Rupert Grint to Return as Ron Weasley on Broadway

Rupert Grint will return as Ron Weasley in the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, in a limited engagement scheduled for February 2 through May 30, 2027, at New York’s Lyric Theatre. The actor has said the run will probably be his last time playing the character.

Grint, who portrayed Ron in the eight original Harry Potter films, told Collider that returning to the role felt timely. He said the older Ron in the stage story is different from the character he played before, and that he is now roughly the same age as the character. Grint also cited his interest in performing on stage and his connection to the role and the fictional world.

The production follows Ron, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger as adults. Grint said he had spent years moving on to other work after the films, but described revisiting the story as nostalgic. His comment that the Broadway appearance would probably be his last was expressed as a likelihood, not a definitive announcement that he would never play Ron again.

Grint has also spoken about the young actor taking over the role in HBO’s television adaptation. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he said he wrote Alastair Stout a...