David Holmes

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David Holmes is a British podcast host and former actor and stunt performer. Holmes was the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in the first six films of the Harry Potter film series.

In January 2009 Holmes was seriously injured and left partially paralysed after an accident during the filming of a stunt test for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. With two friends who are also paralysed, Holmes started Ripple Productions, which in 2020 launched a podcast with Daniel Radcliffe (Cunning Stunts) interviewing other stunt actors to raise awareness about the risks they face.

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, a documentary about Holmes’s life, premiered at Doc NYC on 13 November 2023 before being released on HBO on 15 November 2023. In November 2024, David’s memoir of the same name published with Hodder.