David Holmes was the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe from Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001 to the first instalment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2009.
But on set, something went horribly wrong.
Now, Radcliffe is exec producing a documentary about his former stunt double and friend, following an accident on the set of Deathly Hallows: Part 1, called David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived.
The accident on the Harry Potter set.
When Holmes was 27, and rehearsing a scene for the Deathly Hallows, a film set explosion occurred.
Holmes was flying in the air when he was thrown into a wall and pulled back by a high-strength wire, breaking his neck. According to an article in The Mirror at the time, Holmes laid on the ground, conscious, before telling his colleagues, "I can't feel my legs".