Daniel Radcliffe: I don't feel negative emotions when shooting naked! Daniel Radcliffe performance Equus.

July 23 marks 24 years. Popular love and fame brought him the role of the boy wizard Harry Potter, whom the actor played for a long ten years. Fortunately, Dan never threatened to become an actor in one role. Indeed, in addition to the character of Rowling, Radcliffe had, has and will have many other excellent roles.

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter

1. John Kipling in Brian Kirk's My Boy Jack

Being involved in the filming of the sixth part of the Potter series, Daniel Radcliffe managed to find time in his busy work schedule for other projects. They were "December Boys" by Rod Hardy and Brian Kirk's television film based on the play of the same name by David Haig "My Boy Jack". In the first film, young Radcliffe plays the usual role of an orphan boy, but tries to get as far as possible away from Harry Potter, which had become boring to him by this time. But he succeeds in this in Kirk's picture, where Radcliffe plays the son of the writer Rudyard Kipling, John. In the film, however, they call him Jack. Jack is a brave young man who wants to join the Royal Navy and fight for his country. The writer strongly supports his son and agitates other young people to go to war. When Jack fails his medical exam due to poor eyesight, Kipling uses all his connections to make Jack fit. Kipling is sure that his son will definitely return victorious from the war. But life makes its own adjustments ... Critics warmly received the film, noting the talented game of Radcliffe. The audience finally realized: their pet has outgrown the wizard boy and is ready for serious roles.

Daniel Radcliffe in My Boy Jack

2. Lawyer Arthur Kipps in James Watkins' The Woman in Black

As Daniel admitted to Radcliffe in one of his many interviews, the last day of filming the final part of the Potter series was very sad. “I was just inconsolable for two hours,” the actor said. But men don't cry, so some time later, Dan was already reading the script for The Woman in Black, which the producers had sent him, in which the producers took him leading role- London lawyer Arthur Kipps, forced to go to a remote northern village. The movie is a remake painting of the same name taken in 1989. Then the role of Arthur went to another British actor - Adrian Rawlins, who later played ... James Potter, Harry's father! It seemed that the shadow of Potter continues to haunt Radcliffe, but in the gothic thriller of James Watkins she simply had no place - there were enough of her own ghosts. “I am starting a new chapter in my career,” the actor said, “I want to play an adult male who is faced with difficult life circumstances.” There are indeed enough difficulties in the life of 24-year-old Arthur Kipps: he lost his beloved wife, he is raising a 4-year-old son alone, and he is also forced to fight a mysterious Black woman who pushes children to commit suicide. “This is not a story about a bloody massacre, but a story about a man who almost lost himself,” Daniel himself describes the picture.

Daniel Radcliffe in The Woman in Black

3. Vladimir Bomgard in the mini-series of Alex Hardcastle "Notes of a young doctor"

The next work of Daniel Radcliffe was a mini-series based on the stories of Mikhail Bulgakov "Notes of a Young Doctor" and "Morphine". The actor himself admitted that he loves Russian literature very much, and Bulgakov is one of his favorite writers. The actor not only read the novel "The Master and Margarita", but also visited the Patriarch's Ponds and " bad apartment". “I would love to take part in the film adaptation of this novel,” the actor admitted. An offer to play the role of doctor Vladimir Bomgard. The mini-series by Alex Hardcastle very accurately screens the stories of the writer dedicated to the work of a provincial young doctor. Young and inexperienced, he is forced to grow up very quickly, realizing that no one will help the sick except him. Interestingly, Vladimir Bomgard is played by two people at once: Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm. The latter is the matured Bomgard, an experienced doctor, the one who Dan's hero should become in the future. “He becomes the inner voice of the young doctor and voices all his neuroses. It gives him strength, but at the same time, takes away hope. The young doctor Bogomolov has a hard time: he studied medicine from books, but in life everything turns out differently, ”says Daniel Radcliffe about the character of his colleague.

