David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
Directed by Dan Hartley (“Lad: A Yorkshire Story”). The film is a coming-of-age story of stuntman David Holmes, a prodigious teenage gymnast from Essex, England, who is selected to play Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the first Harry Potter film, when Daniel is just eleven. Over the next ten years, the two form an inextricable bond, but on the penultimate film a tragic accident on set leaves David paralyzed with a debilitating spinal injury, turning his world upside down. As Daniel and his closest stunt colleagues rally to support David and his family in their moment of need, it is David’s extraordinary spirit of resilience that becomes their greatest source of strength and inspiration.
Featuring candid personal footage shot over the last decade, behind-the-scenes material from Holmes’ stunt work, scenes of his current life and intimate interviews with David, Daniel Radcliffe, friends and family, the film also reflects universal themes of living with adversity, growing up, forging identities in an uncertain world, and the bonds that bind us together and lift us up.
Release Date
This HBO Original Documentary premiered on HBO on the 15th November 2023 and on the 18th November 2023 on Sky.
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived Crew
Director: Dan Hartley
Producers: Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn, Vanessa Davies and Amy Stares
Executive Producers: Daniel Radcliffe, David Holmes, Dan Hartley, Sue Latimer and Sarah Spahovic
HBO Executive Producers: Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller and Tina Nguyen
SKY Executive Producer: Poppy Dixon
Editor: Kevin Konak
For Full Credit List, please visit David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived on IMDB
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