Rupert Alexander Grint (born 24 August 1988) is 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 at the age of 11, having previously acted only in school plays and at his local theatre group. From 2001 to 2010, he starred in eight Harry Potter movies alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.Beginning in 2002, Grint began to work outside of the Harry Potter franchise, taking on a co-leading role in Thunderpants. He has had starring roles in Driving Lessons, a dramedy released in 2006, and Cherrybomb, a small budgeted drama released in 2010. Grint co-starred with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in Wild Target, a comedy. His first project following the end of the Harry Potter series will be Comrade, a 2012 anti-war release in which he stars as the main role.* 1 Early life * 2 Career o 2.1 Harry Potter (2001–2011) o 2.2 Other work (2002–present) * 3 Personal life * 4 Filmography * 5 Awards * 6 References * 7 External linksRupert Alexander Grint was born and raised in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom His mother, Joanna Grint (née Parsons), is a housewife, and his father, Nigel Grint, is a memorabilia dealerGrint is the eldest of five siblings. He attended St Josephs Primary School in Hertford, a Roman Catholic primary school. While there, Grint took an avid interest in theater. He started performing in school productions and joined the Top Hat Stage and Screen School, a local theater group that cast him as a fish in Noah's Ark and a donkey in another nativity play. However, Grint had never acted professionally before the Harry Potter series. At the age of 16, he left schoolto focus on his acting career. "I didn't really like school that much," the actor later commented.An image of hand and feet impressions in a tile of concrete.Handprints, footprints and wand prints of (from left to right) Watson, Radcliffe, Grint.Starting in 1999, casting began for the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the best-selling novel written by British author J.K. Rowling. Rowling personally insisted that the cast be British and assisted Susie Figgis and director Chris Columbus in casting the roles.Grint chose to try-out for the part of protagonists Ron Weasley, one of Harry Potter's best friends at Hogwarts, because he had ginger-colored hair, and was a fan of the book series. Having seen a Newsround report about the open casting, he sent in a video of himself rapping about how he wished to receive the part. His attempt was successful as the casting team asked for a meeting with him On 8 August 2000 Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and an 11-year old Grint were selected to play the roles of Harry, Hermione Granger and Ron, respectively. Grint is the oldest member of the trito In the film series, Ron often provides the comic relief but is insensitive and immature. The release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001 was Grint's debut screen performance. Breaking records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings, it was the highest-grossing film of that year With a total of US$974 million in its theatrical run, Philosopher's Stone stands as the most commercially successful entry in the series. It was also critically well-received, scoring mainly positives reviews from reviewers. However, a number or critics found the adaption staying faithful to the book to be both its best and worst quality.Grint won a Satellite Award, in the category of "Outstanding New Talent", and a Young Artist Award for "Most Promising Young NewcomerRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert GrintRupert Grint
