Daniel Radcliffe doesn't get recognised for being Harry Potter anymore

The film franchise started in 2001
Magical mystery: Radcliffe told how children just can't see the resemblance
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Safeeyah Kazi24 October 2018
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Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he rarely gets recognised for playing boy wizard Harry Potter.

The 29-year-old actor, who found fame as the titular character in the hit franchise, has since told how children no longer believe he played the fictional hero.

“I do have a thing sometimes where I meet kids now and their parents will bring them up to me and they’ll be like ‘this is Harry Potter’ and the kids will be like ‘no it’s not’,” he told MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

Opening up on being a positive influence in people’s lives, the star added: “It is very strange, but also genuinely lovely when somebody comes up and says ‘you were a huge part of my childhood’.

Harry Potter: Radcliffe first started in the series in 2011
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“For me The Simpsons was a massive thing and the idea that I could occupy a similar place in someone else’s life is so crazy and wonderful.

“I always say I’m incredibly lucky to have got famous with Harry Potter because it is a genuinely beloved thing.”

The Kill Your Darlings actor told Jimmy Fallon: "I never as a kid - you know when you're just insecure at that age - I never felt cool at any point playing that character.

"And sort of these things go like 'No!'... people thought that was pretty cool! It's nice, yeah."

Since wrapping up his role in the beloved franchise Radcliffe has gone on to pursue a number of projects, including Swiss Army Man and Imperium.

Despite the roaring success of Harry Potter, Grint told how he lives a pretty normal life but meets some “interesting characters”.

He said: “That’s the nature of Potter. It does appeal to the outcasts of society, they see something in it they can kind of relate to.”

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