Rupert Grint Bio, Education, Professional Career
Rupert Grint was born on 24 August 1988 in Harlow, Essex, to Nigel Grint, a dealer in racing memorabilia, and Joanne Grint. He grew up in Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, and was educated at Richard Hale School in Hertford.
Grint was raised a Catholic and said he "feared God" as a child. He began performing in school productions and joined the Top Hat Stage and Screen School, a local theatre group that cast him as a fish in Noah's Ark and a donkey in a nativity play.