Daniel Radcliffe was born on 23 July 1989, in Fulham, London, England of Jewish-South African (mother) and Northern Irish Protestant (father) descent, and is an actor one might call a rising star – were it not for the fact he is already a global celebrity, as he certainly best known as the lead actor in the world-famous “Harry Potter” film franchise, the first of which hit the big screen in 2000.
So just how rich is Daniel Radcliffe? Over the course of his career to date, according to sources Daniel has accrued an estimated net worth of $110 million, in just 15 years and beginning at the tender age of 11 years.
Daniel Radcliffe Net Worth $110 Million
Daniel Radcliffe was educated at Sussex House School, and the City of London School – schooling made difficult by what was later diagnosed as a neurological disorder – but grew up surrounded by arts and performance; both his parents were in related fields, his father Alan being a literary agent, but his mother, Marcia Jeannine Gresham, worked as a casting agent for the BBC, and it is likely that contact with his mother’s work may have served as inspiration for the young Daniel. Whatever the case, by the time of his acting debut in 1999, Daniel had already been interested in acting for five years. His first television appearance – as the lead actor in BBC’s television adaptation of “David Copperfield” – was outstanding enough to draw the interest of film director Chris Columbus, who was looking for the lead actor for his newest project, the 2001 fantasy film “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. After a number of further auditions, and to the approval of the author of “Harry Potter” herself, J. K. Rowling – who was quoted saying that Columbus could not have found a better Harry for the film – Radcliffe was finally cast in the lead role.
Following the enormous commercial success of the first “Harry Potter” film – which netted almost a billion dollars in ticket sales alone – Radcliffe, together with fellow leads Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, would go on to appear in seven more “Harry Potter” movies. All eight films were exceptionally well-received, both at the box office and by critics, with the last – the 2011 “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” – earning Radcliffe widespread acclaim. In addition, Daniel Radcliffe definitely made a fortune over his ten years with the franchise, having been paid a seven figure salary since the very first film – a huge boost to Radcliffe’s net worth.
Radcliffe has since successfully transitioned from being a child star to a critically acclaimed adult actor. Having recently widened his horizons to appear in several theatre productions, Daniel Radcliffe returned to film with the 2012 horror film “The Woman in Black” and was met with praise for this performance, and for his ability to move on his iconic earlier role – solidifying Radcliffe’s future in the film industry, and ensuring his net worth can only continue to grow.
Daniel Radcliffe has since appeared in the 2012 horror film “The Woman in Black” and the 2013 thriller “Kill Your Darlings”. Between his success as a big screen actor, and his recent and increasingly numerous appearances on the theatre stage, Radcliffe’s fame and net worth look set to continue growing.
In his personal life, Daniel Radcliffe currently lives in Manhattan, and has apparently been dating American Erin Darke, whom he met on the set of “Kill Your Darlings”.
