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Harry Potter fame Rupert Grint almost gave up acting after the franchise ended in 2011 to sell ice cream. Grint played the role of Ron Weasley, who is Harry’s best friend, along with Hermione Granger. As Rupert, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson, as well as other cast members, started the HP series while they were quite young, it became difficult for them to handle the sudden fame.
The recently aired reunion special revealed how both Grint and Watson were thinking of leaving the series, even before it ended. However, they decided to stick through, and the wizarding world fans (including us) are glad that they did. No one else could have played the characters as well as they did.
Now, Rupert Grint has revealed to The New York Times that after the film series concluded, he had thought of leaving acting behind as he wasn’t sure he would get roles as an adult. “When the “Harry Potter” films ended, Mr. Grint was worried that he may not make it as an adult actor. He knew how to play Ron, Harry’s brave, anxious sidekick. He didn’t know if he could play anyone else. “I definitely did think, ‘Is it too late to pick something else?’” he said.
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