Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe welcomes his first child with longtime girlfriend Erin Drake

The Harry Potter star has become a father, welcoming his first child with long-term partner Erin Darke. On Tuesday, the couple was spotted pushing a pram in New York City, confirming the news of the arrival of the newborn.

Daniel’s representative confirmed the news to Express.co.uk in a statement which read, "We can confirm that Erin Darke and Daniel Radcliffe have welcomed their first child."

No further details have been shared about the sex of the baby or the place of its birth. Daniel, 33, has been with 38-year-old Erin for over a decade now. It is reported that the couple first met on the sets of Kill Your Darlings in 2012 and have been dating since.

In a 2019 interview, the actor talked about shooting an intimate scene with Erin for Kill Your Darlings. "It'll be a hell of a story to tell our kids one day because of what our characters do with each other,” he had said.

The couple does not reveal much about their personal lives and rarely make any red-carpet appearances together. They made headlines last month when a fan account of Daniel shared a picture of Erin with a baby bump.

Last year, speaking to People about his relationship, Daniel said, ''I've got a really nice life. I've been with my girlfriend for a decade. We're really happy.''

Speaking to Newsweek last year, Daniel spoke about fatherhood and said that he would love for his children to be around him on film sets.

As soon as the news of the baby broke, fans took to Twitter to congratulate the couple. One user wrote, “Well I can’t believe Harry Potter is now a DAD huge congratulations to Daniel Radcliffe for becoming a father for the first time. I’ve always thought he is such a down to earth guy this is wonderful news.” Others wrote, “So happy for them! My feeling says they have a boy.” Another one tweeted, “How am I this old!?!? Like… Harry Potter has a kid.”

Daniel rose to fame when he appeared in the adaptation of J.K. Rowling's bestseller book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He was last seen in Eric Appel’s 2022 film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. His other notable works are The Women in Black and Swiss Army Man.

Erin, on the other hand, is famous for starring in 2015 series Good Girl Revolt. She was last seen in the Amazon Prime Video series, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.