We love Rupert Grint. How can you not love him after his dramatic reading of Ed Sheeranâs âShape of Youâ? TWINNING.Â
So naturally, then, it broke our heart when he recently revealed that he nearly quit acting after Harry Potter. We know, we know, we were âOMG⊠WHAT?!â -ing, too. But thinking about it, it actually kind of makes sense.
Seriously, hear us out here.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Rupert said that acting wasnât something he âactively dreamed ofâ, which is understandable. After all, he was 10 when he first auditioned for Harry Potter.
Not sure about you lot, but the only things we wanted to do at that age was eat cereal for dinner and cake for breakfast â never mind planning our careers.
Anyway, in the same interview with EW, Rupert said:
We had such an intimate and intense few years in this bubble. When I started, [acting] was never something that I aspired to do. I did acting with school plays and stuff like that. But it was never something that I actively dreamed of.
Rupes also told the magazine how at times he felt like he âmissed out on a lotâ:
I mean, I fell in love with it while I was doing it. But I definitely did think, âIs this really what I want to do?â I wanted to live a little bit. I felt like Iâd missed out on a lot. Being in that adult environment from such an early age, it was nice to just be away from it and not have any kind of commitments at all, and just be a bit free.
Aw, we canât really blame him. Thatâs one heck of a lot of pressure growing up. Thankfully though, Rupert didnât quit acting â which is good FLIPPING INCREDIBLE news, otherwise we wouldnât see him play Charlie Cavendish in upcoming TV series âSnatchâ.
In case you didnât know, the ten-part show follows a group of 20-somethings and is based on a real-life heist that happened in London. Alongside Rupert, Luke Pasqualino (Freddie from âSkinsâ) also stars in it. Thereâs also a few appearances from Ed Westwick a.k.a Gossip Girlsâ Chuck Bass.Â
All our â00s crushes in one place?! Yaaaaaaaaaasssss. What more could you want really?!
16 times Ron Weasley was legit you in every situation
Obviously the news of Rupert nearly quitting acting got us thinking, though. What job would the ex-wizard have other than playing our favourite Weasley?
Well, weâve put together an officially-unofficial list of career paths for Rupert. Spoiler alert: theyâre  a lot more exciting that the ones that would have been recommended at a secondary school job fair.
1. Zoo keeper
Itâs no secret that Rupertâs an animal lover. According to his HP! co-stars heâs bought everything from peacocks to micro pigs to a cow(!!!!)
2. Llama vet
Heâs also purchased multiple llamas â so we could totally see him working as a llama vet. LOL.
3. Ice-cream man
Rupertâs first ever car was an ice cream van. So naturally, heâd be the one youâd be buying Cornettos from. Weâll take two please, Rupert. Oh and a Mr Whippy with a flake.
4. Ed Sheeran lookalike
After *that* Ed cover, itâs a given!
5. Working at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando
DREAM JOB!
6. Hairdresser
When Rupert was asked whether he was a âmischievousâ kid, he replied saying:
âProbably the worst thing I did was steal a hairbrush and a Billy Goats Gruff book from a local shop. I think I went in with the intention of nicking something and I must have panicked and grabbed the first two things I saw. Clearly a life of crime wasnât for me.â
A HAIRBRUSH?! Perhaps he could give our locks a magical muggle makeover.
7. Fisherman
Rupertâs first âactingâ gig was playing a fish from Noahâs Ark in his school play. Errrr⊠weâre not too sure how you can actually play a fish but whatever â he clearly ACED IT!
8. Banker
He knows so much about ÂŁÂŁÂŁÂŁ.
9. Professional UFO hunter
He believes that âsomethingâs out thereâ so why the heck not?!
10. Run a Tom Felton fan site
They were #bromance before bromance was even a thing.
11. The best BFF ever
It goes without saying, really.
12. Artist
Remember, when Rupert doodled the beloved Alan Rickman one day on set? Apparently the drawing was completely unflattering but Alan still kept it. How sweet.
13. Didgeridoo player
Apparently, Rupert can play the Didgeridoo â LEL! Another fun fact, heâs also tried to play the accordion, sax and guitar but none of them really stuck.
14. Rockstar
Wizard rock is a thing! Personally, we reckon Rupert should team up with Tom and form a band called âAn Ode To Harryâ.
15. Oompa Loompa
Itâs been a life long dream of his, really.
16. Singer-songwriter
Heâs such a romantic, after all.
17. Prime Minister
Heâd probably do a better job than Theresa. Just saying.
What job could you see Rupert having? Let us know in the comments below.