Again in 2009, David Holmes — who served as Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double within the first six Harry Potter motion pictures, suffered a tragic accident on set that left him paralyzed. Holmes has now written in regards to the expertise and rediscovering life after his damage in a e-book, The Boy Who Lived: When Magic and Actuality Collide. Fellow Harry Potter star Emma Watson picked up a duplicate and shared her emotional response to his phrases, saying in a heartfelt assessment that she hasn’t stopped crying.
The Boy Who Lived was launched in November and contains a foreword by Daniel Radcliffe, who has remained shut with David Holmes. Emma Watson — aka Hermione Granger within the beloved movies — raved in regards to the e-book on her Instagram Tales, writing:
I’ve simply completed studying Dan’s foreword and David Holmes lovely e-book ‘The Boy who lived’ and haven’t stopped crying (couple of fine laughs in there too after all as a result of it’s David 💜💜) however if you wish to learn one thing this Christmas that offers a little bit of perception into the behind the scenes of constructing a movie like Harry Potter but in addition the deeply human journey of what it’s like to seek out our place and which means on the earth when life assessments us…. David’s e-book is an exquisite one. Congratulations pricey David. We love you xxx Emma
The accident that endlessly modified David Holmes’ life occurred through the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Half 1. The stunt double was immediately paralyzed from the chest down in a stunt testing accident. In 2023 he and Daniel Radcliffe starred in a equally titled documentary David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (obtainable to stream with a Max subscription) about their enduring friendship.
It appears David Holmes has remained shut with Emma Watson and different members of the solid as properly, regardless of it being greater than a decade because the closing film got here out. He gushed over the actress on his personal Instagram following her candy assessment, even hilariously revealing that he as soon as doubled as Hermione in one of many motion pictures:
Followers have loved watching the celebrities of the film react to their life-changing childhood jobs because the years move. Numerous different enjoyable behind-the-scenes tales, movies and pics just like the one above have come out over time, together with a fairly nice one from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Hearth during which it appears Robert Pattinson couldn’t bear in mind Emma Watson’s identify, prompting her to name him “simply plain impolite!” She has additionally shared one other reminiscence from that film that brought on some excessive discomfort and possibly simply as a lot frustration.
The Harry Potter solid members will at all times be remembered for these roles, and that appears very true for David Holmes. It’s nice to see his former colleagues persevering with to help him via his journey all these years later.