More than a decade later: Rupert Grint returns to play Ron Weasley
The British actor returns to the school of wizardry as Harry's best friend and will join the cast of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" on Broadway. He will make his stage debut in February 2027 and will perform in the production until the end of May. "Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11, and I can't wait to meet him again at this stage of life," Grint said. "I'm excited."
No matter how many roles Rupert Grint plays throughout his career, for millions of fans around the world he will always be Ron Weasley — the ginger and kind friend of Harry Potter, whom it is impossible not to love. If you have also missed him, we have happy news: more than a decade after parting with the character who made him a star, Grint is returning to Ron's shoes, this time on the Broadway stage.
On Thursday, it was learned that Grint will join the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway this coming winter. He will make his stage debut in the role on February 2, 2027, and is expected to remain in the production for 17 weeks, until May 30. If you are planning a trip to New York, now is the time to start arranging a ticket.
"Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11, and I can't wait to meet him again at this stage of life," said Grint. "There is something so special about stepping back into Ron's shoes now that we are both fathers. It is somehow very familiar and also completely new. And the opportunity to return to Broadway, this time in a role that defined such a large part of my life, really excites me."
Grint is the second actor from the film series to join the Broadway production of the play, after Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the films. According to the production, Felton's casting boosted ticket sales, and he is expected to remain in the play until January 3, 2027 — meaning, unfortunately, Grint and Felton are not expected to share the stage.
This will not be Grint's first time on the Broadway stage: in 2014 he participated in the production of It's Only a Play, and later moved to the London stage, where he played in the play Mojo. Since the Harry Potter films, he has continued to work in film and television, including in the series Servant on Apple TV and in the film Nightborn, which premiered at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival. We will soon see him also in the film Scrooge, which is expected to be released in the fall.
"By joining our cast at the Lyric Theatre in New York, Rupert is not just returning to a role from his past — he is continuing a journey that began when he was a child, and bringing with him all the life and experience he has gained since," said producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender. "His career has taken him from film and television to the stage, on Broadway and in the West End, and now his return creates a bridge between the story the audience fell in love with for the first time and the story of family, legacy, and the passage of time that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child continues to tell."
