Rupert Grint returning to Harry Potter as Ron Weasley in Broadway show

| Live News reporter Published August 26, 2026 3:26pm Updated August 26, 2026 3:26pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Rupert Grint is making his return to the world of Harry Potter nearly two decades after he last starred as Ron Weasley. The 38-year-old will reprise his role as Ron in the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Broadway play for a strictly limited 17-week run. Grint, who played Harry Potter’s best friend across all eight films, will join the production at New York’s Lyric Theatre from February 2, 2027. He described his return to Ron as a ‘full-circle’ moment, particularly given that he is now a father himself. ‘Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11 years old and I can’t wait to meet him again in this stage of life,’ he said. ‘There is something so full-circle and so special about stepping back into Ron’s shoes now when we are both fathers; it is somehow both very familiar and completely new.’ Rupert Grint is returning to Harry Potter in the hit Broadway show (Picture: AFP via Getty Images) Grint starred as Ron Weasley alongside Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger (Picture: Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock) Grint previously made his debut on Broadway in It’s Only a Play, where he starred alongside Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. He also featured in Jez Butterworth’s Mojo in London’s West End, alongside Ben Whishaw, Brendan Coyle, Colin Morgan and Daniel Mays. Set 19 years after the events of the original Harry Potter books, Cursed Child follows Harry, Ron and Hermione as adults, alongside their children. The show is celebrating 10 years in London’s West End this year, and has now enjoyed a major resurgence on Broadway. Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, recently featured in the West End show. Deals of the Day Shop MySweetSmile's biggest Bank Holiday offers before they end Back-to-school shopping just got a lot cheaper thanks to Primark The back-to-school essential parents forget every year – and it could cost them Simba's cooling mattresses are now up to 30% off ahead of the bank holiday The best hosepipe ban-friendly products to protect your garden this summer However, his run ends on January 3, 2027, with Grint due to begin almost a month later on February 2. Arrow MORE: Nicholas Hoult fans say damage is done despite him quitting Harry Potter: ‘Still icky’ Arrow MORE: Black Mirror director reveals scathing response to offer for Harry Potter TV reboot Arrow MORE: Games Inbox: What character do you most associate with PlayStation?