(Back row, L to R) Actors Katie Leung, Stanislav Ianevski, Clemence Poesy, Robert Pattinson, (front row, L to R), Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson attend the photocall for the latest Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire' at Merchant Taylors' Hall on October 25, 2005 in London, England.
(Source: Dave Hogan)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2005
London, England
(L to R) Actors Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend the photocall for the latest Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire' at Merchant Taylors' Hall on October 25, 2005 in London, England.
(Source: Dave Hogan)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2007
London, England
(L-R) Evanna Lynch, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung pose at the photocall for 'Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix' on June 25, 2007 in London, England.
(June 25, 2007 - Source: Dave Hogan)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2009
24-26 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7JY, UK
L-R Rupert Grint, J K Rowling, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' held at the Odeon Leicester Square on July 7, 2009 in London, England.
(July 7, 2009 - Source: Dave Hogan)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2009
London, England
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint pictured filming 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I', on location in central London. UK.
(April 21, 2009 - Source: FlynetPictures.com)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2010
1941 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, USA
(L-R) Allen Horn, Daniel Radcliffe; Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and David Heyman attend the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" at Alice Tully Hall on November 15, 2010 in New York City.
(Source: Stephen Lovekin)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2010
24-26 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7JY, UK
Rupert Grint attends the World Premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 held at The Odeon Leicester Square on November 11, 2010 in London, England.
(Source: Dave Hogan)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2010
20 Warwick St, Soho, London W1B 5NF, UK
Actor Rupert Grint poses at the Cherrybomb DVD launch at the Sanctum Soho Hotel on August 23, 2010 in London, England.
(Source: Gareth Cattermole)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2011
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
Actors Tom Felton and Rupert Grint arrive at the premiere of 20th Century Fox's "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on July 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
(July 27, 2011 - Source: Kevin Winter)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2011
10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
(L-R) Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson attend the New York premiere of "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on July 11, 2011 in New York City.
(July 10, 2011 - Source: Stephen Lovekin)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2011
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, UK
J.K Rowling, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint talk onstage at the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 at Trafalgar Square on July 7, 2011 in London, England.
(July 6, 2011 - Source: Dave Hogan)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2011
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, UK
Rupert Grint attends the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 at Trafalgar Square on July 7, 2011 in London, England.
(July 6, 2011 - Source: Dave Hogan)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2011
Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London NW1 2AR, UK
Photocall for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at the St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel.
(July 6, 2011 - Source: Bauer Griffin)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2011
Bow St, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, UK
David Heyman (L), Emma Watson, JK Rowling and Rupert Grint pose in the press room after the Harry Potter film series was awarded Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema during the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 13, 2011 in London, England.
(Source: Chris Jackson)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2012
Studio Tour Dr, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK
Opening day of "The Making Of Harry Potter Studio Tour" at Warner Bros. Studios.
(March 31, 2012 - Source: Bauer Griffin)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2012
Studio Tour Dr, Leavesden WD25 7LR, UK
Opening day of "The Making Of Harry Potter Studio Tour" at Warner Bros. Studios.
(March 31, 2012 - Source: Bauer Griffin)
Gallery of Rupert Grint
2017
60 Cleveland St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 4JZ, UK
Rupert Grint attends the "Snatch" TV show premiere at BT Tower on September 28, 2017 in London, England.
(Source: Jeff Spicer)
(Back row, L to R) Actors Katie Leung, Stanislav Ianevski, Clemence Poesy, Robert Pattinson, (front row, L to R), Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson attend the photocall for the latest Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire' at Merchant Taylors' Hall on October 25, 2005 in London, England.
(Source: Dave Hogan)
(L to R) Actors Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend the photocall for the latest Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire' at Merchant Taylors' Hall on October 25, 2005 in London, England.
(Source: Dave Hogan)
(L-R) Evanna Lynch, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung pose at the photocall for 'Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix' on June 25, 2007 in London, England.
(June 25, 2007 - Source: Dave Hogan)
L-R Rupert Grint, J K Rowling, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' held at the Odeon Leicester Square on July 7, 2009 in London, England.
(July 7, 2009 - Source: Dave Hogan)
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint pictured filming 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I', on location in central London. UK.
(April 21, 2009 - Source: FlynetPictures.com)
(L-R) Allen Horn, Daniel Radcliffe; Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and David Heyman attend the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" at Alice Tully Hall on November 15, 2010 in New York City.
(Source: Stephen Lovekin)
Rupert Grint attends the World Premiere of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 held at The Odeon Leicester Square on November 11, 2010 in London, England.
(Source: Dave Hogan)
Actors Tom Felton and Rupert Grint arrive at the premiere of 20th Century Fox's "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on July 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
(July 27, 2011 - Source: Kevin Winter)
(L-R) Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson attend the New York premiere of "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on July 11, 2011 in New York City.
(July 10, 2011 - Source: Stephen Lovekin)
J.K Rowling, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint talk onstage at the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 at Trafalgar Square on July 7, 2011 in London, England.
(July 6, 2011 - Source: Dave Hogan)
Rupert Grint attends the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 at Trafalgar Square on July 7, 2011 in London, England.
(July 6, 2011 - Source: Dave Hogan)
David Heyman (L), Emma Watson, JK Rowling and Rupert Grint pose in the press room after the Harry Potter film series was awarded Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema during the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 13, 2011 in London, England.
(Source: Chris Jackson)
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Rupert Grint is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Harry Potter's best friend Ronald "Ron" Weasley in the film series based on J.K. Rowling's bestselling books.
