Rupert Grint
Rupert Grint
Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grintis an English actor who rose to prominence playing Ron Weasley, one of the three main characters in the Harry Potter film series. Grint was cast as Ron Weasley at the age of 11, having previously acted only in school plays and at his local theatre group. From 2001 to 2011, he starred in all eight Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe playing as Harry Potter and Emma Watson playing as Hermione Granger...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 August 1988
CityHarlow, England
Oh, they're scary. They are scary. To think that people are going to be playing with you.
I went out with people, but never anything too serious. It wasn't that easy. Now it's something I'm really looking forward to.
Leave home? It's quite a scary thought. I'm not the most independent person and that's the result. When you're always surrounded by people it becomes quite normal.
It's going to be really weird to know that people are going to actually know my name, that's going to be strange.
I've never fancied that footballer lifestyle. I suppose I could live that kind of flash life. People stereotype child actors and kind of expect you to go off the rails a bit, be a bit crazy, but that's not really happened yet. I've got a big family so that helps, and they live really close to the studios so it's just so much easier.
The truth is that Ron is my hero. He's always there for his friends - sometimes belligerently, but there nevertheless. He's also the comic relief in stressful situations; the funny guy with a great one-liner. And no matter how scared he may be, he will put aside his fears to support and protect the people he loves. To me, that represents true courage.
People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It's really cool and weird as well.
We just started filming, and after every scene was shot, we had a rehearsal for the next one.
Are you kidding? This is Harry Potter! I love every last moment of it.
I was really nervous. Even when I left the audition I was nervous.
Don't have a favorite subject, I think I want to carry on doing this because I really enjoy it.
The characters in the book grow up with us. My voice has broken as well.
In terms of filming, yes, it really does feel over now. There's a real sense of freedom now. It's a good time to finish, I think. As much as I'm going to miss it I'm ready to move on and do different things.
Ron was always my favorite character, because I feel like I relate to him, like we've both got red hair, we both like sweets, we've both got lots of brothers and sisters.