Daniel Radcliffe ,the superstar of HARRY POTTER plays an orphan once again in the new movie "December Boys" - but this time, the he will not have any magical powers to help him .

In the coming-of-age drama, set in 1960s Australia, Radcliffe plays the oldest of four boys at an orphanage who get to spend their Christmas holiday at the beach. The younger ones compete to be adopted by the families they meet, while Radcliffe's character falls hard for a pretty (and very assertive) local girl, with whom he shares cigarettes and his first sexual encounter.Well the boy who has grown up in front of our eyes is ready for baring already

It's the latest opportunity for the actor, who just turned 18, to show he's capable of much more than the iconic role of Harry Potter.The fifth in the HP series "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," has grossed more than $288 million this summer and it's still hanging in there at the box office.

Last year, he did a hilariously deadpan send-up of his wholesome boy-wizard image on the Ricky Gervais comedy "Extras." And earlier this year, he famously appeared naked on the London stage and earned rave reviews as a disturbed stable boy in "Equus" .