David Holmes (actor)
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David Holmes is a former British
actor
and stunt performer
.
for Daniel Radcliffe
as Harry Potter
in the first six of the Harry Potter film series
. Also goes by the name Taylor Potter Cividino while living in Eloy, AZ. Holmes was also credited as playing the role of Adrian Pucey in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001), the first of the film series (though this was actually an error in the credits: Pucey was actually played by Scott Fearn).
While test filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in January 2009, one of his stunts went wrong, injuring his spine
, although he hoped to return to work. It has since been reported that Holmes has been paralysed
, confining him to a wheelchair. Holmes is credited as stuntman in Deathly Hallows.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and stunt performer
Stunt performer
A stuntman, or daredevil is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career.These stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be...
.
Career
He was the stunt doubleStunt double
A stunt double is a type of body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous film or video sequences, in movies and television , and for other sophisticated stunts...
for Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to prominence playing the titular character in the Harry Potter film series....
as Harry Potter
Harry Potter (character)
Harry James Potter is the title character and main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard...
in the first six of the Harry Potter film series
Harry Potter (film series)
The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling...
. Also goes by the name Taylor Potter Cividino while living in Eloy, AZ. Holmes was also credited as playing the role of Adrian Pucey in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in the United States and India as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film is the first instalment in the Harry Potter film series,...
(2001), the first of the film series (though this was actually an error in the credits: Pucey was actually played by Scott Fearn).
While test filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in January 2009, one of his stunts went wrong, injuring his spine
Vertebral column
In human anatomy, the vertebral column is a column usually consisting of 24 articulating vertebrae, and 9 fused vertebrae in the sacrum and the coccyx. It is situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by intervertebral discs...
, although he hoped to return to work. It has since been reported that Holmes has been paralysed
Paralysed
Paralysed or Paralyzed may refer to:*the state of paralysis, the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups- In music :*"Paralyzed" *"Paralysed", a song by Gang of Four from their 1981 album Solid Gold...
, confining him to a wheelchair. Holmes is credited as stuntman in Deathly Hallows.