Injury While Reading Harry Potter Did Not Change Me

David Holmes, a talented gymnast from Leigh-on-sea, Essex, became Harry Potter’s stunt double at 17, performing risky stunts for Daniel Radcliffe. Tragically, in January 2009, while filming the seventh movie, he suffered a paralyzing neck injury at the age of 24. Despite his accident, Holmes maintains that his personality remains unchanged, and his friendship with Radcliffe, along with a new role in a Harry Potter audiobook, has brought him peace.

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