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Full Name:	Rupert Grint
Birth Name:	Rupert Alexander Grint
Famous As:	actor
Date of Birth:	August 24, 1988
Place of Birth:	Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire
Height:	5' 10
Nationality:	British
Father:	Nigel Grint
Mother:	Jo Parsons
Education:	Attended Richard Hale School
Claim to Fame:	As Ronald Weasley in Harry Potter films

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Rupert Grint
Grint at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Toronto, Canada, 2007
Born	Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint 24 August 1988 (1988-08-24) (age 20) Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint¹ (born 24 August 1988) is a British actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films. In December 2007, Grint was ranked #16 in the list of Forbes Top twenty earners under 25 with an annual earning of $4 million (US).

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards and nominations 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Grint was born in Hertfordshire. His mother, Joanne Grint (née Parsons), is a housewife, and his father, Nigel Grint, is a memorabilia dealer.² He has one brother, James (born in 1990), and three sisters: Georgina (born in 1993), Samantha (born in 1996) and Charlotte (born in 1998). Before being cast in Harry Potter, he had only appeared in plays for school and his local theatre group, Top Hat Stage School. As a young child, he was once cast as a fish in a play based on the story of Noah's Ark. He also played Rumpelstiltskin in another school play.³

Career

A self-proclaimed fan of the Harry Potter book series, young Grint was interested in getting a role in the film. For his audition, he sent a video he made of himself, in which he dressed as his drama teacher, while rapping about how much he wanted the part and won the casting selection with it. After completing the first Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he appeared as science-whiz Alan A. Allen in the British comedy film Thunderpants (2002). In 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007, he again starred as Ron Weasley in the Potter sequels Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Grint also starred in the coming-of-age story Driving Lessons with Laura Linney and Julie Walters (who acted as his character's mother, Mrs. Weasley, in the Harry Potter movies), which was released in the summer of 2006. Grint got excellent reviews for his first leading role: the critics praised the realism he brought into the role of a shy teenager Ben Marshall, as well as his "riotous comedic timing" and "fantastic screen chemistry" with Walters.⁴

Also known for his radio and television voice-over work, he appeared as Nigel Molesworth in the Baggy Trousers series for BBC Radio 4⁵ and voiced Peter Pan in a BBC documentary.

On 9 July 2007, Grint and fellow cast-mates Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson left imprints of their hands, feet and wands in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.⁶

On 2 July 2008, it was announced that Grint would star in Cherrybomb, "a gritty thriller about two teenagers who get into trouble when they both fall for a beautiful new girl in town."⁷ It was announced that Grint would shoot a nude scene in this movie. Filming was wrapped up in late August 2008; on 5 December 2008, it was announced that the post-production was completed.⁸

In August 2008, it was announced that Grint is to star in comedy remake of 1993 French film Cible Emouvante, entitled Wild Target, alongside Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt. Grint's character is called Tony. The filming for Wild Target wrapped up on 27 September 2008 and the movie is currently in post-production.

While directing Prisoner of Azkaban, Alfonso Cuarón is reported to have gained the strong impression that Grint is "the likely future star out of the Hogwarts trio".⁹

He voiced his character Ron Weasley in the Video game of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and will voice him again in the video game of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Personal life

In July 2004, Grint finished Richard Hale School, taking his GCSE examinations. When not working, he enjoys learning to ride the unicycle, drawing/sketching, watching Tottenham Hotspur and playing golf. Like the character he portrays, Ron Weasley, he has stated that he has arachnophobia.¹⁰

With his earnings from the "Harry Potter" series, Grint purchased an ice-cream van and then stated jokingly that if his career falls out after the end of the seven part series, then he'll still have the van. According to his co-star Emma Watson from her interview with Conan O'Brien, the van has all the toppings and such in it.¹¹¹²

In September 2007 Rupert and his co-stars along with David Heyman and David Yates attended the National Movie Awards. He lost to his co-star Daniel Radcliffe for Best Actor.

Hair care company Brylcreem released a list of the best and worst male hairstyles of the celebrity world in 2007 putting Rupert Grint's haircut with the top five best male film stars haircuts and his co-star, Daniel Radcliffe, in the Top 5 Worst Male Film Star haircuts.¹³

Daniel Radcliffe stated in Empire magazine (August 2009) that although he and Emma Watson had had disagreements, it was impossible to fall out with Grint as he is "the most laid back guy in the world."

Awards and nominations

• Won - Young Artist Award for Most Promising Newcomer
• Won - Special Achievement Golden Satellite Award as Outstanding New Talent
• Nominated - Empire Award for Best Debut
• Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble
• Nominated - National Movie Award for Best Performance by a Male
• Nominated - MTV movie awards best post humourous performance

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Ronald Weasley	U.S. title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 16 November 2001
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets		3 November 2002
	Thunderpants	Alan A. Allen
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Ronald Weasley	31 May 2004
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire		18 November 2005
2006	Driving Lessons	Ben Marshall	13 October (US) 2006
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Ronald Weasley	11 July 2007
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix		video game
2009	Cherrybomb	Malachy	Completed
	Wild Target	Tony	Post-Production
	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Ronald Weasley	15 July 2009 (AUS) 15 July 2009 (UK, US)
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I		Filming
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II		Filming

References

External links

• Rupert Grint at the Internet Movie Database
• Rupert Grint entry at Yahoo! Movies site
• Rupert Grint: Overview at MSN Movies site
• Rupert Grint: Photos, Bio, and News entry at TV Guide web site
• Rupert Grint at TV.com web site

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NAME	Grint, Rupert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Grint, Rupert Alexander
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DATE OF BIRTH	24 August 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
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