Editing Daniel Radcliffe (section)

=== 2002–2008: West End and Broadway Theatre debut ===
[[File:Daniel Radcliffe.jpg|thumb|180px|alt=An eighteen-year-old with short brown hair and blue eyes is smiling.|Radcliffe at the 2006 [[Empire Awards]]]]
In 2002, Radcliffe made his stage debut as a celebrity guest in a [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[The Play What I Wrote]]'', directed by [[Kenneth Branagh]]&mdash;who also appeared with him in the second ''Harry Potter'' film.<ref name="dcref1"/><ref name="playbill2007"/> He appeared in the film ''[[December Boys]]'', an Australian family drama about four orphans that was shot in 2005 and released to theaters in mid-September 2007.<ref name="ewdb">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/07/27/daniel-radcliffe-my-take-deathly-hallows/ |title=Daniel Radcliffe Talks 'Deathly Hallows' |first=Steve |last=Daly |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=27 July 2007 |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=25 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625210747/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20048635,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 April 2006, a portrait of Radcliffe by [[Stuart Pearson Wright]] was unveiled as part of a new exhibition opening at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], before being moved to the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name="portrait">{{cite web |title=Daniel Radcliffe drawing acquired by National Portrait Gallery |publisher=National Portrait Gallery |date=11 April 2006 |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp83293/daniel-radcliffe |access-date=5 June 2007 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706235039/http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp83293/daniel-radcliffe |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2007, Radcliffe co-starred with [[Carey Mulligan]] in ''[[My Boy Jack (film)|My Boy Jack]]'', a television drama film shown on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. The film received mostly positive reviews,<ref>{{cite news |title=My Boy Jack reviews |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[Metacritic]] |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/myboyjack |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613004013/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/myboyjack |archive-date=13 June 2009}}</ref> with several critics praising Radcliffe's performance as an eighteen-year-old who goes missing in action during a battle.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/04172008/tv/harry_goes_to_war_106931.htm |title=Harry Goes to War |last=Buckman |first=Adam |date=17 April 2008 |work=New York Post |access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205172606/http://www.nypost.com/seven/04172008/tv/harry_goes_to_war_106931.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/18/DDBK1056K5.DTL |title=Son goes to war in 'My Boy Jack' |last=Wiegand |first=David |date=19 April 2008 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=21 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621231305/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/18/DDBK1056K5.DTL |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/04/11/my-boy-jack/ |title=My Boy Jack |last=Flynn |first=Gillian |date=11 April 2008 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006110219/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20191035,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Radcliffe stated, "For many people my age, the First World War is just a topic in a history book. But I've always been fascinated by the subject and think it's as relevant today as it ever was."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/28/daniel-radcliffe-signs-on-to-made-for-tv-movie |title=Daniel Radcliffe Signs on to Made For TV Movie |work=[[IGN]] |date=28 August 2006 |access-date=31 March 2011 |archive-date=7 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107144133/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/28/daniel-radcliffe-signs-on-to-made-for-tv-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year, he published several poems under the [[pen name]] Jacob Gershon&mdash;a combination of his middle name and the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] version of his mother's maiden name Gresham&mdash;in the underground fashion magazine ''Rubbish''.<ref name="dantheman"/><ref name="otherauthorname">{{cite news |title=Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe's 'secret life as a published poet' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5799717/Harry-Potter-actor-Daniel-Radcliffes-secret-life-as-a-published-poet.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5799717/Harry-Potter-actor-Daniel-Radcliffes-secret-life-as-a-published-poet.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 July 2009|access-date=26 May 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

