The daring Essex, England native was hired as the main stunt double for "Harry Potter" when he was seventeen years old, in 2001

While Holmes trained 11-year-old Radcliffe in swordplay and gymnastics for the first of eight films,

. First six films in the Harry Potter film series, he served as Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double

He suffered severe injuries and a partial paralysis in January 2009, while filming a stunt test for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

After the incident occurred, Holmes acquired a cyst in his spinal cord that threatened to impair his mobility. This cyst left Holmes unable to walk

After Holmes founded Ripple Productions, Daniel Radcliffe and the company released a podcast in 2020.