Best known as the titular star of the Harry Potter series, Daniel Radcliffe is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. That’s really saying something too, considering he barely acts outside of the odd indie movie nowadays. Looking for his vital stats? Like, how tall or old is Daniel Radcliffe? How much does he weigh? Read on!
Daniel Radcliffe is certainly on the shorter side of things. He is just 5 and a half feet tall. He weighs in at 117 lbs. At the time of writing, he was 34 years old.
Shall we tell you more? Of course! Let’s take a deep dive into Daniel Radcliffe’s key vitals that you can learn about the fella who you no doubt grew up watching in the Harry Potter series. We’ll even round off with a few fun facts to really put a smile on your face!
How Tall is Daniel Radcliffe?
Daniel Radcliffe is certainly much shorter than your average movie star. He is just 5.5 feet tall. In fact, he is a little under that. For all those metric users out there, this means he is 1.65m tall.
We suppose that his height really worked to his advantage. By the time he wrapped up with the Harry Potter movie series, he was certainly much older than Harry was supposed to be. But, his shorter height meant that you wouldn’t have been able to tell!
How Old Is Daniel Radcliffe?
Daniel Radcliffe has been on our screens for an incredibly long time (even before Harry Potter started), do you will probably be forgiven for thinking that he is much older than he is.
Daniel Radcliffe was born on July 23rd, 1989 in the United Kingdom. This means that, at the time of writing, he has just hit 34 years old.
This means that by the time the final Harry Potter movie was released, he was 22 years old (nearly!), which is crazy. He was meant to be filling the role of a 16-year-old in that. Bet you couldn’t tell the difference?
How Much Does Daniel Radcliffe Weigh?
Most of the information about Daniel Radcliffe’s weight has come from estimates. We don’t think that he has really spoken too much about how much he weighs. It is currently believed that he weighs roughly 117 lbs. This would put him at 53 kg if you are weighing him in metric.
Of course, this does seem rather ‘light’ for a male. Although, once again, it appears as if Daniel’s height is really working to his advantage here. Since he is on the shorter side of things, his weight is also going to be on the far lower side of things too.
It doesn’t really seem as if Daniel Radcliffe’s weight changes all that much. At least not from what we can see. Because he is one of the richest actors in the world (the royalties in Harry Potter will be paying out for decades to come), he chooses mostly indie projects that he really wants to do. And, because of this, he doesn’t really go through the extreme weight loss and weight gain for roles that some other actors seem to have.
It also helps that he is British, we suppose. That and the fact that he was a child actor. In the UK, it is illegal to snap child actors, so he was never really put into a position where magazines, newspapers, websites, etc. will be harshly judging him about his weight.
Fun Facts About Daniel Radcliffe
Now that we’ve given you Daniel Radcliffe’s age, weight, and height, what do you say? Shall we share a few fun facts about him? We’ve found some awesome stuff about the man behind Potter. However, do bear in mind that he is an intensely private person. There isn’t a whole lot to go on (unfortunately).
It turns out that Daniel Radcliffe was one of the few children that didn’t need to audition for a role in Harry Potter. While the casting director did have a nationwide search in the UK, they didn’t find who they wanted. Eventually, they stumbled across Daniel Radcliffe starring in ‘David Copperfield’ when he was 10. He managed to get the role on the strength of that performance.
Unlike the real Harry Potter, he didn’t really have respect for magic either. Daniel Radcliffe is, supposedly, quite a keen drummer. He went through a whopping 80 wands during the filming of the movies! Turns out, they make quite good drumsticks.
That scar on his head? You, obviously, know that was makeup. The makeup artists on the set of Harry Potter weren’t best pleased with Daniel. Barely a scene break went by where he wasn’t scratching it off his head!
Oh, and if you’re a Harry Potter fan, you probably already know this, but Daniel Radcliffe’s favorite book is ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’.
After moving away from Harry Potter, Daniel had a bit of a career lull where he turned to alcohol (not quite such a fun fact), but he did manage to kick the addiction (a fun fact!), and get his career rolling again. Since then, he has dabbled in all sorts of movies (mostly indie stuff), from comedy biopics to horror movies, and he even performed nude on stage (which he apparently loved).
And if acting didn’t work out for him? Daniel would have been a cricketer, apparently. He was always brilliant at it, and played at a relatively high level for a child.
Conclusion
There you have it. Everything you really need to know about Daniel Radcliffe, the star of Harry Potter. His height is 5.5 feet, his weight is 117 lbs, and he is 34 years old (his birthday is in July). So, he is very short and doesn’t weigh a whole lot. But, y’know what? Since he is one of the richest movie stars in the world despite not starring in all that many movies, we’re sure he isn’t too fussed about that.
