A magical romance. Daniel Radcliffe and Erin Darke‘s long-term romance was built on a mutual love of acting — and one memorable first encounter.
“That’s a wonderful record of us flirting for the first time,” the Harry Potter alum told Playboy in October 2015 about meeting Darke on the set of Kill Your Darlings. “There’s no acting going on — not from my end, anyway. There’s a moment when she makes me laugh, and I’m laughing as me and not as my character. She was incredibly funny and smart. I knew I was in trouble.”
After making a strong connection while filming a love scene for the 2013 indie film, the pair embarked on a real-life romance. In January 2020, Radcliffe explained that his relationship with the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress is unlike any of his previous ones, primarily due to the fact that they enjoy the same “nerdy” things and are totally comfortable being themselves. “I grew up doing lots of things where I thought, ‘This is super nerdy. I’ll never be able to do this around a girl,'” the Trainwreck actor told the UK outlet Metro in January 2020. “But that’s the wonderful thing about the moment you find the relationship you’re meant to be in.”
Radcliffe added: “It’s like, ‘Oh, I can do all of that stuff and you don’t mind. And you actually think it’s fun, too. This is fantastic!'”
In addition to having a similar sense of humor, the couple are also able to laugh about the attention that comes with dating in the public eye. “Dating a famous person teaches you very quickly that s–t is weird sometimes. People are weird with fame sometimes,” the Michigan native said in a joint interview with Radcliffe for Vulture in March 2020. “We’re at the point now where I’ve seen my own wedding reported several times. You do start to dismiss things you read about your partner if you’re pretty sure they’re not true.”
She continued, laughing: “We’re boring to [the paparazzi]. Ninety percent of the paparazzi photos of us are getting coffee. … Or going to the grocery store. We’ve been photographed twice waiting for an Uber. Dan is not the most exciting celebrity.”
While Radcliffe often has to spend time away from the Love & Mercy actress as they work on various film and TV projects, the pair do their best to stay close and connected. “There’s always an element of long distance with two actors in a relationship,” the England native told Radio Times magazine in January 2020. “We always end up traveling a lot … It is what it is. I’m very grateful for Skype and FaceTime.”
Keep scrolling to see the full timeline of Radcliffe and Darke’s romance:
The pair met on the set of Kill Your Darlings, in which Radcliffe played a young Allen Ginsberg. In the film, Darke's character strikes up a brief flirtation with Ginsberg, before the two share an intimate moment in a library. YouTube
The Jungle actor and Darke were first spotted together at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where they were promoting Kill Your Darlings. "They were affectionate most of the night," a source told Us Weekly at the time, adding that she "was touching his knee" at their VIP table. "They were a little more obvious outside the venue after they were leaving." Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
Radcliffe confirmed their relationship later that year, during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. "Yes, I am dating someone," the Lost City star said after a caller asked if he was in a relationship. "And my type is … the type I keep private. My type is intelligent." Jonathan Hordle/Shutterstock
The couple made their red carpet debut at the 2014 Tony Awards. At the time, Radcliffe was starring on Broadway in The Cripple of Inishmaan, which was nominated for Best Revival of a Play. Gregory Pace/BEI/Shutterstock
After telling Us Weekly exclusively that the Dietland star was "absolutely" his best friend, Radcliffe explained why their relationship works so well. "I think that's the kind of relationship I always aspire to have with someone I'm in a relationship with. You want that person to be your best friend," he said. "In the case of Erin, we definitely are." Todd Williamson/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
A video of Radcliffe and Darke rapping Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady" at karaoke went viral, with the couple grinning and sharing a sweet kiss at the end of the clip. "I was obsessed with [Eminem]," the Victor Frankenstein star said during an October 2014 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. "I think I was the first kid in my class to learn all the words to 'Real Slim Shady.'" MEGA
The former child star gave a little more insight into his relationship with Darke in January 2018, revealing that she was a big fan of the beard he had to grow for the first episode of Miracle Workers. "She doesn’t mind it actually," Radcliffe told Us exclusively. "Apparently I have a soft beard and it is not scratchy, so that’s good. But yeah, I think [it] was a little bit too long, even by her standards." Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, rumors that Radcliffe had tested positive for the illness hit social media, and the Swiss Army Man star had to publicly deny the reports. The reality of how he and Darke had been spending their time was much more relatable: "We decided to be super-responsible and self-quarantine so we haven’t stepped out of the apartment in … 11 days?" she told Vulture, confessing that they had been keeping tally of how many days they were in quarantine. Radcliffe added: "We’re both in the situation where we’ve never been more grateful not to have a kid, or more annoyed that we don’t have a dog. But generally speaking, compared to a lot of people, we are very, very much okay." Shutterstock (2)
Radcliffe and Darke made their first red carpet appearance together in almost a decade when the Good Girls Revolt alum accompanied him to a New York screening of The Lost City. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
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