Harry Potter Stars: Life After Fame

Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, considered quitting the Harry Potter series after filming the fourth film as it was "a bit of a drag". As a teenager, he felt he had little in common with his peers. Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, felt a great connection to her character and became obsessed, feeling she lost her own identity. Daniel Ratcliffe, who played Harry Potter, feels his early performances were one-dimensional and is embarrassed watching them, as he received no acting training during filming.

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Harry Potter Stars: Life After Fame

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Harry Potter Stars Update: This section provides an update on the careers and personal lives of actors who played major roles in the Harry Potter film series.
Discussion and Analysis: Contains thought-provoking questions designed to encourage analysis and discussion about the life changes and challenges faced by the actors.

Where are the Harry Potter Stars now?

The actors who played the children in the Harry Potter movies are now adults. So
how have their early experiences shaped their lives?

Daniel Ratcliffe
Daniel Ratcliffe, who played Harry Potter in the eight films, has recently been reading
memes featuring him in his famous role and has only just realized that many people
considered him cool. At the time, he felt as insecure as anyone that age. The English
actor says that although he now has a successful acting career, he always finds the
early Harry Potter movies difficult to watch because he admits he wasn’t very good
at acting. The young actors received coaching in singing and dancing on set, but
never any acting training in all the time they were on set, so he feels his early films
are very one-dimensional. It wasn’t until he met actor Gary Oldman on set in Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban that he began to understand how to approach a
role. Daniel says he never particularly wanted an acting career but fell into the job. In
fact, in an early interview, Daniel told viewers that he wanted to be a professional
wrestler!

Rupert Grint
Rupert Grint, who played Harry’s friend Ron Weasley, found being a famous actor
very isolating as a child and teenager. Being around adults so much, he felt very
strange when returning to his peers to do exams, as he thought he had little in
common with them. After filming the fourth film in the series, he even considered
quitting the series, as it was “a bit of a drag”. Rupert also found being well-known a
big sacrifice and even scary. He was instantly recognizable whenever he went out,
and people he didn’t know took photos of him. The young actor says he disliked
being known as Ron Weasley and nothing else. But he has got used to the attention,
and, despite these negative aspects, says that the Harry Potter films were an
amazing part of his life which he is proud to be a part of.

Emma Watson
Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the series, always felt a great
connection to her character, as both were perfect students and neither were very
cool. She admits to having become rather obsessed with her character to the extent
that she could not separate her own identity from hers. Watson feels that she has
missed out on her own teenage years as she was “being Hermione” all that time.
Since the series ended, Emma has been able to focus more on herself. She
continued her studies, getting top grades, in case her acting career didn’t work out,
but has gone on to star in a number of films. No longer seeking blockbuster films,
she chooses smaller, high-quality films that mean something to her personally. She
has also become a well-respected ambassador for women’s rights. Despite her
success, Emma has had to undergo a lot of therapy due to her fame. As a teenager,
she often felt that her life as Hermione was so “big” that she lost her own identity.
She also feels guilty for not enjoying the fame and attention that she has received.
However, by focusing on her family and home life, she has managed to form an
identity for herself beyond Hermione.