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DAVID HOLMES DOCUMENTARY

An interview with Daniel Radcliffe’s Paralysed Harry Potter stunt double.

INTERVIEWDavid Holmes

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Watch the interview with Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double, David Holmes, who was injured during filming for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in January 2009.

 

Holmes was performing a flying stunt when an explosion caused him to fall to the ground, injuring his spine and leaving him paralysed from the chest down.

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CAREER AS A STUNTMAN

At aged 14, David embarked on his film career as Daniel Radcliffe’s primary stunt double in the first Harry Potter film.

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PARALYSED STUNT DOUBLE

While shooting a flying sequence for Harry Potter, David Holmes fell from a harness and broke his neck. Holmes was paralysed from the waist down.

THE ACCIDENT

THE INDEPENDENT

Harry Potter: Daniel Radcliffe makes doc on paralysed stunt double.

HELLO!

Daniel Radcliffe produces film about his paralysed Harry Potter stunt double.

THE GUARDIAN

Daniel Radcliffe making documentary about paralysed Harry Potter stunt double.

ESQUIRE

Daniel Radcliffe to executive produce documentary about his stunt double.

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DANIEL RADCLIFFE’s STUNT DOUBLE

“Being a stuntman was my calling in life, and working on Harry Potter was the best job in the world.”

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PARALYZED ON SET

Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter stunt double was paralysed whilst filming ‘Deathly Hallows’

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PARALYSED WHILST FILMING

David Holmes suffered life-changing injuries while working as Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double on Harry Potter, leaving him paralysed.

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STUNT DOUBLE HOLMES
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Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter stunt double was paralyzed after an accident whilst filming ‘Deathly Hallows’

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DAVID HOLMES: THE BOY WHO LIVED

‘The Boy Who Lived’ is directed by Dan Hartley. Produced by Lightbox & Ripple for HBO Documentary Films, in association with Sky.

TRAILER THE BOY WHO LIVED

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The eagerly awaited “The Boy Who Lived Teaser Trailer” offers a sneak peek into David Holmes’ extraordinary story. Featuring candid footage, behind-the-scenes glimpses of his stunt work, and intimate interviews.

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PRODUCED BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived is executive produced by Daniel Radcliffe about his “Harry Potter” stunt double.

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THE HBO DOCUMENTARY

Catch the HBO Max documentary, “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived,” available to stream on Sky Documentaries November 18.

DOCUMENTARY
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