Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and partner welcome first child

Actor Daniel Radcliffe, famous for his role in the Harry Potter movie franchise, has become a father for the first time.

However, no details have been revealed about the baby's gender or birth date.

Fans of the actor and his partner, Erin Darke, had been speculating for weeks that the couple was expecting, after Darke was spotted with a noticeable baby bump while out in New York City back in March.

Radcliffe, 33 and Darke, 38 , have been in a relationship for over a decade. They first met on the set of the 2013 film "Kill Your Darlings."

Although the couple have largely kept their relationship private, they have occasionally made public appearances and given interviews about their relationship.

The news of the couple's new arrival has been well received by fans and well-wishers, who have taken to social media to congratulate the couple on their expanding family.

Many have also reflected on the significance of Radcliffe, who first shot to fame as a child star in the Harry Potter films, now entering a new phase of his life as a parent.

Radcliffe has always been vocal about his desire to start a family, saying in a 2014 interview, "I definitely want to have kids. I've grown up around lots of people who were having kids when I knew them because a lot of them were a lot older than me. And I saw the wonderful change in them."

He had previously shared his admiration for Erin, explaining that they work so well together because they are best friends.

"I think that's the kind of relationship I always aspire to have with someone I'm in a relationship with. You want that person to be your best friend. In the case of Erin, we definitely are," he told Us Weekly.