Meet David Holmes Daniel Radcliffe’s Stunt Double Left in Wheelchair During Harry Potter

David Holmes Accident Scene. Who is David Holmes, Harry Potter’s stunt double who suffered a terrible accident My Family Cinema In a scene in which Harry is attacked by the serpent Nagini, Holmes was rehearsing being launched into a wall Holmes was rehearsing a flying scene at Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden, in 2009 when he was pulled.

More weights had been added to a pulley system to allow the stunt Harry to fly. Speaking to The Mirror in 2014, Holmes recalled how he felt after the accident took place, revealing: "My stunt co-ordinator grabbed my hand and said, 'squeeze my fingers'

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It was precisely then that he started his journey into stunt work when he became the body-double for a young actor in the 1998 sci-fi movie Lost in Space. At the age of 14, David Holmes had already trained in gymnastics, trampolining, high diving, kick boxing, horse riding and swimming Still, he doesn't hold any ill will for the "Harry Potter" cast and crew.

Inspiring documentary "David Holmes The Boy Who Lived" chronicles stuntman's journey after. The Harry Potter accident that left Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double David Holmes paralysed. Holmes was rehearsing a flying scene at Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden, in 2009 when he was pulled.

Inspiring documentary "David Holmes The Boy Who Lived" chronicles stuntman's journey after. In a scene in which Harry is attacked by the serpent Nagini, Holmes was rehearsing being launched into a wall More weights had been added to a pulley system to allow the stunt Harry to fly.