after he gets the guns bolted to his hands and he realises he needs to go to the toilet. His post HP filmography is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen.
I cannot express the joy of seeing Radcliffe in all these amazingly fun roles like Guns Akimbo and Swiss Army Man
He was phenomenal in Guns Akimbo
For me, it was Horns that initially won me over with Radcliffe. I seen Woman in Black before that but I just couldn't take him seriously at the time. And now with the Weird Al mock biopic, he has officially carved a name of his own outside of The Boy Who Lived.
Honestly, it looks like he's just having fun with acting.
Great video, sir. I enjoyed this very much 😊
I'd love to see him as the new Wolverine for the MCU. He has the right looks and body.
he's been in so many great roles I often forget he was Harry Potter
I did love him as Harry Potter as I watched him growing up while he was also growing up. Daniel and I are about the same age. After that I loved his role in The Woman In Black and that movie scares the hell outta me. Then Swiss Army Man, and Guns Akimbo, and Horns being one of my favorites.
He follows the same path that robert pattinson and jacob elordi have done, start in roles that don't have a lot of range as an actor and to get out of a singular role they start taking crazy / indie roles to really show their range
What a beautiful note on an actor. For me, he´ll always be Harry Potter, but that doesn´t contradict or look down on any of his more unhinged work. I just love the man, with or without his lightning bolt scar.
In Harry Potter, I thought Daniel's acting was quite limited but he's really shined after Harry Potter especially in comedic roles, he seems more comfortable in that genre.
No mention of jungle? That was one of my favorites and one I've refused to go back to because I wanted to really enjoy repeat viewings and just found DR to be incredible in that movie
100% watched this the other day and every time he was on scream my mouth was agape
He is playing the crazy comic relief guy now and i love it
He is truly an amazing actor!! I need to watch more of his movies!
I love Daniel, Its amazing that 2 days ago I was thinking about the same thing how Daniel is still relevant and still doing good even after having a massive franchise like HP, Just like how his costar in HP who also had a massively popular franchise that made it difficult for audience to separate him from it but because of his work afterwords h is now BATMAN
I would highly recommend chasing down his Rom Com, "What If" (also called "The F Word"). It's almost an anti-Rom Com, taking on the genre's ickiest tropes in a thoughtful way. Radcliffe is hilarious and charming and sympathetic. He and Zoe Kazan have phenomenal chemistry (more than Kazan and Nanjiani in The Bog Sick). Adam Driver plays his chaotic best friend and the two of them are utterly hilarious together. It's a movie that went totally off the radar and it's wonderful
Apart from all the aforementioned, I can highly reccommend the mini series A Young Doctor's Notebook and Other Stories with Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm. It's phenomanel.
Yeah, I went into that not expecting much and thoroughly enjoyed it. Not one to watch while eating, though. Some of the scenes in it were so gross... 🤢
@@paper4501 yeah, better watch before eating 😅
I love Daniel! ❤ He’ s really a ton more than Harry Potter, I’m sure he’ll surprise us times and times again.
Him and Elijah Wood really decided to get weird and become highly respected for it. They’re both absolute kings!