--- title: Daniel Radcliffe Is An Undercover Neo-Nazi In His New Movie description: Watch the former Harry Potter actor take on a dark thriller in 'Imperium,' playing an FBI agent who's infiltrated a right-wing terror group. canonical: https://time.com/4394072/watch-daniel-radcliffe-play-an-undercover-neo-nazi-in-the-intense-imperiumtrailer/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-05T21:55:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:05.067Z og:title: Daniel Radcliffe Is An Undercover Neo-Nazi In His New Movie og:description: In the upcoming 'Imperium,' Radcliffe tries on an American accent and a haircut. og:url: https://time.com/4394072/watch-daniel-radcliffe-play-an-undercover-neo-nazi-in-the-intense-imperiumtrailer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Daniel Radcliffe Is An Undercover Neo-Nazi In His New Movie twitter:description: In the upcoming 'Imperium,' Radcliffe tries on an American accent and a haircut. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Daniel Radcliffe Play an Undercover Neo-Nazi in the Intense Thriller _Imperium_ > Sponsored content. 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But Radcliffe is always trying to top his own eccentricities, and his latest release will take him in a more serious direction as an undercover white supremacist. The movie is called [_Imperium_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4781612/), and it’s based on a true story: an FBI agent, played by Radcliffe, infiltrates a neo-Nazi terror group. That means that Radcliffe tests out an American accent and a shaved head for the role, which we now have a first look at, thanks to the newly released trailer. He spends the bulk of the intense trailer looking very pale and on-edge as he goes deeper into the workings of the supremacy group, with plenty of homemade explosives on display, too. _Imperium_ co-stars seasoned actress Toni Collette, and will hits theaters this August. 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