Daniel Radcliffe in "Doctor's Notes"

4. Ig Perrish in the painting by Alexander Azha "Horns"

In October of this year, it will be released New film with the participation of Daniel Radcliffe - the tape of the young French director Alexander Azh "Horns". Azha specializes in horror and thriller films and is known to viewers for films such as Piranha 3D, Mirrors and The Hills Have Eyes. The director did not change himself this time either. Horns is a mixture of horror, thriller and fantasy. Daniel Radcliffe in this picture got the role of a simple American guy. But the events that happen to him cannot be called simple by any means. Early in the morning Ig Perrish (that's the name simple guy) wakes up with a wild hangover and discovers that . Together with the horns, Ig has a unique ability - in his presence, people say what they think, giving out all their dirtiest secrets. Ig decides to take advantage of this unique gift to find the killer of his girlfriend, because so far he himself is accused of this crime ... The film "Horns" is a film adaptation novel of the same name American writer Joe Hill. Released three years ago, the book has already become a cult classic. And this is not surprising, because Joe Hill is Joseph Hillstrom King, the son of the "king of horrors" Stephen King! The writer deliberately took a pseudonym for himself in order to achieve literary success on his own, without using the fame of his father's name. As for Daniel Radcliffe, he considers this role surprising and unusual. “It was very interesting for me to play someone who undergoes a terrible transformation into the devil,” the actor admitted. Unfortunately, the release date of the film in Russia is still unknown. Radcliffe fans can only be patient and wait.

Daniel Radcliffe in The Horns

5. Groom Elan in the play based on the play by Peter Schaeffer "Ekvus"

We must not forget that Daniel Radcliffe is also theater actor. To date, his famous work in the theater is the role of the stable boy Elan in the play based on the play by the famous English playwright Peter Schaeffer "Ekvus". The play premiered on 16 February 2007 at London's Gielgud Theater in the West End. Luxurious posters, on which Daniel was depicted naked to the waist next to a snow-white horse, could not help but attract the attention of viewers. All tickets were sold out long before the start of the performance. In the play, Radcliffe got the role of the young groom Elan, who has an irresistible craving for horses. On the basis of love, he blinds the poor animals and goes mad himself. The psychiatrist Dyzert, played by Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon from Harry Potter), is trying to help him. During the performance, the actor completely undressed in front of the audience, each time causing a storm of applause. Professional critics praised the work young actor. For this role, he won the Theatregoers' Chois Awards for Best Debut. "This big step aside from the boring image of Harry Potter. Yes, and Equus itself is such an amazing performance that I simply could not help but take part in it, ”said Radcliffe after the premiere.

Daniel Radcliffe on the poster for the play Equus

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"That's the end of the fairy tale," - they talked about the end of the "Potteriana". Now most of the actors will return to their real world, carefully preserving the memories of both magic and cinema. After all, many of them will probably remain actors of the same role. But not Daniel Radcliffe. Moreover, now we can see him not only in the cinema, but also in the theater. Raise the curtain! The performance with Daniel Radcliffe begins!

By the way, the actor’s first experience was not at all in, but on theater stage. More precisely - in a school production in the role of a monkey. But the first pancake, as usual, turned out to be lumpy, future star booed. Dan was upset, which is why in the future he will be against his son's acting, fearing complete disappointment in the profession and in the world. But the actor did not even think of giving up, he returned to the theater a little later.

In 2004, Daniel takes part in the London version of the production musical comedy"The Play What I Wrote" and "Equus". Performances with the participation of Radcliffe are wildly popular, each performance is a full house. Really, theatrical activity the actor of the "post-Poterian" era became even louder and more noticeable. Still, because in some scenes the actor appears completely naked.

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The black comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan deserves special attention, where Dan plays the role of a disabled person who dreams of becoming a star.

