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The Boy Who Lived by David Holmes

Welcome to The Boy Who Lived gallery. Please scroll down to listen to my curated playlists to accompany each chapter of the book.

Blasted backwards by a spell in the Room of Requirement – not an uppercut from Greg Powell!

All that gruelling diving training made for some great underwater group shots.

An exciting moment: getting to work with Matt LeBlanc at the height of his Friends fame.

Before I got to work with the legendary Richard Harris on Harry Potter, there was the chance to work with his son, Jared.

Lost in Space: my first taste of a film set.

With each Harry Potter film came the possibility for more and more stunt sequences.

The discomfort of Quidditch! Note my nickname…

Harry Potter’s last outing: a ticket to the world premiere of Deathly Hallows Part 2.

Hogwarts in the snow: the brilliant second unit team on The Goblet of Fire.

David Holmes, professional Quidditch player.

The art of bringing magic to life.

Who says you need a broomstick to fly? Soaring through the air as a Gryffindor Quidditch player, with a note from Dan himself.

Mapping out the action: storyboards from The Chamber of Secrets, signed by Christopher Columbus.

Just another day at the office: behind the scenes of Harry’s tussle with the Hungarian Horntail in the Triwizard Tournament.

Stunt work in action at the Hogwarts Duelling Club.

Staring down the Basilisk in The Chamber of Secrets, sword in hand.

Performing a stunt where I set my head on fire. Photograph taken by James Eckersley.

More photos from my personal collection:

Dobby taking a well-earned break.

Photo by Mike Marsland/Getty Images for Sky

Photo by Mike Marsland/Getty Images for Sky

The Lost Legion.

Me getting dumped into the water on The Last Legion.

Me getting thrown by actor Kevin McKidd next to Sir Ben Kingsley.

My favourite piece of equipment: the Russian swing.

Being roped into the underwater costume test for Fleur on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Me and industry legend Assistant Director Cliff Lanning messing around in the hallways of Shepperton Studios.

Helicopter flight above the mountains of the South Island of New Zealand.

Will Pike.

Me just before I have an informative experience at the Guggenheim, New York.

Me and one of my best mates Tom Di Cap about to take a flight.

Just before having one of the best meals of my life in the South of France.

Press photo before the New York premiere of The Boy Who Lived.

Just before accepting my own membership onto the British Stunt Register 2023.

It’s no Hogwarts, but still a pretty cool castle in Normandy.

Me and one of my best mates Jay overlooking a glacier from the top of a mountain in Zermatt.

Me and one of my best friends and Producer Amy Stares outside Buckingham Palace before I’m about to give a speech.

Two bellends staring at two bellends.

One of my favourite photos of me in my wheelchair.

The article about our trip to Ibiza.

Taking two of my friends to visit the set of Jupiter Ascending.

The Batmobile that me and Radcliffe would go on to break many years later during the filming of The Boy Who Lived.

Photo from the red carpet of the final Harry Potter premiere.

The Dakota building, New York just before me and Tommy have a moment of connection in the car.

Seeing one of my best friends on a billboard in Broadway, New York.

Me and Rupert at my charity Halloween party.

That time the Gringotts goblins recreated Resevoir Dogs.

The first of 15 David Holmes Harry Potter charity cricket matches.

Dobby’s resting place.

My Rosie.

Me and my best mate Marc Mailley, photo taken by Dan Radcliffe.

Doggy love in New York.

Who needs a broomstick?

Marc in front of an air bag used for a high fall!

Me and Mr Darcy.

Doubling Dan on My Boy Jack.

Watch my TedX talk The Boy Who Lived: Surviving Harry Potter below

Follow me on Spotify (davidholmes1983) to listen to the full playlists to accompany each chapter, including the introduction.

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