At age seventeen, in a bid to demonstrate that he was prepared for adult roles,<ref name="heatworld">{{cite web |url=http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-AZ/Daniel-Radcliffe/ |title=Daniel Radcliffe |work=[[Heat World]] |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042000/http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-AZ/Daniel-Radcliffe/ |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> Radcliffe starred in a West End revival of [[Peter Shaffer]]'s play ''[[Equus (play)|Equus]]'' at the [[Gielgud Theatre]]. The piece had not been revived since its first run in 1973.<ref name="potteranquus"/> Radcliffe took on the lead role<ref name="playbill2007"/> of Alan Strang, a stable boy who has an obsession with horses. Advance sales topped £1.7&nbsp;million. The role generated significant pre-opening media interest, as Radcliffe performed a nude scene.<ref name="potteranquus">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/who-owns-daniel-radcliffe-the-curse-of-child-fame-438724.html |title=Who owns Daniel Radcliffe? The curse of child fame |work=The Independent |date=4 March 2007 |access-date=27 May 2011 |location=London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421062600/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/who-owns-daniel-radcliffe-the-curse-of-child-fame-438724.html |archive-date=21 April 2008 }}</ref><ref name="equus">{{cite news |title=Naked stage role for Potter star |work=BBC News |date=28 July 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5223520.stm |access-date=5 June 2007 |archive-date=11 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111113627/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5223520.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Equus'' opened on 27 February 2007 and ran until 9 June 2007.<ref name="playbill2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103200-Equus-Revival-with-Harry-Potter-Star-Radcliffe-Sets-West-End-Dates |title=Equus Revival – with "Harry Potter" Star Radcliffe – Sets West End Dates |work=[[Playbill]] |publisher=Playbill, Inc |first=John |last=Nathan |date=2 November 2006 |access-date=27 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021085821/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103200-Equus-Revival-with-Harry-Potter-Star-Radcliffe-Sets-West-End-Dates |archive-date=21 October 2012 }}</ref> Radcliffe's performance was acclaimed,<ref name="reviews1">{{Cite news|title=RADCLIFFE'S WOMEN NERVES|publisher=Contact Music|date=5 June 2007|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/radcliffes%20women%20nerves_1033227|access-date=5 June 2007|archive-date=15 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715172830/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/radcliffes%20women%20nerves_1033227|url-status=dead}}</ref> as critics were impressed by the nuance and depth of his [[Typecasting#Playing against type|against-type]] role.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Burchell|first=Kenzie|title=Moving the Magic|publisher=MSNBC|date=28 February 2007|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17383712/site/newsweek/|access-date=5 June 2007 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318003305/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17383712/site/newsweek/ |archive-date = 18 March 2007}}</ref> [[Charles Spencer (journalist)|Charles Spencer]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' wrote that the actor "displays a dramatic power and an electrifying stage presence that marks a tremendous leap forward." He added: "I never thought I would find the diminutive (but perfectly formed) Radcliffe a sinister figure, but as Alan Strang ... there are moments when he seems genuinely scary in his rage and confusion."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3663477/Radcliffes-naked-talent-makes-Equus-a-hit.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3663477/Radcliffes-naked-talent-makes-Equus-a-hit.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |first=Charles |last=Spencer |title=Radcliffe's naked talent makes Equus a hit |work=The Telegraph |location=UK |date=28 February 2007 |access-date=27 May 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The production transferred to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]] in September 2008. Radcliffe continued in the lead role, starring alongside [[Kate Mulgrew]], [[Anna Camp]], and his ''Harry Potter'' co-star [[Richard Griffiths]].<ref name="equus08">{{cite web |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |title=Radcliffe To Bare All On Broadway As 'Equus' Eyes Late '08 Opening |publisher=MTV |date=4 September 2007 |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/09/04/radcliffe-to-bare-all-on-broadway-as-equus-eyes-late-08-opening/ |access-date=5 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907133417/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/09/04/radcliffe-to-bare-all-on-broadway-as-equus-eyes-late-08-opening/ |archive-date=7 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nathan |first=John |title=London Equus – Starring Radcliffe and Griffiths – Closes 9 June |publisher=Playbill, Inc |work=Playbill |date=9 June 2007 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108659.html |access-date=27 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414124239/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108659.html |archive-date=14 April 2009 }}</ref> Radcliffe was nervous about reprising the role on Broadway as he considered American audiences to be more discerning than those in London.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nichols |first=Michelle |work=Reuters |title=Radcliffe nervous about baring all on Broadway |publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]] |date=5 September 2007 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0521724920070905 |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=3 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003200641/http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0521724920070905 |url-status=live }}</ref> Radcliffe's performance was nominated for a [[Drama Desk Award]].<ref name="dramadeskenquus">{{cite web |url=http://www.dramadesk.com/press084.html |title=54th Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced at New York Friars Club by Faith Prince and Jim Dale |publisher=[[Drama Desk Awards|Drama Desk]] |date=27 April 2009 |access-date=27 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110703135859/http://www.dramadesk.com/press084.html |archive-date=3 July 2011 }}</ref>