Daniel Radcliffe Rewatches His Roles In 'Harry Potter,' 'The Simpsons' & More | PEOPLE

Daniel Radcliffe joins 'Couch Surfing' to rewatch his most iconic performances, from ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,’ and ‘Swiss Army Man,’ to ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Tailor of Panama,’ ‘Kill Your Darling’ and everything in between!
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[@KendraKjolseth]

He was the perfect down to earth person to play the lead role of Harry Potter. He turned out great and not a lot of child stars do. I’m so proud of him.

[@hallouminati3422]

I think it's about what he said in another interview about how the cast and crew felt like family to the kids. They had a safe and fun environment to grow up in and professionals that genuinely cared about them. This is sadly not the case for all productions involving kid actors.

[@PaddyMcShane]

It's rare to have a set of children that's safe, and his parents are industry whilst being goof parents. So they didn't let him waste his money when he was younger, but they also didn't try to take their kids money. Normal people typically produce normal children. Unfortunately many child actors are NOT so lucky

[@KendraKjolseth]

@hallouminati3422 @PaddyMcShane you both make very good points, it’s sad to think a lot of adults force kids to act in movies so they can make money off of them. I’m glad the adults involved in the Harry Potter films were looking out for the children and keeping the set a safe place for them to grow up.

[@loonylovesgood]

All 3 actors in the HP trio turned into wonderful human beings.

[@sadhu7191]

Trying to find dirt on Jim aimt no way

[@scrunksupremacy]

it's nice to see that he embraces being harry potter and how he impacted everyone's lives!

[@lab_rats122]

Agreed

[@versetripn6631]

"Everyone's lives"? Shows how delusional u lemmings are

[@amberhoward7807]

He really has! And he continues to as my son and I are reading each book then watching the movie after and he loves them just as much as I do!

[@Brandon.Reacts]

He used to get really annoyed by it, especially the first sort of 5 years after the last movie, but in the last few years in interviews he’s mentioned how he came to lose that resentment of being only ‘Harry Potter’ when a fan came up and praised him for a different role. I wish I could remember where that interview was from

[@Nathan-lk4iu]

@@Brandon.Reactsthat’s actually really sweet

[@hannahclark2291]

He just seems like the absolute nicest person. I’d love to thank him in person one day for all his work!

[@benjaminfast5496]

Daniel is such an authentic, humble and kind guy. How can you not be a fan!? Even though this was supposed to be about his experience on these films, he still mentions others in the scene and speak kindly about them. Even thought it's suppose to be about him, he doesn't make it all about him.

[@shubhisareen4973]

“apart from meeting the girl who is the love of my life.” THATS SO ADORABLE 😭

[@studyonly9994]

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[@moviemelody2210]

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[@Annie02366]

Oooh yeah ❤❤❤ that sooo cute soo adorable 🥰🥰🥰

[@Annie02366]

@@studyonly99945:12 🥹❤️

[@svnflwx]

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[@YodatheHobbit]

Most people say to Dan "You're a huge part of my childhood." I say, you were a huge part in me regaining hope in life as an adult.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

Truth.

[@thaisalmeida2648]

Hogwarts will always be there to welcome us home.

[@all-caps3927]

beautiful

[@ladylannisterxo]

"Put that kid in a franchise! Get him in!" I adore him, he's too funny! 😂 If I ever don't love this man, assume I'm dead!

[@mksketchms]

This interviewer is so good she made him so comfortable and was herself so confident in her job💗

[@Ancestorsss]

By asking for a shoe at the end of the interview? When she could ask Daniel to donate to someone in need?

[@mksketchms]

@ what have you donated princess? I hope your entire $50 dollars!!

[@robinfarrar3493]

@@Ancestorsss my word. Someone who doesn’t designate money to who or what organization that could use it (in your eyes alone). Wow! You must be a whole saint! What’s your name as saint for those who are Catholic and think God isn’t an option should they mention???

[@robinfarrar3493]

@@Ancestorsss you sound jealous.

[@robinfarrar3493]

@@Ancestorsss l00ser tr0ll.

[@PaddyMcShane]

Dude is a dammed stud. His post Potter choices have been wild. Always unique, and never a let down. Gotta catch up on Miracle Workers, haven't seen any of this 4th season yet

[@amberhoward7807]

I love this man! He is just so sweet! So humble! and now he's a new dad! Congrats to him and his wife!!!!

[@ThomasakaDes]

Love him as s villain. Because of his Harry Potter role, it's so fun seeing him as a villain. Plus he does the villain act so well.

