Overview
- Radcliffe has said in recent interviews that his three-year-old son, born April 2023, does not know he is famous and he plans to keep it that way for as long as possible.
- He shared two small tests of that privacy: a Harry Potter DVD on the kitchen table that the child did not react to and a Winter Olympics TV commercial moment when the boy tentatively said “Dada?” on seeing his father on screen.
- Radcliffe and partner Erin Darke have kept their son’s name and personal details private and say they prefer he not grow up in the spotlight or pursue acting as a public figure.
- Fatherhood has prompted concrete lifestyle changes for Radcliffe, including quitting smoking, starting his days earlier and becoming more emotional, changes he links to wanting to be present for his child.
- He has publicly supported HBO’s new Harry Potter series, says he would rather his son see that adaptation than Radcliffe’s films, and wrote to the new young lead, Dominic McLaughlin, to offer encouragement.