Background
Rupert Grint was born on August 24, 1988, in Harlow, Essex, England. He is the eldest of five siblings, the others being James, Georgina, Samantha and Charlotte. Rupert’s father Nigel Grint used to deal in car racing memorabilia and his mother Joanne was a homemaker.
Rupert grew up in Hertfordshire, a picturesque county to the north of London which is also very near to Leavesden Film Studios. It naturally fuelled his desire of becoming an actor.
Education
Grint attended Richard Hale School, in Hertford. While in school, Grint took an avid interest in theatre. He started performing in school productions and joined the Top Hat Stage and Screen School, a local theatre group that cast him as a fish in Noah's Ark and a donkey in another nativity play. He continued performing in school plays as he moved into secondary school. However, Grint had never acted professionally before the Harry Potter series.
At the age of 16, he left school to focus on his acting career. "I didn't really like school that much," he later commented.
Rupert Grint kick-started his career with the Potter mania. After his successful entry in the first film of the Potter series, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ (2001), Rupert took part in the audition of a British Comedy ‘Thunderpants’ in 2002 and was selected as the second lead in it. He then starred in the Potter sequels - ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ (2002) and ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ (2004). He started shooting for ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ in 2005. He also worked as a voice over artist for the ‘Baggy Trousers’ series of BBC at the same time.
In 2006, Rupert shared the screen with heavy weights like Laura Linney and Julia Walters in a comedy drama ‘Driving Lessons’. The fifth film of Potter series ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ was released in 2007. In July 2009, the sixth part of Potter series – ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ released and was a huge success.
Alongside the Potter movies, he also worked in two other movies around this time - the drama ‘Cherrybomb’ (2008) and comedy thriller ‘Wild Target’ (2010). In 2011, he made a cameo appearance in BBC popular comedy show ‘Come Fly with Me’ and starred as a lead in a Norwegian anti-war film ‘Into the White’. Grint also appeared in the music video for Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Lego House’ in the same year.
The year 2012 proved to be quite eventful for Rupert. He appeared along with Julie Walters and Stephen Fry as true English representatives for the TV commercial ‘Visit Britain’. He had also been a cast in the biopic of Dennis Wilson in the movie ‘The Drummer’ and narrated an entire film named ‘We are Aliens’. Grint also carried the 2012 London Olympic torch. In 2013, Rupert played the role of Clyde in the show ‘Super Clyde’. He also debuted on stage with Jez Butterworth’s comedy ‘Mojo’. It was a huge hit and it ran for almost a year at the Harold Pinter theatre, London. He also starred in an adaption of Macbeth - ‘Enemy of Man’.
He made his Broadway debut as Frank Finger in the play ‘It’s Only a Play’ in 2014 and he starred in the movie ‘Moonwalkers’ in 2015. He had also provided voice for ‘Ron’ in the video games adaption of ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’.
(1933. Hercule Poirot, older and greyer, receives letters ...)
2018
Religion
Grint hasn’t expressed his religious views.
Politics
Grint hasn’t had much to say about politics either. He did, when talking about his love of punk music, indicate a possible interest in the idea of no government, saying:
"I love the madness behind (punk music). The craziness, the passion. And the whole anarchist thing is quite cool."
Views
Grint is involved with charity, having donated items such as clothes to charity auctions, as well as participating in the Wacky Rally in 2010 with James and Oliver Phelps, which raised money for Britain's Royal National Lifeboat Institution. He was one of more than forty participants to produce designs for Chrysalis Collection for Keech Hospice Care in London. His piece, a painted butterfly, was auctioned on eBay in March 2010.
In May 2011, along with other celebrities, Grint took part in the ad campaign for "Make Mine Milk" to promote daily milk drinking. His ads could be seen on thousands of bus sides and posters across the United Kingdom. Grint supports Little Star Award since 2011 in support of Cancer Research UK. "I think that it's wonderful that Cancer Research UK is helping to bring a little bit of magic to the children's lives in this way", said Grint.
In 2012, as part of the London Olympics, Rupert participated in the Olympic torch relay and carried the torch through Hendon in North West London outside Middlesex University.
Quotations:
"Being famous is wicked. But it's better to be normal."
"I get recognised sometimes, and that's really cool. I've tried certain disguises, but that doesn't work."
"People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It's really cool and weird as well."
"I'd like to have the flying car, I think that'd be really cool."
"I like all Jim Carrey films. They're really funny."
"For me the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film."
Personality
Rupert Grint is a unique caricature artist and can create any solid impression within 60 seconds.
Grint is arachnophobic and is scared of spiders. Rupert's arachnophobia is so severe, he still hasn't been able to bring himself to watch the scenes from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets which he shared with Aragog, an acromantula (giant spider) in the film, even though the spider is completely rendered in CGI. In fact, Grint's look of extreme fright and discomfort in those scenes wasn't from acting, that was his arachnophobia manifesting from the mere thought of there being a spider nearby, especially a giant one like Aragog.
He is an animal lover and owns two Labrador retrievers—Ruby and Fudge.
Grint’s childhood dream was to become an ice cream vendor. He now has an ice cream truck with all the modern facilities!
Close friend of his Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton.
Physical Characteristics:
Height - 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight - 75 kg (165.5 pounds)
Hair color - red
Eye color - green
Interests
Playing the guitar, playing the didgeridoo
Favorite movies: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Dumb & Dumber (1994), Shrek (2001)
Writers
Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling
Artists
Favorite actor: Jim Carrey
Sport & Clubs
Football
Athletes
Tottenham Hotspur
Music & Bands
Arctic Monkeys, classic rock and roll
Connections
Grint has been in a relationship with English actress Georgia Groome since 2011.