Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who portrayed the famous book character Harry Potter in eight films, told a late night show why many children are not at all happy when they meet their idol in real life.
On the Late Night Show with Seth Meyers on April 10, 2024, Daniel Radcliffe talked about his Broadway play Merrily We Roll Along.
In this context, he also discussed his well-known role and explained why young fans of Harry Potter are totally disappointed these days when they meet him.
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“This man is old”
The host said in the conversation that he had told his own children that the Harry Potter star was a guest and asked if they would like to see him – the answer was a prompt no.
The reason for this was that Daniel Radcliffe no longer corresponds to the age of his film character and therefore no longer looks like the Harry Potter from the films.
The actor began his career as a child star at the age of 11 and grew up parallel to his character, so to speak. The last film in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, came out in 2011, 13 years ago.
You can watch the interview yourself in this YouTube video:
The 34-year-old star took it with humor and, when asked, said that many young Harry Potter fans actually react very depressed when they meet him.
He further explained:
It often tends to be deeply disappointing, especially when it comes to very young children who have probably only seen the first one or two films.
So you have a parent my age who says, “That’s Harry Potter!” and the child says, “That’s not him!” This man is old.”
Yes, I think I have that effect on a lot of children.
Daniel Radcliffe, Source: YouTube
Warner would like to reissue the story about Harry Potter as a series. You can find more information about this here from our colleagues at Moviepilot: The Harry Potter series is coming: What is known about the start, cast and plot
Another Harry Potter actor who played one of the worst children in the series, Dudley Dursley, was also only associated with this role for a long time.
But now Harry Melling and Netflix have managed to break away from the old image and become an interesting character actor.
You can read more about it here at MeinMMO: In Harry Potter he was the worst child ever – now he has a promising career thanks to Netflix