[@victoriasunivers]

What movie was he a villain in? I didn’t catch that

[@lawdawgm2844]

@@victoriasunivershe was the villain in a Channing tatum comedy he did great

[@victoriasunivers]

@@lawdawgm2844 oh thank you so much❣️

[@dellzincht]

​@@victoriasuniversalso Now You See Me 2

[@amira_856]

The way he says that he's honored whenever someone tells him that he was a huge part of their childhood. I mean it when I say Harry Potter WAS my childhood. As a kid, I hyperfixated on Harry Potter for YEARS, and it was just about the only thing I ever thought about lol Only recently has my obsession come back (just not nearly as intense lol).

[@dubsonly]

Was and always will be

[@labcat6759]

same

[@amberhoward7807]

Dan just absolutely giving himself to the Simpson's is top tier.... ahahaha! I actually had no clue he was on there.... I will have to watch that episode....

[@Foxosko]

I really like watching interviews with Daniel, he is awesome with all his opinions, and he knew how to hide the scar very well ⚡

[@InevitableUniverse]

Dan's looking so healthy and good! I'm happy for him ❤ Also I love how he points out other actors and talks about their sucesses.

[@DanielleA2023]

Great chemistry between this host and actor. Nominee for Best KZbin Video of 2023

[@hypocritex]

Daniel seems like the most chill dude. I feel like he would be a great friend to have. Or just a great friend in general.

[@michellebradshaw2801]

Daniel Radcliffe is my favorite actor. Hes great in everything hes been in.

[@ThenamesConor]

When I was a kid I got to go on set of Harry potter and have lunch with him and some others from the cast,, rupert, James, Oliver, they came out of their trailers, we sat on a wooden picnic table outside and had scrambled eggs and some other stuff in these takeaway boxes. Best day of my life, only thing is I can't remember when it was, my family won a radio contest which is how we got to meet them. For ages I've wanted to ask Dan if he remembered it, I'm 25 so not that much younger than Dan, but I doubt he'd remember considering how hectic his life has been.

[@sarahstratfordapunavon]

I love how he gives so many people credit

[@xedalpha1]

I love how Daniel always has the best energy in these videos

[@Shebeast3]

i absolutely loved swiss army man, daniel and paul are just so good

[@brenthelton]

I love Daniel Radcliffe. Harry Potter is my absolute favorite.

[@Automalice]

I love him 😭. I had him on a flight I was working on once and was too shy to tell him how much he means to me, let alone actually talk to him. I offered him some sweets and he politely declined. Such a nice person

[@Kris_Huff-n-Puff]

Grew up obsessed with Harry Potter and still am to some degree. I actually met him at the stage door after seeing him in ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on broadway over 10 years ago

[@Lia.harlin]

I love this interviewer! Subscribed instantly. She’s giving such homely vibes and the set is so cosy too. Good vibes 🫶

[@DanielRed2]

You know you've lost your entire mind over Harry Potter when at 8:41 Daniel says 'expecting' and you just shout 'Expecto Patronum!' to an empty room...😄

[@wabisabi4717]

I heard Expeliarmus when he said that😂

[@kylaia3155]

Starting Harry Potter with the ending of the graveyard scene, I teared up immediately knowing what was going to happen next. lol I was like "Oh why that one..." 🤣

[@GoddesssofMind]

His character Diggs on the Simpsons was so beautifully written. He was a special character and the writers handled the subject matter plus the comedy so well.

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

I grew up watching Harry Potter and Daniel Radcliffe can never be replaced as Harry, I am sorry to anyone who they cast in the TV series. I know it's wrong to typecast actors based on the characters they've played, but Daniel Radcliffe will forever be Harry James Potter.

[@j_edwards6075]

They're actually rebooting the Harry Potter franchise? I thought that was just a joke lol. It hasn't even been 12 years since the movies finished... I hope it bombs

[@MsAppassionata]

But to a new generation, they will accept whomever gets to play Harry Potter in a series (provided it’s well done, of coarse) because they didn’t grow up watching the original films. Sort of reminds me of fans of the original Star Wars trilogy not wanting to accept the prequels and the actors who starred in them.

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

@@MsAppassionata I watched all 3 Star Wars trilogies, and enjoyed them for the good moments. I had issues with then, sure, but they were all good in their own merit. But I'm thinking more along the lines of TV versus movie adaptations how good the Rush Hour movies were compared to the craptastic TV show version

[@melodyw4880]

loved this interview! the interviewer was great!

[@mariannaakaartistic_muggle63]

6:30 literally every single human being to Dan Rad xD

[@sindhv363]

Isn't this interview from around 2019 ,it's been reuploaded I guess , anyways always a delight to watch him reminiscence

[@emmyyahh]

Daniel just seems such as a down to earth chill guy ⭐️🤍

[@metalliholic]

Hey look, he doesn’t look back and talk trash on his legacy. I’m glad he has embraced it. He should, the movies are amazing.

