The Boy Who Lived by David Holmes - ISBN: 9781399738828
Paperback
Stuntman’s Harry Potter life shattered, rebuilt with hope and friendship.

The Boy Who Lived

The honest and moving memoir from Harry Potter's stunt double, with a foreword by Daniel Radcliffe

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    12 November 2024

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Summary

‘A story of resilience, pain and joy’ - inews

As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes helped to move J.K. Rowling’s era-defining story from the page to the big screen. His work as a real-life Fall Guy enabled him to create some of the most memorable action sequences in the Wizarding World, as he became the first person ever to play Quidditch. In living his own hero’s journey, David was also one of only a handful of people to have w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399738828
ISBN-10:1399738828
Author:David Holmes
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder & Stoughton
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:12 November 2024
Weight:340g
Dimensions:232mm x 154mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

His brilliantly-titled memoir tells a story of resilience, pain and joy * inews *

About The Author

David Holmes

David Holmes was born in Essex and trained as a competitive gymnast from the age of 6. He began his stuntman career in Lost in Space and was 14 when he first started as Harry Potter’s stunt double in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, released in 2001. Ten years later, he was working on his seventh Harry Potter film, aged 25, when a stunt went badly wrong and he became paralysed. He has been severely disabled now for 14 years. Still strongly supported by his friendships with the Harry Potter team, he has hosted his own podcast Cunning Stunts since 2020 and has even taken up automobile racing. He lives in Essex.

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