Rupert Grint

midnight lady · October 23, 2006

Rupert Grint is from Watton-at-Stone in Hertfordshire, England. He is the oldest of children with siblings consisting of James, Georgina, Samantha, and Charolete. Rupert was born to Nigel Grint who was an ex-race car memorial dealer and Jo Parsons who is a homemaker.

Before being cast in Harry Potter, he had only appeared in plays for school and his local theatre group, Top Hat Stage School, such as Peter Pan and Rapelestiltskin. As a young child, he was once cast in a play based on the story of Noah's Ark, as a fish.

In July 2004, Grint left Richard Hale School, taking his GCSE examinations in among others, Art and German. When not working, he enjoys learning to ride the unicycle, riding quad bikes, drawing/sketching, golfing, swimming, and playing the guitar. His favourite actors include Jim Carrey and Mike Myers as well as Lee Evans.

He has revealed that he failed his driving test despite having over sixty driving lessons.

A self-proclaimed fan of the Harry Potter book series, Rupert Grint was interested in getting a role in the movie. After completing the first Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), he appeared as Alan A. Allen in the British comedy film Thunderpants (2002). In 2002, 2004 and 2005, he again starred as Ron Weasley in the Potter sequels Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.