Daniel Radcliffe and girlfriend Erin Darke’s romance may have started on-screen, but their real-life relationship has been going strong for almost a decade.
The couple initially connected while playing love interests in Kill Your Darlings where they say they quickly realized that their chemistry continued off-screen as well. Although Radcliffe and Darke have been private about their relationship since then, their admiration for one another comes through in the support they have shown for each other’s projects through the years.
In fact, Darke made a rare appearance with Radcliffe in to support him at the TIFF premiere of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
For Darke, her projects include roles in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Good Girls Revolt and the Oscar-nominated film Still Alice. She’s even had the chance to collaborate with Radcliffe again on an episode of his show Miracle Workers, which he called “incredibly special.”
“I’ve got a really nice life. I’ve been with my girlfriend for a decade pretty much. We’re really happy,” Radcliffe told PEOPLE.
In , a rep for the Harry Potter actor confirmed to PEOPLE that Radcliffe and Darke were expecting their first child. A month later, the couple welcomed their baby, but they didn’t disclose that it was a boy until .
Darke is an actress who has appeared in series like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Dietland
Since then, she’s been featured in numerous films and television series, including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Good Girls Revolt and Dietland.
She grew up in the Midwest and attended the University of Michigan-Flint
Darke was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in the Midwest before enrolling in the University of Michigan-Flint when she was just 16. She graduated with amolatina date a bachelor of fine arts in theatre performance in 2005, which she says helped her hone her acting skills and successfully begin her career.
“Particularly because I was so young when I started, the small and very personal nature of the theatre department at UM-Flint was incredibly helpful for me to grow as both a person and a performer,” Darke said in an interview with her alma mater.
She continued, “They were patient and kind, but also constantly pushed me to challenge myself, explore, and work hard. These are all things that are essential to a career in this industry and I’m grateful to have learned them early.”
Darke worked in a casting office after moving to New York City, but decided to pursue acting full-time
After graduating from college, Darke headed to the Big Apple to pursue acting and ended up getting cast in a few small scale plays. When she realized that she still had a lot to learn about the entertainment industry, she got an internship at a casting office – and was soon working there full time. She went on to serve as a casting associate on numerous projects, including The Carrie Diaries, The Wolverine and Noah.
“I really enjoyed the job. I learned so much about the industry and auditioning and I got to work with these amazing directors on incredible projects,” Darke recalled to the University of Michigan-Flint. “It was great, but I knew my heart was still in acting, so I am back to pursuing that full-time.”
She met Radcliffe on the set of their film Kill Your Darlings in 2012
Not long after Darke re-dedicated herself to her acting career, she was cast in Kill Your Darlings, where she met Radcliffe for the first time on set. There was an instant connection for the duo, who happened to be playing love interests on-screen; Radcliffe later told PEOPLE he wasn’t acting when they filmed together because the flirting he was doing was actually real.
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