RUPERT GRINT
Newcomer Rupert Grint plays the youngest Weasley brother and best friend to Harry Potter.
Rupert is 12 years old and is the eldest of five children. He has performed in school productions and with the local theatre drama group. Recent productions include the role of the gangster Rooster in Annie and a production of Peter Pan. At school he played the role of Rumplestiltskin in the Grimm Tales and Mystic Meg for a talent show!
Rupert auditioned for the role of Ron Weasley in Harry Potter after watching an appeal by the casting director on the BBC television show Newsround.