Rupert Grint

A worldwide known movie star Rupert Grint was born in a large family in Essex and grew up there with four siblings. His father used to sell souvenirs that were popular among tourists and his mother was a housewife, who took care of all children.

While studying at school, a future star got interested in acting and that’s why he often took part in various school performances. Then he began dreaming of passing an audition for Harry Potter and his dream did come true when he turned 11! He even stopped his education to focus on a career in the filmmaking industry.

Harry Potter sequels made him a high-paid actor, yet apart from it, he also featured in a number of other successful TV projects. To name just a few: Cherrybomb, Wild Target, Cross of Honour, CBGB, and many others.

With the time, Grint’s career started to downtrend, yet he never gave up and kept starring in movies and TV series, including Moonwalkers, Sick Note, Servant, etc.

Today, the film performer keeps developing his path in the moviemaking business, working on various projects as an actor and even a producer.

Are you curious to get to know the star more? Well, then have a look at these top 5 mind-blowing facts about his life. We are sure you will be surprised:

• He has a music talent and can play the guitar, didgeridoo and banjo.
• He can be seen in 8 Harry Potter films that brought him 50 million dollars.
• He loves animals a lot and has two labrador retrievers named Fudge and Ruby.
• Very often people mistake him for a famous singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.
• He is afraid of spiders.