[@herbie2525]

I love how animated and uninhibited he is during interviews. Definitely someone who is not afraid to just be himself

[@devonparlett]

What a lovely interview 💕

[@ethereallra]

Daniel radcliffe♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@Anchezzz_MC_spb]

Daniel always will be great actor and he will have nice sense of humor, awesome😂

[@amberhoward7807]

New funeral idea.... Playing this Swiss Army Man scene at my funeral is I ever have one... Just because Daniel likes it a lot... ahahaha!

[@DoubleMonoLR]

I can't imagine that a moving corpse is the first thing people want to see at a funeral... Great movie though.

[@BillyBreezeArt]

i LOVE dan. but some part of me thinks he doesn't realize how impactful harry potter has been on everyone's lives. i know he mentions it, but harry potter will be part of culture literally forever...there's even a theme park inspired by this very person...they sure wouldnt have made an entire park based off a book. EVERY film i see him in i see him as harry. great vid

[@lizvtaz6]

I don't know. I have no problem separating Daniel from Harry. At some point 10 years ago I just started feeling like "I trust Dan's judgment, if he is in it that means it's a good movie".Kill your darlings was just as impactfull for me. It introduced many young people to The Beat generation.

[@BillyBreezeArt]

@@lizvtaz6 I think the biggest part is just me being selfish. Wanting him to embody that role for his whole existence

[@lizvtaz6]

@@BillyBreezeArt nah, I would bit call that selfish. What are your thoughts on the new Harry Potter series? I am completely against it. Can't stand the idea. Never been so opposed to anything Harry Potter related in my life. I used to be a Harry Potter ficwriter and I wrote quite a lot of fics. Obviously I imagined actors when I wrote about those characters.

[@BillyBreezeArt]

@@lizvtaz6 I was super shocked when I heard the news. I just hope they don't ruin it.

[@lizvtaz6]

@@BillyBreezeArt i think they inevitably will. Harry Potter without Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Rikman? Who thought this was a good idea? I say it's a lot better to not do anything than do a shitty remake. I mean it seems like they hope that the remake will last for 7 years, don't they? This is a money grab at best, travesty at worst. We don't need this thing at all. Rediculous!

[@handfulofsquishies]

I love him so much ❤

[@Shebeast3]

outside of potter daniel is such a fantastic actor❤luv him

[@NobtheBuilder_]

6:28 this moment is just so wonderfully awkward 😂

[@seairrahpiercy]

Daniel Radcliffe is my favorite actor❤❤❤

[@Jenny28999]

Dan is such a sweet, incredible, talented, brilliant, and handsome human being! Love him very much!!

[@arnonym5208]

me too❤

[@courtney5796]

regardless of what he has done in his career and all the pitfalls that come with that, he is just a nice guy. I don't think he is tricking people. He just a solid dude. EVEN with that success. ❤

[@mjjago]

He’s genuinely very thoughtful, interested in everything around him and has impeccable manners. That’s my experience from working on 4 Potter movies, and from a friend’s comments where he was being quizzed by Daniel about stage lighting on Equus in London.

[@Frey_2026]

1:52 Daniel has to laugh a bit of Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort

[@gabsgoncalves]

he's so passionate about his work that makes us proud of all

[@thehuskysnowball9210]

I loved Miracle Workers and Im on board with Daniel Radcliffe playing a younger Wolverine :P

[@jordancampbell6775]

Harry Potter & The Simpsons are two of my favourites.

[@zacharyspinks6207]

Daniel Radcliffe is Amazing, He is a great Actor.😃👍

[@rga8895]

"If it takes more than this, I'm not doing it" 😂😂😂

[@AngeIaa]

their outfits match the couch

[@Giggirl]

“That’s the biggest feet i’ve ever heard of” 😂

[@artqua811]

Thank you. You missed his first film: David Copperfield (BBC). The books are wonderful, but I've rewatched the movies several times!

[@siobhanmcgoldrick4549]

Your a wonderful guy daniel stay that way your a strong guy such a nice guy keep it going❤

[@medenilla12]

1:20 that cast for his first film! Amazing!!

[@arianapuzzo7827]

This is so fun. He's quite effortlessly funny, and the host held a good conversation with him!

[@iwanticecream]

i always like to see his interviews he is so down to earth and really sweet !

