Starring in the 2001 fantasy adventure Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone set the path for Daniel Radcliffe’s bright future in Hollywood. However, featuring in such a big and popular franchise that ran for a decade somehow held him back from exploring more things as an actor. While he was able to do some additional things, he spent most of his first decade in Hollywood as the boy with the lightening scar.

Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter franchise
Once he successfully completed the franchise, he showed his potential to be an excellent actor as he played versatile characters in a range of genres. While the fantasy adventure franchise gave him fame and success at a very young age, the actor has shared that it’s not his favorite role.

Daniel Radcliffe Revealed His Favorite Role

Hollywood star Daniel Radcliffe made $1 million from his first Hollywood project, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. With the popularity and success of the film, his paycheck also received a hike, and he reportedly made more than $95 million from starring in the franchise.
Daniel Radcliffe
However, the actor finds it “ridiculous,” saying, “If somebody asked me, ‘Did you think you deserve that money?’ No, of course, I didn’t.” While he went on to star in several blockbusters after Harry Potter, the actor surprised everyone as he revealed his favorite role.

The Harry Potter star revealed that his role as a corpse in the 2016 film Swiss Army Man is his favorite role. Starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe, the movie follows Hank, who befriends a dead body, Manny [Radcliffe], after being stranded on an island.
Swiss Army Man (2016)
He shared that portraying the character in the movie “was an incredibly fun thing.” He also stated how the movie features deep compassion and love for humanity along with human weirdness. “It’s so their vision and so unapologetically their vision,” he said, talking about the film directors Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan.

Swiss Army Man Features Daniel Radcliffe’s One of the Best Performances

Radcliffe stars as a dead body, Manny, in the movie, who is found by a suicidal man, Hank, deserted on an island. Hank not only befriends him, but he also tries to utilize his abilities to escape from the island. The role is considered one of the best performances of Radcliffe’s career.
Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano in Swiss Army Man (2016)
The actor has also described the movie as “beautiful and epic” while saying that its concept was one of the things that grew his interest in the film. Both Paul Dano and Radcliffe have been praised for their performance in the movie. Not just the actors, Swiss Army Man is also considered to be one of the great works of the Oscar-winning directors one of the best works, long before the 2022 comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Swiss Army Man is available on Max.

Source: Parade