While the Potter films were earning him millions of adoring fans around the world, Radcliffe's role as the bespectacled boy wizard was causing resentment at school.
However, with an estimated £30 million fortune in the bank and Hollywood at his feet - all before his 20th birthday - Radcliffe said his life is proof that that 'uncool' kids come out on top.
Daniel Radcliffe: a cool nerd - Telegraph