David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (2023) is a documentary you can watch online on iFILM. Holmes spent a decade as Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double across all eight Harry Potter films, taking the falls and flights the young star couldn't.

A gymnast since childhood, he landed on set as a teenager and grew up alongside the franchise. It all changed during a rehearsal for a flying gag on Deathly Hallows: a hard yank on the wire, an impact with the wall, and paralysis below the neck. Director Dan Hartley builds the film around the aftermath rather than the injury itself — the friendship with Radcliffe that never faded, home footage from those years, frank talk about pain and the stubborn pull to keep going.

Radcliffe shows up here as a producer and confidant, not a marquee guest, and that candid back-and-forth is what carries the 89 minutes. The film refuses to milk pity or flatten into a motivational poster; it stays an honest portrait of a man who lost his dream job and found a reason to get up anyway. One for Potter fans and anyone drawn to documentaries about resilience. Stream the film online on iFILM.