THE BOY WHO LIVED

THE INSPIRATIONAL MEMOIR FROM HARRY POTTER STUNTMAN DAVID HOLMES WITH A FOREWORD BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE PERFECT FOR HARRY POTTER FANS As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise stuntman David Holmes helped to move J K Rowling s era defining story from the page to the big screen His work as a real life Fall Guy enabled him to create some of the most memorable action sequences in the Wizarding World as he became the first person ever to play Quidditch In living his own hero s journey David was also one of only a handful of people to have worn the iconic wizard s cape glasses and scar in front of the cameras That is until an accident changed his life forever During the making of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 David broke his neck in a stunt rehearsal and was instantly paralysed From talented junior gymnast and stunt prodigy to fully qualified Hollywood stuntman his story is a brutally honest portrait of a man who lost everything but found different ways to reimagine new possibilities with love friendship and optimism and he later co created a BAFTA nominated documentary about his life David s behind the scenes look at one of the biggest film series of all time is both jaw dropping and hilarious Powerful and em