Here’s the true story behind the nearly fatal accident that left a stunt double paralyzed on set of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows’.
We all know the cast members of the Harry Potter films. How exactly these casting directors chose three child actors and know they would grow into talented actors is beyond me.
While it is impressive to see amazing actors grow up in front of our eyes, we can’t forget that a lot of people put years of work into making the feature films that we love so much. One such person is Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double David Holmes.
Holmes had worked alongside Daniel since 2000 on the first six Harry Potter movies. Through several quidditch matches and duels, Holmes and Radcliffe worked together to create amazing stunts and exciting scenes for years.
Sadly, as Holmes was working on a flying stunt for ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’ in 2009, he was thrown against a wall, fracturing his neck and leaving him paralyzed from the neck down at only 25-years-old.
In an amazing twist, Daniel Radcliffe wanted to make sure that everyone knew that Holmes is more than just “a person in a wheelchair,” and that he deserves to be recoginzed as a great stunt double, but also a good friend.
Check out his kind words for everyone regarding his friendship with David Holmes below:
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