Potter star Radcliffe is UK's richest young performer

Daniel Radcliffe is the richest British star under 30.

The ‘Harry Potter’ actor has made an estimated €54.3m, €30m of which comes from the final two films in the series ‘The Deathly Hallows’, alone, almost €18m more than the second-placed star, 25-year-old Keira Knightley, who has made a fortune of €36m so far.

Four of the top five money-makers in the list compiled by heat magazine come from the wizard movie series made famous by Radcliffe, with Emma Watson and Rupert Grint making €24.6m and €22.7m respectively.

‘Twilight: Saga’ actor Robert Pattinson – who appeared in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ – was placed fifth, having earned €22m so far.

Britain’s highest earning music star is ‘Bleeding Love’ singer Leona Lewis, who has generated a €15m fortune since winning ‘The X Factor’ in 2006, placing her in sixth place.

Heat editor Sam Delaney said the list proved not all rich people are “corrupt, cigar-chomping fat cats”.

He said: “In these tight financial times, there’s a great deal of animosity felt towards society’s richest. But who could possibly resent the millions earned by a charming young rascal like Daniel Radcliffe?

“The heat rich list is proof that not all mega-rich people are corrupt, cigar-chomping fat cats. This list is full of young people who have largely made their cash out of putting smiles on other people’s faces.”

‘X Factor’ judge Cheryl Cole has earned €9.4m, putting her ahead of all her Girls Aloud bandmates.