From The Vault: Daniel Radcliffe
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
Global
4.6 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
From the intensity of life as one of the most recognisable children on the planet to the creative freedom he has carved out as an adult, Daniel Radcliffe’s story is one of curiosity, discipline and quiet resilience. In this conversation with James O’Brien, recorded six years ago, Daniel reflects on the unusual contours of a childhood spent on film sets, the luck and judgement that helped him grow up with his feet on the ground, and the agency he has learned to exercise over what he shares with the world.
He speaks candidly about the gap between how fascinating others find his life and how ordinary it feels to him, the early lessons in saying no, and the responsibility he carries toward those who met him first as Harry Potter. He reflects on guidance from older actors, the grounding influence of his parents, and the strangeness of growing up inside a global phenomenon, tracing his love of film sets, the friendships that endured, and the ways fame has shaped him. He also discusses loneliness, the shock and freedom of life after Potter, and the delight he takes in unpredictable roles, inventive collaborators and the intellectual challenge of Beckett.
Wry, thoughtful and self aware, this conversation offers a rare, unvarnished portrait of an actor who has grown up in public yet remains grounded, curious and determined to follow his own creative path.
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| 0:42.6 | Okay. Global Player Original podcast. Hello and welcome to full disclosure as we ease ourselves into January and shake off the last of the festive fog. |
| 0:50.3 | What a lovely moment to revisit a conversation that really does reward a slower pace and a bit of reflection. |
| 0:57.3 | Since 2019, we've been lucky enough to sit down with people whose lives and work have shaped our own in ways big and small. |
| 1:06.6 | And occasionally there's an interview that just lingers a little longer than the others after the recording light goes off. |
| 1:12.8 | This week, we're returning to one of those moments from the vault, |
| 1:16.8 | a thoughtful, gently revealing conversation with Daniel Radcliffe, |
| 1:20.3 | who points out himself that we have sort of watched him grow up. |
| 1:25.1 | Recorded six years ago, it finds him at a point of transition, |
| 1:29.0 | looking back on that childhood, lived in the spotlight, |
| 1:31.9 | but looking forward to a career he is determined to pursue on his own terms. |
| 1:38.2 | He will always be an actor best known for playing that part. |
| 1:43.1 | But his career subsequently spans global blockbusters, |
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