Radcliffe's roles supported by Warner Bros

Daniel Radcliffe has insisted that Warner Brothers were "totally supportive" of his decision to try new roles in between filming Harry Potter.

There was speculation that Radcliffe had jeopardised his future as lead actor in the Potter movies earlier this year, after he stripped naked for West End play Equus. Daniel later filmed ITV drama My Boy Jack, which will see him starring as a World War I soldier.

However, Radcliffe has explained that the roles have helped him to become a "better actor" and therefore benefited the Potter films.

"Warner Brothers have always been totally supportive of things like Equus and My Boy Jack because I think they know, deep down, that doing other things will only get Potter more publicity - not that it needs more!" Radcliffe revealed in an interview with Parkinson.

"I think they also realise that by going off and doing something like Equus and doing something like My Boy Jack, that when I come back to Potter I would have learned these different experiences and I will actually be, hopefully, a better actor for it."

Parkinson airs at 10.45pm tonight on ITV1.