Daniel Radcliffe will forever be known as the ‘Boy Who Lived’ as he played the character of Harry Potter in the adaptation of JK Rowling’s fantasy novels. The actor grew up with the Harry Potter franchise,

Daniel Radcliffe knows there are Harry Potter fans that don't even care to meet him, but he understands their reservations.

The idea that he was going to be “screwed up” was not uncommon. Daniel Radcliffe says there were many that predicted the Harry Potter movies would lead to him having no career when they were over, or him otherwise being “fucked up” by growing up in the limelight.

Daniel Radcliffe, currently starring on Broadway in Merrily We Roll Along, has once again voiced his support for the LGBTQ+ community in response to J.K. Rowling's most recent attacks on the transgender community.

"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe is addressing author J.K. Rowling's anti-Trans views and how her opinions make him "really sad."

Because I do look at the person that I met, the times that we met, and the books that she wrote, and the world that she created, and all of that is to me so deeply empathic.”

Radcliffe and his “Harry Potter” co-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have individually expressed their support for the trans community, something the British media in particular has grabbed ahold of in terms of the cast members being at odds with the woman whose books helped give them careers.

Daniel Radcliffe (left) says he has not been in contact with J.K. Rowling for years. Photos: AFP, Reuters Daniel Radcliffe has said he is saddened by author J.K. Rowling's stance on transgender rights,

Daniel Radcliffe said Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric just makes him feel "really sad."

Rowling has hit the headlines for her views on transgender issues and been criticised by fans of her novels and the world she created.