--- title: Celebrity Video: Daniel Radcliffe Nylon Office Prank Joe Jonas description: It was a staged hidden-camera prank canonical: https://time.com/3959875/daniel-radcliffe-nylon-office-prank/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-15T21:44:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:15.350Z og:title: Watch Daniel Radcliffe Lose Points for Gryffindor Trying to Work as a Receptionist og:description: It was a staged hidden-camera prank og:url: https://time.com/3959875/daniel-radcliffe-nylon-office-prank/ 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: Watch Daniel Radcliffe Lose Points for Gryffindor Trying to Work as a Receptionist twitter:description: It was a staged hidden-camera prank twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Daniel Radcliffe Lose Points for Gryffindor Trying to Work as a Receptionist > Sponsored content. 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The [_Harry Potter_](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,MediaProductsTax:HarryPotter,00.html) star, 25, recently went undercover as a receptionist for a hidden-camera prank – and soon discovered he should probably stick to his day job. Working the front desk at [_Nylon_](http://www.people.com/article/nylon.com) magazine’s New York City office, Radcliffe managed to go incognito for a while, smiling and nodding at staffers totally oblivious to the celebrity in their midst. But soon enough, a few employees began to notice their normal receptionist, Lauren Adler, had been replaced by the famous boy wizard – and a series of excited selfies and handshakes ensued. After an hour of answering the phone, delivering packages and passing out the bathroom keys, the actor – who once [bared all on Broadway](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20228779,00.html) – described the experience as “the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” One office visitor was particularly unimpressed with Radcliffe’s secretarial skills: fellow celebrity [Joe Jonas](http://www.people.com/people/joe%5Fjonas). Check out the star’s reaction when Radcliffe botches his appointment. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/daniel-radcliffe-undercover-receptionist-prank-joe-jonas) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com) ### Harry Potter Illustrated Edition Illustrations  Harry Potter Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Hermione Granger Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Ron Weasley Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Draco Malfoy Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  Rubeus Hagrid Jim Kay—Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.  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