Harry Potter ultimately proved to be the role of a lifetime for the then 11-year-old Daniel Radcliffe. After producer David Heyman convinced the young actor’s initially hesitant parents to allow a meeting to cast their son as The Boy Who Lived, the rest was history. Radcliffe, now an adult with a child, is still renowned for his performance in the Potter movies. As much as the actor embodied the role in various ways, many might still notice that he doesn't have green eyes in the film like his counterpart in the book. Well, Heyman revealed the story behind that change.
One compliment that Harry always gets throughout the books is that he has his mother’s green eyes. That sentiment about the character's eyes remains in the films, but it's Daniel Radcliffe natural blue eyes that are shown throughout the movies. In a video shared to the official Potter Instagram account, David Heyman explained that the original plan was for Harry to have green eyes, but a health concern changed all that:
