By ninemsn staff
Actor Daniel Radcliffe has dumped his school uniform in favour of a military one to play the 17-year-old son of author Rudyard Kipling in TV drama debut, My Boy Jack.
He may be sporting a moustache with his hair slicked swiftly to the left, but it’s still the same boy who donned the trademark glasses and cast his magic wand in the direction of Hogwarts.
The drama alleges Kipling pulled strings to secure a commission for his son with the Irish guards — despite poor eyesight.
The film follows the soul-destroying search for Jack by his mother and father after he goes missing during the Battle of Loos, The Daily Mail reports.
Radcliffe has said recently that he wants to focus on more “adult roles” though his child acting has earned him a staggering $55 million.
The 18-year-old actor isn’t shy to dramatic roles — he recently bared all for the play Equus.
The most recent Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix has been a worldwide smash, grossing $29 million on the Australian box office in just over three weeks.
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the most recent and final book in the spellbinding series, was released earlier last month and became the fastest selling book in history.
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