Celebrity Biographies
Rupert Grint Height Weight Body Stats
Born name
Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint
nickname
Holes
Sun sign
Virgo
Place of birth
Harlow, Essex, England
nationality
training
Rupert went to St Joseph’s Primary School in Hertford. He began acting in school plays and joined a theater company while he was at that school. He then attended Richard Hale School in Hertford, Hertfordshire.
He left school at the age of 16 to fully concentrate on his acting career.
occupation
actor
family
- Vater – Nigel Grint (Memorabilia Dealer)
- Mother – Joanne Grint (née Parsons) (Housewife)
- Siblings – James Grint (Younger Brother), Samantha Grint (Younger Sister), Charlotte Grint (Younger Sister), Georgina Grint (Younger Sister)
Manager
Rupert is signed to Hamilton Hodell Talent Management.
Build
Average
Height
5 feet 8 inches or 173 cm
weight
75 kg or 165.5 pounds
girlfriend/spouse
Rupert Grint dating –
- Katie Lewis (2004-2008) – British actors Katie Lewis and Rupert Grint first met on November 19, 2004 while performing in East London. She was rumored to remain from that time until May 8, 2008. Rupert left her to meet Lily Allen.
- Lily Allen (2008) – Singer Lily Allen met Rupert at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in February 2008. They were rumored to have had an affront at the time.
- Kimberley Nixon (2008-2009) – He worked with actress KimberleyNixon will star in the 2009 small budget drama ‘Cherrybomb.’ They sparked rumors that they were dating in late 2008 when they threw a party on New Year’s Eve. Neither of them admitted to dating.
- Georgia Groome (2011-Present) – Rupert Grint dated another actress named Georgia Groome for a few months in 2011. However, the two soon reconciled. They have been in an ON and OFF relationship since 2011.
race/ethnicity
White
hair colour
rot
eye color
Green
sexual orientation
Just
distinguishing features
- Red hair
- Slogan – “Damn it!”
shoe size
It is speculated that his shoe size is a 10 (US) or 9 (UK).
brand promotion
Grint has appeared in commercials for the Visit England Tourism Campaign, SKY Christmas, the Holidays at home are great ad and many others.
In the past he was named a Starlight ambassador.
Religion
Christianity
Known for
Playing Ron Weasley (one of the three main characters) in the Harry Potter film series. Rupert appeared in all eight films in the series from 2001 to 2011 alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.
first movie
In 2001, he appeared in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for his role as Ron Weasley.
First TV show
In 2010, Rupert guest-starred in BBC’s mockumentary TV comedy series Come Fly With Me as himself in just one episode.
Promi-Crush
Sienna Miller or Jessica Alba
Personal trainer
For the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, he did not attend a gym as he did not feel the need to do so.
He is not very athletic in nature. He would rather watch sports than participate.
Rupert Grint favorite things
- Food – pizza
- TV Shows – Saved by the Bell (1989-1993), The Joy of Drawing with Bob Ross, SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-)
- Website – Ebay
- Bands – The Ice Monkeys
- Actor – Jim Carrey
- Music – Classic rock ‘n’ roll
- Movies – Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Dumb & Dumber (1994), Shrek (2001)
- Restaurant – The Bull Inn, United Kingdom
Rupert Grint facts
- In 2011, Rupert appeared in the music video for Ed Sheeran’s Lego House.
- When he was in the cast of Harry Potter in his film series, he had no work experience in films other than in his school plays and school theater group.
- He was only eleven when he was cast in the Harry Potter film series.
- To encourage children to drink milk every day, he appeared alongside other celebrities in a Make Mine Milk ad campaign.
- He has a fear of spiders (which is called arachnophobia), just like his Ron Weasley film character.
- Rupert has 2 dogs – Ruby (Black Lab) and Fudge (Chocolate Lab).
- Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton and Rupert Grint are good friends.
- He had a childhood dream of being an ice cream man, so he later bought an ice cream truck after earning some money through acting.
- He is actively involved in charities.
- He is the eldest in his family and has 4 younger siblings.
- He got a unicycle on his 14th birthday and knows how to ride it.
- As claimed by Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are amazingly lazy.
- For a kiss between Ron and Lavender (Jessie Cave) in the Harry Potter film, Rupert took an estimated 10 takes. Rupert appreciates that himself.
- He had his first kiss at the age of 10.
- He laughs and giggles sometimes for no reason. Rupert considers this his worst habit.
- He is the favorite actor of Emma Roberts and Alexa Vega.
- He passed his driving test on the second try.
- He enjoys golf, socializing, hovercraft and reading.
- He can play the guitar and also a little didgeridoo.