Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint is an English actor. Grint rose to fame for his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series, for which he was cast at age eleven, having previously acted only in school plays and his local theatre group. Since then, he continued his work on film, television, and theatre.
Beginning in 2002, he began to work outside of the Harry Potter franchise, with a co-leading role in Thunderpants. He starred in the dramedy Driving Lessons (2006) and the drama Cherrybomb (2009) and co-starred in the comedy Wild Target (2010). After the Harry Potter series concluded, he appeared in the films Into the White (2012), Charlie Countryman (2013), CBGB (2013), and Moonwalkers (2015). He made his stage debut in 2013 in Mojo at the Harold Pinter Theatre. He executive-produced and starred in the television series Snatch, based on the film of the same name. He has also starred in the black comedy series Sick Note, the mystery thriller miniseries The ABC Murders, and the psychological horror series Servant.
Rupert Grint became known as one of the most well-known child actors globally after featuring in the Harry Potter series. He was playing the part of Ron Weasley, a clumsy sidekick of Harry Potter, the main character. His clumsiness had a funny side to it, and it made him become a darling of viewers. He has had bad moments; for example, he soon began to buy things he didn’t need after making money from his acting job. But thankfully, he is past that stage and has grown into a responsible adult. Rupert Grint was born on August 24, 1988, in Harlow, Essex, a small town in England. His parents are Nigel and Joanne Grint, his ethnicity is English, and his Zodiac sign is Virgo.
He was interested in acting and participated in school plays as a child. He was a fan of the Harry Potter book, so when he got the opportunity to audition for Ron Weasley’s role, he nailed his audition. He displayed the clumsiness needed by the creators to bring some comic relief to the movie. He featured in all eight of the Harry Potter movie series from 2001 to 2011. He featured in other films during this period. For example, in 2002, he starred in “Thunderpants” and followed this up with “Driving lessons” in 2006. He also did television series like “Happy Birthday Peter Pan” in 2005.
He began to feature more prominently in other movies when the Harry Potter series ended. He worked with Netflix to produce “Sick Note” in 2018. In 2020, he welcomed a child with his long-term partner Georgia Groome. He always wanted to be an ice cream salesman, and this inspired his purchase of an ice cream van.
