Daniel Radcliffe first found fame as Harry Potter, but he won his first major acting honor — a Tony Award — more than 20 years after first waving his wand.
The first of eight Harry Potter films was released in 2001 and fans around the world quickly fell in love with Radcliffe’s portrayal of The Boy Who Lived. When he was finally ready to leave Hogwarts behind, Radcliffe tried his hand at some more mature roles, performing in Equus on Broadway and later starring in a handful of experimental indie movies including Horns (2013) and Swiss Army Man (2016).
Since the blockbuster franchise came to an end, the former child star explained why he’s done so much work on the Great White Way. “At a time when the rest of the world was being like, ‘You are always going to be Harry Potter,’ it was Broadway that kind of went, Let’s see what else you can do,” he told CBS Mornings in June 2024, days before he won a Tony in the Best Featured Actor in a Musical category for his role in the musical Merrily We Roll Along.
Scroll down to look back at Radcliffe’s career through the years, from Harry Potter to Broadway, and beyond!