Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English (English people) actor, best known for playing Harry Potter (Harry Potter (character)) in the feature film series (Harry Potter film series) based on the popular book series (Harry Potter). Radcliffe has also made appearances in stage productions and a number of TV shows and films, including the ITV film (ITV) My Boy Jack (My Boy Jack (film)) and the stage show Equus (Equus (play)#Radcliffe), for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.