Daniel Radcliffe Honors His Paralyzed 'Harry Potter' Stunt Double

Daniel Radcliffe is celebrating the man who made him fly.

The Harry Potter star, who became famous at 12 years old for portraying the fictional character, produced a new documentary about his stunt double from the films. David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived , chronicles the titular 42-year-olds journey after being paralyzed on set.

I used to fly, he says in the film, according to People . Not so much anymore.

Holmes is eight years older than Radcliffe but served as his stunt double for all eight Potter films. He suffered an on-set spinal injury in 2009, however, breaking his neck after being propelled backward into a wall while test filming for the final two installments.

The Deathly Hallows incident left Holmes paralyzed from the waist down.

I wanted to make something about Dave for years because hes extraordinary and I wanted to share that with the world, Radcliffe told People for a story published Tuesday. I was trying to do it myself. We shot some stuff and I didnt really know what I was doing.

I thought I might know how to direct a documentary, he added. I absolutely didnt.

Radcliffe ultimately hired Potter video operator Dan Hartley to direct the film.

The documentary opens with Holmes as Harry Potter performing in mid-air on a broomstick, showing just how essential he was to bringing J.K. Rowlings literary vision to the screen.

Radcliffe was initially intent on making a documentary about stunt men and their invaluable work in general, but it shifted to a focused look at Holmes before and after his accident. For Radcliffe, it also served as a trip down memory lane.

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