Rupert Grint

RUPERT GRINT has starred as Ron Weasley, Harry Potter's classmate and loyal best friend in all of the Harry Potter films.

Grint starred in the World War II drama "Comrade," about British and German soldiers who are stranded in the Norwegian wilderness and must form an unlikely friendship in order to survive. Directed by Peter Næss, the film was shooting on location in Norway. Grint also starred in the independent horror thriller "Cross Country" and he starred with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in Jonathan Lynn's independent action comedy "Wild Target," playing a young man who is apprenticed to someone he believes is a private detective, but who is really a hit man.

Grint made his professional acting debut when he won the role of Ron Weasley in 2001's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." His performance in that film brought him a British Film Critics' Circle Award nomination for Best Newcomer and a Young Artist Award for Most Promising Newcomer. He went on to star in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." He played Ron Weasley for the last time in both parts of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final title in the blockbuster franchise.

In 2006, the UK's leading film magazine, Empire, presented Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson with the prestigious Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of their performances in all of the Harry Potter movies.

Grint's other film credits include Peter Hewitt's "Thunderpants," alongside Simon Callow, Stephen Fry and Paul Giamatti; Jeremy Brock's "Driving Lessons, with Julie Walters and Laura Linney; and the indie film "Cherrybomb," which screened to critical acclaim at film festivals in the UK and Europe.

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