HE THOUGHT he’d landed the best job in the world – the movie was all everyone could talk about and being part of the magic was a dream come true.
David Holmes was to be the stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe, the 11-year-old chosen to play Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first movie in the blockbuster franchise.
David, then 19, had to do all the dangerous stunts, such as flying on a broomstick and battling the dastardly Lord Voldemort in mid-air. He was so good at it all he was called back for numerous movies and formed a close bond
