Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in all eight Harry Potter films, will appear in the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Lyric Theatre from February 2 to May 30, 2027. The actor, now 38 and a father, has issued statements describing the return as both familiar and new. The play continues the story 19 years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.