[@matty1442]

The way he twitches as soon as harry potter comes on hits home for him his fam

[@Jessbeargaming]

Not Dan practically becoming one with the couch 😂😂

[@HabiburRahman-xs9gb]

That’s what I am doing too. Rewatching Harry Potter and the Simpsons

[@EmilyCheetham]

They didn’t show/mention David Copperfield, Equas, December boys, a young doctors notebook, Horns, Woman in black.

[@janae6449]

I loved Swiss Army Man 😂

[@RadhikasWorld]

You will always be part of our childhood ❤❤🥺

[@Paigelipinski]

So fun!!! Wish I was an actor lol😅

[@scabbersgoberserk]

You can be who you want to be asking as you put your mind to it🥰

[@DoubleMonoLR]

@@scabbersgoberserk Not really though obviously, tons of people want to be movie actors, but very few become successful. Almost inevitably there are things beyond peoples control - luck, who they know, appearance, natural ability, etc.

[@Nabs13_]

i always forget how likeable of a person Dan Radcliffe is

[@aidangilhooley738]

bro I thought my laptop screen was breaking

[@Yara1010y]

Same 😂😂

[@Nameless-pt6oj]

6:29 Aww

[@dylancole1910]

Can’t get down with the mans politics but I do still heavily enjoy seeing him on screen. Lot of these movies I haven’t seen though, I’ll have to check them out.

[@rextek5421]

4:45 bro was thinking and one day she did that for real, but decided not to say it

[@SebastianHernandez-uo4be]

Homer Simpson : Do'h!!!!!! Darn it Daniel Radcliffe!!!!!! 😣

[@thepinoychoppingboard1012]

I am really happy for this guy!

[@Kb_0313]

I love Dan

[@saskiajoy23]

He is so charming (:

[@Redford1-g2t]

you forgot David Copperfield. Yes, I'm a long longtime fan of dan lol

[@nasmatique]

A very nice person !

[@OmgitsNeens]

He is so funny 😂

[@snappiepappie9899]

Why did they have to do that scene of goblet of fire😭😭✋

[@suburbohemian]

You should have done a bit from the very first thing I ever saw with Daniel: the 1999 BBC David Copperfield.

[@L.dassler]

Where is the film where he got firearms as hands 😂😂😂

[@KatyWatson173]

You should have shown his performance as David Copperfield. 😉🌈🐈🐈‍⬛💖

[@mariannebrandon8891]

Yes I was hoping to see that. David Copperfield is one of my favorite books and he is wonderful as young David.

[@Jenny28999]

November 1, 2023. Dan does good American accent in the Broadway 2023 revival of "Merrily We Roll Along" and his performance was so good and incredible!

[@matthewfinis6723]

1:15 first AND LAST set of on screen parents 😉

[@tigerthrifts6806]

‘The biggest feet I’ve ever heard of’ ffs Dan 😂😂

[@DoubleMonoLR]

He was referring to if her feet were 40 in the sizing system he was thinking of, which would be absurdly huge.

[@Moiisty]

miracle workers is his best stuff yet

[@arnoldgonzalez4455]

Precious 😊😢😮

[@phyllishammond9886]

I glad he didnt mention his baby, good for him. ( sorry , this from 2019!) No baby yet!! My bad!

[@sarahvenable4710]

This was before he had his kid.

[@phyllishammond9886]

@@sarahvenable4710 ok, thank you,

[@E9oK9kMaV]

i like how Daniel never talks about the Woman in Black. I came out and supported you in that film Dan! I was the only one in the theater.

[@mariannebrandon8891]

I love that movie one of my favorites of Dan’s

[@ThePowerWriter69]

I was waiting the whole time to see the weird al yancovic movie😢

[@gonnahavemesomefun]

He could have quite easily gone off the rails. It's great to see what such a normal person he is. Ha I mean that as a huuuue compliment. Lovely guy.

[@Artey86]

How much coffee does this guy drink ?

[@anderssondyke9919]

Is no one talking about how his shirt matches the couch??

[@lutherfloyd597]

Hes still so cute

[@berkin88punk]

He is great

[@A6Legit]

Daniel is our brother

[@vamanosninja4143]

She should have shown the movie with him and Maggie Smith

[@Инга-т5ч]

Мой мальчик.❤Какой ты талантливый. Я мечтаю приехать в Америку и хочу увидеть Дэниела.😢 Он мне как сынок. Они росли параллельно с моим сыном и они очень похожи, одного возраста.

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

I had told my family & still need to remind my daughter that when my body is finished, I want the driver of the hurst to play Another One Bites the Dust on their player in the vehicle. I have a flash drive with it on there. I still need to get a cd burnt of it. Just in case. But yeah. It needs to happen.... 😁

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Hearse