dan radcliffe as harry potter

What happened next for Dan was unbelievable, and he landed the role of "Harry Potter", the famous, modern, literary character who stars in author J. K. Rowling's popular book series. After having seen Dan in "David Copperfield", Director Chris Columbus had Dan brought in for an audition. As luck would have it, Producer David Heyman spotted Dan with his parents sitting in a theatre while watching a play. David admits that he was "distracted" by Dan's potential to play Harry and after a meeting, both the Producer and Dan's parents agreed to have Dan audition.
To Dan's surprise, while sitting in the bath, his father received a phone call and was told that Dan had the part of Harry Potter. Dan admittedly cried with happiness and even woke himself in the middle of the night to ask his dad if it was a dream! J. K. Rowling was in approval of Dan's portraying the character and is quoted as saying, "it was like being reunited with her long, lost son. Having seen Daniel's screen test, I don't think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry." Dan and the rest of the young cast were called upon for a Photo Shoot in August of 2000. Upon the release of the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone in November of 2001, Dan had notably appeared on numerous covers of world famous magazines, as well as on popular television talk shows such as Rosie O'Donnell, Oprah, The Today Show, and many more throughout the United States and Europe.
Dan went on to portray "Harry Potter" in the next five films adapted by J. K. Rowling's book series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Dan will also reprise the role of Harry in the last two films, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Filming for the sixth and seventh films has not yet begun.