For 10 year , moviegoers observe asDaniel Radcliffematured on pic throughout eightHarry Potterfilms . But the 29 - year - older recently let on that he believes the mass of his professional emergence has pass off as a result of his Broadway stage work .
“ It gives me a lot of confidence as an actor , which is not always something that I ’ve felt , ” RadcliffetoldVariety . “ I feel like doing theater … it was really very important for me psychologically . ”
Radcliffe starred in a phone number of cinema afterHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows : Part 2 , the final film in the franchise , includingThe Woman in Black , Now You See Me 2 , andLost in London . His Broadway accredit includeEquus , How to come after in Business Without Really try , andThe Cripple of Inishmaan .
“ There ’s something about doing it without an editor to save you , or a ten thousand of thing in post - output that can help you out , something that made me go : ‘ OK , I can act , ’ " Radcliffe continued . " I ’ve grown a trivial bit as an thespian every time I ’ve gone back to the theater . "
Radcliffe crediting his professional growth to solve in dramaturgy may leave some Potterheads enquire if he thinks playing Harry Potter for so long hold up him back .
“ Not professionally , at all , ” he say . “ There were moment when probably I cop with the personal effects ofHarry Potternot as well as I could have . But professionally , no . ”
grant to Radcliffe , " There are directors that were , I think , mad to — I am quote one of them here and I wo n’t say who—‘reinvent ' me . ”
Radcliffe fans can judge that reinvention for themselves withThe Lifespan of a Fact , the newBroadway playstarring Radcliffe , Bobby Cannavale , and Cherry Jones . It is running at New York City ’s Studio 54 through January 13 , 2019 .
