6. Daniel Radcliffe’s Stunt Double Was Paralyzed During Filming
In 2009, while practicing a scene for The Deathly Hallows movie, stunt double and competitive gymnast David Holmes was flung against a wall in the WB studios when a stunt went sideways. The 25-year-old broke his neck, and despite being rushed to hospital, was told that he would be paralyzed from the waist down.
Holmes now modifies and drives racecars, and is an ambassador for the Royal National Orthopedic Unit.
Interestingly, Holmes is credited as playing Adrian Pucey in the credits to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, but that was an error in the credits. Adrian was actually played by actor Scott Fearn.
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