Daniel Radcliffe Recalls 'Nerve-Wracking' Role as Ring Bearer at “Merrily” Costar Lindsay Mendez’s Wedding

The actor said he took on the role at Mendez's April wedding following a last-minute decision

Daniel Radcliffe is reflecting on his recent role as ring-bearer for his Merrily We Roll Along costar Lindsay Mendez’s wedding.

“It was really nerve-wracking because, until the day before [the wedding], I wasn’t the ring bearer, then Lindsay thought it would be funny because I’m the ring bearer in the show,” the actor, 34, told Variety at the Drama League Awards on Friday, May 17.

“I was like ‘Oh, man, now I’ve got responsibility at this wedding, and I have to not screw it up. I have to not drop the rings in Central Park and lose them,’ ” he added of his concerns beforehand.

“But it was all fine. It was good," Radcliffe continued.

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Mendez, 41, married actor J. Alex Brinson on April 22 in New York City. During the ceremony, the actress had her other Merrily costar Jonathan Groff serve as the officiant —his fifth time taking on the role.

Speaking about the experience, Groff, 39, told Variety, “To be officiating Lindsay’s wedding as she’s embarking on this journey with her husband and Dan [Radcliffe] there as the ring bearer within this moment of Merrily really was so special.”

The trio became close over the course of their time starring in the off-Broadway production of Merrily and the Broadway revival of the Tony Award-nominated play.

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While attending the 2024 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees on May 5, Mendez, who is expecting her second child this fall, opened up to PEOPLE about what it meant for her costars to be a part of her wedding.

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"They were with me right when I started dating my husband and have been with me through a lot of just that season of my life and always were rooting for us,” the actress said. “And they're uncles to my daughter, and it wouldn't have been the same without them.”

"It was so special to have them part of it,” she continued. "... We've gotten so close. I think the show naturally breeds it … These years that have gone by where we've had so many life events happen, obviously, and stuff happened between the three of us, and we've all gotten to be there for that.”

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