Rupert Grint

Full Name: Rupert Michael Grint
Date of Birth: August 24, 1988
Astrological sign: Virgo
Hair: Red
Siblings: Oldest of five. One brother (James), three sisters (Georgina, Samantha and Charlotte)
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Biography

A shy - never outspoken - sixteen-year-old who can slip into character at the snap of a finger. That's Rupert Grint. Not only has Rupert got the credibility of the Harry Potter films to his name, he also has a variety of radio, movie and television appearances which help establish him as one of the UK's up-and-coming young stars.

Rupert is the eldest of five siblings, and was born on the 24th August 1988. Rupert seems very much the "big brother" to his brother, James, and to sisters Georgina, Samantha and Charlotte. He often brings one, or all, of his siblings to Harry Potter premieres and various other events.

When he got the part of Ron, Rupert was elated; after all, who better than a Harry Potter fan to make sure that one of the book's most key characters remains true to form? Fans wildly anticipated the film version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher/Sorcerer's Stone, and the world waited with bated breath to see the first adaptation of JK Rowling's bestselling book series.

There were two big problems Rupert faced on the second Harry Potter film - tasking stunts and spiders, as he has a mortal fear of the latter. The slug scene proved no problem for Rupert to film, even though the slugs had to come out of his mouth. Rupert had this to say about filming the scene: "It was so fun because they had all these different flavours of slug slime. There was chocolate, there was lemon, there was orange, there was peppermint. All these different flavours - they made them taste really nice."

When the third film hit cinemas, the trio were again in almost every magazine and newspaper on shop shelves. Once again, all three actors handed the attention with grace and professionalism, and when at premieres of Prisoner of Azkaban, their pride and excitement for the film shone.