Rupert Grint says he's only just seen the first Harry Potter film all the way through
He played Ron Weasley in the films
Last updated 10th Dec 2019
We caught up with Rupert Grint about his brand new series Servant, in which he stars with Black Mirror's Toby Kebbell, Broadway actress Lauren Ambrose and Game of Thrones actress Nell Tiger Free.
Revealing you've got to "question everything" when watching the new series, Rupert added, "Even now I couldn't tell you how it ends or where it's going, it's quite an exciting way of doing it. I quite like only knowing what the character knows," later calling the show "addictive".
But of course, we couldn't catch up with Rupert and not ask him about the phenomenon that is Harry Potter, in which he starred as Ron Weasley throughout the film series from 2001 until 2011 alongside Daniel Radcliffe as Harry and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger.
Admitting that he's not seen all the films, Rupert said that he "doesn't usually" watch the films when they appear on TV around Christmas, but said that this year he did watch one. When asked if it's the first time he's ever watched one, Rupert said, "Kind of, I've seen maybe up to three when we did the premieres, but after that, at the premieres I just went out the back door.
"I couldn't watch it, it was just too much. But now, enough time has passed that the first one I can kind of get through. And I did enjoy it, it's fun! It's nostalgic, there are a lot of things that I completely forgot, and it's nice to look back. It was a great time, I loved it."
Confessing it was "weird" to look back on that time in his life, the actor added, "It was such a whirlwind I think, particularly those first few films, I was like, 11. Everything was a complete life change. A lot of it is a blur, but I do often think back, it was a great part of my life and I really look back on it fondly."
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Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe
The last Harry Potter film was released in 2011. Here's what the main cast of children look like all grown up!
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe had already starred in David Copperfield when he was cast as the most famous boy in the UK, Harry Potter.
Daniel Radcliffe
Since Harry Potter ended, Daniel has starred in a number of stage productions and films.
Rupert Grint
Rupert had only starred in school plays when he was cast as Harry Potter's best friend Ron Weasley.
Rupert Grint
Rupert has starred in a number of films including, Moonwalkers, he also appeared on screen in the A.B.C. Murders. He's now also a proud dad, welcoming his first daughter in 2020.
Tom Felton
Tom was cast as Harry's school nemesis Draco Malfoy. He had already starred in a number of commercials and the film 'The Borrowers'.
Tom Felton
Most recently Tom starred as CSI Julian Albert / Doctor Alchemy on the third series of The Flash.
Emma Watson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001 was Emma's debut screen performance.
Emma Watson
Emma has starred in a number of films and took on the role of Belle in the live action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis starred as Neville Longbottom, who ended up being one of heroes of the story.
Matthew Lewis
The term 'Longbottoming' was coined to describe people who became extremely attractive when they grew up after Matthew Lewis turned into a hunk!
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