Radcliffe made his acting debut in the 1999 television movie David Copperfield, playing the young version of the title character. He soon landed a role on the big screen in 2001's spy thriller The Tailor of Panama with Pierce Brosnan and Jamie Lee Curtis. But even before this film's release, Radcliffe made headlines when he was cast as the lead in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The 11-year-old actor joined fellow unknown performers, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's friends Ron and Hermione, on one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2001.