Rupert Grint needs acting break after work on ‘Harry Potter’

• After finishing “Harry Potter,” Rupert Grint “needed a break” from acting.
• He limited his acting commitments after the wizarding saga.
• Rupert was able to “fight against” stereotypes.

The 34-year-old star, who played Ron Weasley in all eight films from 2001 to 2011, was cast in the part when he was just 11 years old.

He limited his acting commitments after the wizarding saga, but is now back on the big screen with ‘Knock At The Cabin,’ his first feature film appearance since 2015’s ‘Moonwalkers.

He told Bustle: “Potter was so full on — [filming] all year, then we’d promote the rest of the time. It was quite suffocating.

Rupert was able to “fight against” stereotypes about how his life should have turned out after “Harry Potter,” choosing instead to appear on the stage, in independent films, and in minor TV appearances.

He explained: “I’ve always felt there was this expectation for us to go off the rails, follow the child star stereotype. That’s always been something to fight against.”

In addition, he alluded to a “competitive element” that seemed to exist in the media’s coverage of him and his former co-stars.

He said: “‘Who’s doing what?’; people contrasting our careers. We’re all completely different and going along different paths.”

Inspiring by his daughter, Rupert, who shares a two-year-old daughter named Wednesday with partner Georgia Groome, has also thought back on how becoming a parent has changed him.

He added: “She’s obsessed with the moon. I like the moon, but I’ve never really paid it much attention. It’s an amazing thing. She’s taught me to appreciate everything again.”

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