Rupert Grint will return to the role of Ron Weasley in the Broadway production of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" for a limited 17-week engagement beginning February 2027. The announcement marks the actor’s first time reprising the character on stage since the play’s debut.

Grint, who originally portrayed Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series, said the role has been a significant part of his life since he was 11 years old. “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,” he said in a statement. He also expressed enthusiasm for returning to Broadway in a role that has played a defining role in his career.

Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender described Grint’s return as an opportunity to forge “a powerful bridge between the story audiences first fell in love with and the story of family, legacy and the passage of time that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child carries forward.”

The New York production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” which originally opened in London in 2016, has attracted more than 14 million ticket sales worldwide and generated over $532 million in box office revenue. Grint’s upcoming role on Broadway will follow Tom Felton’s tenure as Draco Malfoy, a role Felton reprised on stage after appearing in the film series. Felton is set to continue in the role until January 2027.

Since concluding the Harry Potter film series, Grint has appeared in several projects including M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller "Knock at the Cabin," the romantic drama "Charlie Countryman," and the horror film "Nightborn." He is also slated to star as Bob Cratchit opposite Johnny Depp in the film adaptation of "Ebenezer," to be released this November. Grint made his Broadway debut in 2014 with "It’s Only a Play," written by Terrence McNally.

Grint has publicly distanced himself from controversial views expressed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, particularly on transgender issues. In 2020, he issued a statement affirming support for the transgender community, stating, “Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment.”

The announcement of Grint’s return to the stage coincides with HBO’s upcoming highly anticipated Harry Potter television series, which is scheduled for release later this year.