TV Role Takes Daniel Radcliffe From Sorcerer To Soldier

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is set to appear in his first TV lead in one-off drama My Boy Jack, which is due to air in the autumn.

Swapping his Hogwarts cape for the dashing uniform of the Irish Guards, the 18-year-old is to play Rudyard Kipling’s son in the true-to-life World War I drama.

The programme recounts how 17-year-old John Jack Kipling goes missing in action after his father pulled strings to get him accepted into the Army despite his poor eyesight.

Daniel has a personal interest in the First World War which means that he’s particularly enthusiastic about the new project. He said that “I’ve always been fascinated by the subject,” he told one US magazine. “And I think it’s as relevant today as it ever was.”

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