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 Daniel Radcliffe has already defeated Voldemort. Now he's moving on to the tax rates of one percenters like himself. 
 
 The actor, best known for his starring role as Harry Potter and worth an estimated $47,448,000, said he's dropping his support for the U.K.'s Liberal Democratic party in large part because of their stance on taxes, according to an interview with Attitude Magazine slated to be published this week, cited by the Guardian. 
 
 "I think, if you make a lot more money than most people -- like I do -- you should pay more tax and subsidise people who work just as hard as you, but don't earn as much," Radcliffe said. 
 
 Radcliffe joins some of his super-wealthy counterparts in the U.S. who are advocating for a tax boost on the wealthy, an issue that has become central to the presidential campaign. Warren Buffett first highlighted the issue in an August op-ed in The New York Times, where he argued that the super-rich should be taxed at a rate that is at least the same or higher as that of the middle class. 
 
 Buffett's proposal inspired President Obama to create the "Buffett Rule" and touted it as part of his American Jobs Act, as well as during his State of the Union address last month. Meanwhile, Republican front runner Mitt Romney fueled the debate over taxing the wealthy, when he revealed his 2010 tax returns after mounting pressure from opponents. Though Romney and his wife make hundreds of millions combined, they paid a tax rate that is the same as that of many middle class households. 
 
 Many prominent super-rich Americans are taking up Buffett's cause and arguing that tax breaks for the wealthy are unfair. Comedian Chris Rock said in an interview earlier this month that he'd be willing to pay higher taxes, while billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said late last year that he's "generally in favor of the idea that the rich should pay somewhat more" in taxes than everyone else. 
 
 Other notable people to support higher taxes for the rich include former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and the American people themselves. More than half of Americans say capital gains -- or profits from investments and property -- should be taxed at the same rate as work, according to a recent CBS/NYT poll. The wealthy typically benefit most from capital gains. ||||| Already applauded for his work as an advocate, "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe is now speaking at length about his passion for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) causes in a revealing new interview. 
 
 Radcliffe, recently seen on Broadway and now promoting his new thriller "The Woman In Black," discussed anti-gay bullying and marriage equality in the March issue of the British publication Attitude. Towleroad has transcribed excerpts from the new interview. 
 
 "The ultimate reason gay marriage should be legalized everywhere is because, as a kid, you look to your mum and dad and they're married, then you look at the gay couple who've been together for the same amount of time, but because they can't get married their relationship doesn't seem the same," Radcliffe told the magazine. "Gay people should have equality in law everywhere. If you grow up as a young gay man knowing you don't have the same opportunities as everyone else, you're going to feel victimized and massive prejudice towards you." 
 
 Radcliffe also took on U.S. politicians in the new interview, noting he was "disgusted, amazed, stunned" by GOP candidates like Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann's stance on gay rights. As for Obama, he observes, "Of course he's in favor of [same-sex marriage] but he has to be careful about saying so. I'd rather have someone like him in the White House than the alternative." 
 
 Though Radcliffe has been the subject of many rumors regarding his sexuality, the 22-year-old actor once again asserts he is straight. Still, he notes, "This year I have a talent crush on Ryan Gosling. I think he's fantastic and...(ahem) you know he'd be nice afterwards. He seems smart. If I was gay, I would go for a smart man." 
 
 Check out Radcliffe's cover below as well as HuffPost Gay Voices blogger Scott Wooledge's slideshow of 10 straight guys we love for supporting LGBT rights: ||||| Actor admits "it's kind of disheartening" that the franchise has been overlooked by the Academy 
 
 Through eight films and ten years, Harry Potter was a cinema sensation in every possible way – except one. None of the films have received Oscar glory, and star Daniel Radcliffe tells Radio Times this week that it’s down to snobbery. 
 
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 “I don’t think the Oscars like commercial films, or kids’ films, unless they’re directed by Martin Scorsese. I was watching Hugo the other day and going, ‘Why is this nominated and we’re not?’ I was slightly miffed. There’s a certain amount of snobbery.” 
 
 Five of the Harry Potter films have been nominated for Oscars in technical categories but none for acting, directing or writing – let alone for best picture. “It’s kind of disheartening. I never thought I’d care.” 
 
 But he does add: “How much of a pat on the back do we really need? We get paid stupid amounts of money.” 
 
 It’s too early to know whether Radcliffe’s new film, The Woman in Black, will do any better at awards ceremonies, but it did make £13.3m in its opening weekend in America. Radcliffe says he’s been anxious about it: “I’ve never experienced this before. With Potter you basically knew that people were going to like it.” 
 
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 Read more about life after Harry Potter in the new issue of Radio Times magazine, on sale now.
– Daniel Radcliffe is "slightly miffed" that none of the Harry Potter films have won an Academy Award, whereas children's movie Hugo was nominated for Best Picture and 10 other categories this year. "I don't think the Oscars like commercial films, or kids' films, unless they're directed by Martin Scorsese," Radcliffe tells the Radio Times. "I was watching Hugo the other day and going, 'Why is this nominated and we're not?' I was slightly miffed. There's a certain amount of snobbery." "It's kind of disheartening. I never thought I'd care," he continues. Then again, "How much of a pat on the back do we really need? We get paid stupid amounts of money." For more of the boy wizard's thoughts, click to see how he feels about taxing the rich or Ryan Gosling.