Radcliffe catapulted to fame at age 12 after the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. He went on to star in seven more of the fantasy films over the span of a decade.
During an interview with Off Camera With Sam Jones on Tuesday, the English actor, now 29, revealed that he turned to alcohol to cope with the massive amount of attention he received, with his every move heavily scrutinised.
"In my case, the quickest way of forgetting about the fact that you were being watched was to get very drunk," he said.
