David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

HBO’s DAVID HOLMES: THE BOY WHO LIVED is a coming-of-age story about stuntman David Holmes, a prodigious teenage gymnast from Essex, England, who is selected to play Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the first Harry Potter film, when Radcliffe is just 11-years-old. Over the next 10 years, the two form an inextricable bond, but on the penultimate film, a tragic accident on set leaves Holmes paralyzed with a debilitating spinal injury, turning his world upside down. As Radcliffe and his closest stunt colleagues rally to support Holmes and his family in their moment of need, it is Holmes’ extraordinary spirit of resilience that becomes their greatest source of strength and inspiration. Featuring candid personal footage shot over the last decade, behind-the-scenes material from Holmes’ stunt work, scenes of his current life, and intimate interviews with David, Daniel Radcliffe, friends, family, and former crew, the film also reflects universal themes of living with adversity, growing up, forging identities in an uncertain world, and the bonds that bind us together and lift us up.