TheHarry Potterfranchise , from record book to motion-picture show to spin - off films , has become so ingrained in popular culture that it has more or less become the define serialized media to present Generation Y. The film , a critical aspect of the franchise ’s structure , became a essential platform for seasoned British thespians to introduce themselves to immature audiences .

It also shove a generation of young actors to the forefront of Hollywood culture , belike sooner than they were quick — and almost certainly more short than they were prepared for . In a late interview,​Rupert Grint , who star as the neandertal but truehearted Ron Weasley from the prison term he was11 , revealed that he study leaving the series after the fourth movie due to the strain it was make him .

" It ’s a big forfeiture , " Grint told​Independent . " You take for grant anonymity , just doing normal stuff , just go out . Everything was unlike and a picayune morsel scary . There were times when I was like , ' I ’m done . ' "

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During the period in question , Grint had just end up taking the GCSEs , a standardized test in Britain , and was considering move on from behave . " I thought , ‘ Do I actually​want to keep doing this ? It ’s a snatch of a drag , ' " he admitted .

Thankfully,​Grintpersevered through to the end of the series , though he face the same dilemma once he was end with the film .

" When I started , [ acting ] was never something that I draw a bead on to do , " he explained . " I did act with school plays and stuff like that . But it was never something that I actively stargaze of . I signify , I fell in love with it while I was doing it . "

Grint has take something of a leisurely pace since the series wrapped back in 2011 , sign on up for mostly small persona in a smattering of films . However , he has recently​been making an impactas a idiot box actor , and has drawn praise for his roles onSick NoteandSnatch .