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Rupert Michael Grint (natural August 24, 1988) is an English actor best known for playing a character of Ronald Weasley in the Harry Potter films.

Career
Natural inside Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England, Grint is the eldest of Quint youngsters. Prior to existence cast around Harry Potter he had exclusively done plays for school & his local theatre class action Top Hat Stage School within such productions when Peter Pan & Rumplestiltskin. As a immature baby, he was when cast in the Noah's Ark play, starring as a fish. The self-proclaimed fan of the Harry Potter book series, immature Grint was intransigent just about acquiring the role in the moving-picture show. He entered a videos he processed of himself rapping just about the role of Harry Potter, and at a age of Xi, won a role of Ceramist's right friend Ron Weasley. When completing a 1st Harry Potter film, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he appeared as Alan A. Allen in the British comedy film Thunderpants (2002). Inside 2002 & 2004 he once again starred when Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter sequels Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Likewise known for his radio & television voice overs, he appeared when Nigel Molesworth of the Baggy Trousers series for the BBC . He has too been credited for doing the voice of Peter Pan inside a BBC favorite. Withwithin 2005 he over again played Ron Weasley in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which has not been freed eventually. Marking his foremost foray from either a comic-goofball-sidekick roles, Rupert may star in the coming aged story Driving Lessons with Laura Linney and Julie Walters which will be freed inside 2006.

His favorite actors include Jim Carrey and Mike Myers. Inside July 2004 Rupert left Richard Hale School, ingesting his GCSE examinations in Art & German.

After non working Rupert enjoys learning to ride a monocycle, riding quad bikes, drawing/sketching, golfing, swimming pool, & swimming a guitar.

Awards and Nominations
British Critics Circle for Best Newcomer – Nominated Golden Satellite Awards for Spectacular Fresh Talent – Nominated

Empire Awards for Better Debut – Nominated

Young Creative person Award for Virtually all Promising Newcomer - Won

Filmography
Driving Lessons (2006) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Thunderpants (2002) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001)

Trivia
Height: V' Ten" (1.78 m) Can draw expressive caricatures within 60 seconds Builds model aeroplanes Avid golfer Dressed as his female drama teacher for his Harry Potter audition tape Arachnophobic Is of English and Irish heritage Has one brother and three sisters.

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RGFS: Rupert Grint Fan Site
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