“Like in all the works that I undertake, here, next to cruelty and even despair, there is a place for joy and fun, so despite the plot, you will leave the hall with a smile,” says Radcliffe.

The actor approached the role with all responsibility, studying with teachers in speech and stage movement.

"I'm used to being proud of the whole crew, and most importantly - myself."

Theatrical activity influenced not only acting and the state of the account, but also Dan's worldview. So after a role in the play Equus, the actor became a fighter against homophobia, speaking out for gay rights.

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Daniel Radcliffe, famous for his role as Harry Potter, appeared in front of the cameras completely naked. The photos have already been leaked online.

The fact is that Daniel Radcliffe took part in the next project, where he should be naked in one of the scenes. The last film work of the actor was the film "The Jungle". The motion picture is already completely ready, and photos of naked Radcliffe and his partners Joel Jackson and Alex Russell, who also got naked for filming, appeared on the Web.

The plot of "The Jungle" is that three friends are rafting down the river to one of the villages in the jungle. Unfortunately, the current carried away their clothes, so the men were left in what their mother gave birth. It was in this form that they had to appear before the locals.

By the way, Daniel Radcliffe said that in order to participate in this film, he had to lose a lot of weight. And in some scenes he had to look very haggard. Radcliffe managed to achieve this state: he did not eat for a couple of days.

Note that the first film work for Daniel was the film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's fairy tales about the wizard Harry Potter. Radcliffe brilliantly played a good magician fighting evil. However, after that, he tries to prove that he is capable of more serious and complex roles. One of his works was crowned with success. In 2008, he played Alan Strang, a teenager who experiences sexual attraction to the horses. In the play Equus, he sometimes had to play completely naked.

I heard about the scandalous play Equus with the participation of Daniel Radcliffe back in 2008. Then hundreds of publications appeared on the Internet with headlines like "Harry Potter rides naked on stage!". There were also references to pornography, bestiality, stage violence, and the Warner Bros. bosses wanting to terminate Radcliffe's contract for his daring stunt.

I am not a fan of this actor and I do not belong to the so-called "Potteromaniacs", but I must admit that the performance interested me. It’s a pity that I didn’t have the opportunity to go to London or Broadway, and, of course, no one posted the performance on the Internet, so I sighed and eventually forgot about the theatrical sensation.

Now I remembered Equus because I watched a film based on a play by Peter Schaeffer, on which, in fact, the scandalous performance was staged. Of course, there was no Radcliffe in the film, since the picture was shot in 1977, but, to be honest, it shocked me with its content.

According to the plot, the seventeen-year-old groom Alan Strang gets into mental asylum after a terrible accident at the stable. Alan gouged out the eyes of all the horses he cared for. The psychiatrist, Dr. Deysert, seeks to find out what subjected the guy who loved horses more than anything to such a cruel act. In the process of conversations with Alan, shocking details from the life of a young man are revealed to him.

After seeing this film (by the way, Richard Burton starred as Professor Dyzert), I again remembered the sensation that Radcliffe's participation in the play made. Judging by the film, Alan Strang's role is the most psychologically difficult in the entire play, and there is indeed a lot of "nudity" in it. IN recent episodes Alan has sex and then runs around the stable naked. How Radcliffe was able to beat this on stage, I still wonder. To go on stage in what your mother gave birth to, and even have sex in front of hundreds of spectators - this is not for you to wave a magic wand.

Achtung! This is Radcliffe dressed as Adam with his partner.

Many fans of the actor wondered: why did Daniel do this? Obviously not because of the money - the role of Harry Potter brought him so many dividends that the guy could not act in films for the rest of his life. Epatage, provocation? Perhaps, although no one could expect this from the always correct Radcliffe. Most likely, the actor simply tried to get rid of the role of a wizard with glasses that bored him and did it in such a provocative way.

Now I want to watch this show again. It's a pity that in Lately Radcliffe does not participate in productions: the actor does not have enough time for theatrical activities.