Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (born 24 August 1988) is an English
actor. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Ron Weasley, one of
the three main characters in the Harry Potter film series. Grint was
cast as Ron 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.Beginning in 2002, Grint began to work
outside of the Harry Potter franchise, playing a co-leading role in
Thunderpants. He has had starring roles in Driving Lessons, a dramedy
released in 2006, and Cherrybomb, a drama film of limited release in
2010. Grint co-starred with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in Wild Target,
a comedy. His first film project following the end of the Harry Potter
series was the 2012 anti-war film, Into the White, in which he had a
supporting role. In 2013, Grint's film CBGB was released and he was
cast in CBS's new show Super Clyde. Grint made his stage debut in Jez
Butterworth's Mojo in October 2013 at the Harold Pinter Theatre in
London. In 2014, he voiced the character of Josh in Postman Pat: The
Movie, and in 2017, he starred in and was executive producer of the
television series Snatch, based on the film of the same name. He
currently stars as Julian Pearce on the Apple TV+ series Servant.
actor. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Ron Weasley, one of
the three main characters in the Harry Potter film series. Grint was
cast as Ron 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.Beginning in 2002, Grint began to work
outside of the Harry Potter franchise, playing a co-leading role in
Thunderpants. He has had starring roles in Driving Lessons, a dramedy
released in 2006, and Cherrybomb, a drama film of limited release in
2010. Grint co-starred with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in Wild Target,
a comedy. His first film project following the end of the Harry Potter
series was the 2012 anti-war film, Into the White, in which he had a
supporting role. In 2013, Grint's film CBGB was released and he was
cast in CBS's new show Super Clyde. Grint made his stage debut in Jez
Butterworth's Mojo in October 2013 at the Harold Pinter Theatre in
London. In 2014, he voiced the character of Josh in Postman Pat: The
Movie, and in 2017, he starred in and was executive producer of the
television series Snatch, based on the film of the same name. He
currently stars as Julian Pearce on the Apple TV+ series Servant.
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