Rupert Grint Breaks Free from Ron Weasley with 5 Career-Defining Roles

Rupert Grint could have coasted on Ron Weasley forever. He didn't. After Potter, he swerved into indies, theater, and prestige TV, and even stepped off the screen for a bit when the right projects weren't landing. Then he came back with a string of interesting, sometimes weird choices. Here are five that show where he's been putting his energy.

1. Into the White (2012)

   Not the crown jewel in his filmography, but a solid lead turn. Directed by Petter Naess, this World War II survival drama casts Grint as Gunner Robert Smith. It's loosely based on a real incident during the Norwegian campaign: downed British and German airmen stuck in the wilderness who end up sharing an old cabin and, reluctantly, their survival plan. Enemies-to-roommates, basically. It's R rated.

   Numbers and scores: $712,216 worldwide, 45% on Rotten Tomatoes (critics), 67% (audience), and 7.1/10 on IMDb.

   Streaming: Amazon Prime Video.

2. Moonwalkers (2015)

   A British crime comedy from first-time feature director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, written by Dean Craig. Grint plays Jonny in a shaggy, conspiracy-flavored caper that leans into those moon landing hoax theories. Setup: a frazzled CIA agent fails to recruit a legit auteur to fake the 1969 moon landing and ends up working with a sketchy rock-band manager instead. It premiered at SXSW on March 14, 2015, had a limited release on January 15, 2016, and hit VOD through Alchemy.

   Numbers and scores: $135,622 at the box office, 42% on Rotten Tomatoes (critics), 43% (audience), and 6.1/10 on IMDb.

   Streaming: Amazon Prime Video.

3. Sick Note (2017)

   This British black comedy kicked off on Sky One in 2017 with Grint as Daniel Glass, a compulsive liar stuck in a dead-end job and a dying relationship. He gets diagnosed with esophageal cancer and suddenly life feels brighter because people finally treat him well. Then the twist: his oncologist is wildly incompetent, and the cancer was a misdiagnosis. Daniel has to choose between telling the truth and going back to his old slog, or riding the lie as long as he can. It's messy, it's dark, and it knows it.

   Scores: 6.7/10 on IMDb, 50% on Rotten Tomatoes (critics), 78% (audience). It streamed worldwide on Netflix from 2018 to 2023.

   Streaming now: currently not available in the U.S.

4. Knock at the Cabin (2023)

   M. Night Shyamalan adapted Paul G. Tremblay's 2018 novel 'The Cabin at the End of the World' into this apocalyptic psychological horror film. Grint plays Redmond alongside Dave Bautista and more. A couple, Andrew and Eric, and their adopted daughter Wen head to a remote cabin for a quiet vacation, and four strangers show up demanding the family make an unimaginable sacrifice. It's tense, contained, and very much Shyamalan.

   Numbers and scores: made for $20 million and grossed about $54.7 million worldwide; 67% on Rotten Tomatoes (critics), 63% (audience), and 6.1/10 on IMDb.

   Streaming: Peacock.

5. Servant (2019 - 2023)

   Grint's best post-Potter work, full stop. Created by Tony Basgallop with M. Night Shyamalan as showrunner and executive producer, this psychological horror series ran for four seasons and 40 episodes. The premise is a slow-burn nightmare: Philadelphia couple Dorothy and Sean Turner hire 18-year-old Leanne Grayson to nanny their infant, Jericho. Except Jericho is dead, replaced by a reborn doll that Dorothy believes is real, and everyone goes along with it to manage her trauma. Leanne's arrival cracks the facade and pulls something dark into the house. If that setup rings a bell, yes, it has shades of that particular domestic-gothic story you're thinking of.

   Dates and scores: premiered November 28, 2019, and wrapped March 17, 2023; 90% on Rotten Tomatoes (critics), 79% (audience), and 7.4/10 on IMDb.

   Streaming: Apple TV.

Grint's post-Hogwarts path hasn't been about chasing the biggest paycheck or franchise. It's weird in places, prestige in others, and usually interesting. Which of these are you queuing up next?