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In conversation with David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Posted on 1 April 2025

In this session, we were joined by with David Holmes, Harry Potter's stunt double, whose exceptional gymnastic skills earned him onscreen immortality. He was the first person to play Quidditch on a broomstick, dodged dragon's fire, and dived deep into the Great Lake without any gillyweed.

During the filming of 'Deathly Hallows Part 1', a stunt went wrong, and David suffered a severe spinal injury that left him paralysed. David shared the candid and inspiring story of his life before and after the accident, as told in his book, 'The Boy Who Lived'.

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