Rupert Grint

        Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (born 24 August 1988) is an English actor, best known for portraying Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series. He has also starred in other films such as Driving Lessons, Cherrybomb, and Wild Target.Grint was born in Harlow, Essex and grew up in Hertfordshire. His mother, Joanna Grint (née Parsons), is a housewife, and his father, Nigel Grint, is a memorabilia dealer. He has one brother and three sisters. Before being cast in the Harry Potter franchise, he had only appeared in school plays and at his local theatre group, Top Hat Stage School, which is still running in Hertford, now run by Warren Bacci. He received special mention in a local newspaper after playing a princess's lady-in-waiting in "The Radgold Games" at Richard Hale School. As an all-boys school, female roles are played by boys. As a young child, he was once cast as a fish in a play based on the story of Noah's Ark. He also played Rumpelstiltskin in another school play. He also used to voluntarily help out in his local church as a bellringer.He attended St Josephs Primary School in Hertford, a Roman Catholic primary school.