Daniel Radcliffe has come a long way since the first instalment of the Harry Potter movie franchise over a decade ago. Here's a look at where he was, where he is now and where the artist formerly known as Potter will be.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
Daniel Radcliffe became an international worldwide celebrity when he was cast in the role of Harry Potter, in 2000, when he was just 11 years old.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The third film in the Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity), took the franchise in a much darker direction than its predecessors.
Extras (2006)
Radcliffe’s
appearance on the Ricky Gervais show Extras, in which he played a spoiled,
sexed-up parody of an entitled child actor, showed he wasn’t taking his status
as the world’s most famous boy wizard too seriously.
December Boys (2007)
December Boys was a
box-office bomb, but the coming-of-age drama showed Radcliffe was keen to try
something new.
Equus (2007)
Harry Potter naked on
stage on London’s West End, and then on Broadway!? This was the decisive
moment when Radcliffe made it clear he was more than just Harry Potter.
The Simpsons (2010)
One way to judge celebrity status: Have they appeared on The Simpsons? Radcliffe did for the first time in 2010, spoofing the Twilight series.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2011)
THE
POTTER FRANCHISE IS NEARLY OVER.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011)
Radcliffe
took on the role of song-and-dance man in a 2011 Broadway production of How To
Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Like Equus, it was proof of a young
actor looking to step outside his comfort zone.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Daniel
Radcliffe said goodbye to Harry Potter, a character he had spent a decade of
his life portraying on screen.
The Woman in Black (2012)
How
do you continue to show the world your range after going naked on stage and
then doing musical theatre? Try your hand at horror, as Radcliffe did in The
Woman In Black, his first feature film after the end of the Potter franchise.
A Young Doctor’s Notebook (2012)
Radcliffe
continued to show his range, not to mention his maturity and eye for novel
projects, in A Young Doctor’s Notebook, the television show in which he stars
as the younger version of a character played by Jon Hamm.
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Kill Your Darlings and The F Word (2013)
Radcliffe
unofficially put Potter forever behind him at this year’s Toronto International
Film Festival, where he starred in three movies, including Kill Your Darlings
and The F Word, a romantic comedy by Canadian director Michael Dowse.