| You might not know his name, but unless you have | | | | movie, Rupert received great reviews for his |
| been living under a rock for the past nine years you | | | | performance as Ron Weasley. After the first movie |
| would certainly know his face. Rupert Grint is mainly | | | | everyone agreed that he had been very well cast in |
| known for his acting as Harry Potter's Ron Weasley. | | | | one of the lead roles. He was awarded for his work |
| Since 2001 he has been seen all over the world in the | | | | with several awards from different British institutions. |
| ultra successful Potter movies. | | | | Besides being busy making the Harry Potter movies, |
| Rupert Grint was brought into the world on August 24, | | | | Rupert has also been in Thunderpants in 2002 where |
| 1988 in Harlowe a town in the south of England. He is | | | | he played a science nerd and Driving Lessons, in which |
| the eldest of five children with one brother and three | | | | he starred with Julie Walters in a coming of age |
| other sisters making up his family. Before he was | | | | comedy. The former was a box office bomb and the |
| handed the role of Ron, he had only been in school | | | | film received bad reviews from critics, but the latter |
| performances and skits. However, since he was a | | | | was well received and earned him positive reviews for |
| huge fan of the Harry Potter books, he was eager to | | | | his leading role with Walters. He has also been involved |
| audition for the part. | | | | with the BBC performing radio shows. |
| Grint had learned about the Harry Potter try outs from | | | | Grint has a few different movies that are going to be |
| the BBC online website and had his heart set on being | | | | released in 2010 and 2011. Coming up are the two final |
| cast as Ron. His auditioning tape consisted of him | | | | Harry Potter movies - Harry Potter and the Deathly |
| mimicking his teacher and rapping. After sending in the | | | | Hallows Part One, to be released in 2010 and Part |
| tape he had six more auditions where he underwent a | | | | Two to be released in 2011. Other movies coming up |
| screen test. After such a long process he was | | | | for release include Cherrybomb and Wild Target. He is |
| eventually given the part of Ron. | | | | also in the process of signing on for a movie called |
| After bursting onto the screen in the first Harry Potter | | | | Eddie the Eagle Edwards. |