This week's guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is David Holmes. David was a stunt double for Daniel Ratcliffe (Harry Potter). In January 2009 Holmes was seriously injured and left partially paralyzed after an accident during the filming of a stunt test for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In 2020 launched a podcast with Daniel Radcliffe, called Cunning Stunts, interviewing other stunt actors to raise awareness about the risks they face.
We will be talking about Hollywood and the movie industry, life as a stunt double, his accident, he’s now friendship with Daniel Radcliffe, life now and much more.