You know him as the iconic star, The Boy Who Lived —a.k.a. If the franchise shaped him as much as we think it might, he’s taken that experience elsewhere. His post-franchise career has been downright fascinating. Currently based in New York City, Radcliffe is following a pretty audacious path of staying away from franchise features. Rather, he welcomes complex and atypical projects that defy traditional boundaries, expanding the parameters of what’s possible.
Radcliffe has appeared in several unconventional films, including Horns, Swiss Army Man, The Lost City, and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. These projects reveal the daring spirit that led him to pursue such oddball characters and narratives, which stands in direct opposition to the prevailing mainstream blockbuster cinema.
Alongside Radcliffe’s impressive film oeuvre, he adds a considerable acting force to the stage, particularly with this production. His works are performed regularly on Broadway and Off-Broadway stages. His celebrated performances include the revival of *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying* and his Tony-winning performance in *Merrily We Roll Along*. He brings a deep reservoir of experience from important works, including Equus and The Cripple of Inishmaan. He has starred in London productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Endgame.
Radcliffe’s maturation as an actor has been recognized by none other than his old Harry Potter co-stars. Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy, Radcliffe’s on-screen adversary, recently shared his appreciation for the young actor. Apparently, that creation happened during Isaacs’ and Radcliffe’s very first meeting on set, where Radcliffe was improvising lines on his very first day.
“Harry Potter’s there, and Lucius is a very proud, arrogant man. Surely, he’d say something trying to get status back in, and so we’ll try something. And I made up a line, and Daniel made up a line back. And I thought, ‘We’re allowed to make s
