David Holmes (actor)

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David Holmes
Born (1983-12-01) December 1, 1983 (age 40)
Occupations
  • Podcast host
  • stunt double
  • actor
Years active2001–present

David Holmes (born 1 December 1983) is a British podcast host and former actor and stunt performer.

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Career

Holmes was the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in the first six films of the Harry Potter film series. He played a Slytherin beater in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , but an error in the film's credits lists him as playing the character Adrian Pucey instead; that role was actually played by Scot Fearn. [1]

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 . [2] [3] [4] He is credited in the finished film as a stunt performer.

After becoming disabled, he took up automobile racing, driving a car with hand controls which he could operate. With two friends – also paralysed – Holmes started Ripple Productions, which in 2020 launched a podcast with Daniel Radcliffe, called Cunning Stunts, interviewing other stunt actors to raise awareness about the risks they face. [5] [6]

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. [7] Daniel Radcliffe served as the film's executive producer. [8]

Filmography

Stunts

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Lost In Space StuntsUncredited
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter stunt doubleUncredited
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005 Green Street Hooligans Stunt performer
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter stunt doubleUncredited
2007 The Last Legion Romulus Augustus stunt double
Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul Stunts3 episodes
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter stunt doubleUncredited
My Boy Jack Stunt performerTelevision film
The Golden Compass Stunts
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Stunts
2008 Doomsday Stunt performer
Mutant Chronicles
Inkheart Utility stunts
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter stunt doubleUncredited
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Young Bis stunt double
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Harry Potter stunt double
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2015 Mortdecai Additional stunt performer

Other

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Bedazzled Studentuncredited
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Slytherin BeaterMistakenly credited as "Adrian Pucey"
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Slytherin Beater No. 1
2023 David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived Self HBO Max Documentary

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