Rupert Grint may have landed the role of a lifetime in the famed “Harry Potter” franchise, but the actor admits not all was what it seemed.

The 34-year-old, who found global stardom starring as Harry Potter’s best friend Ron Weasley from 2001 to 2011, said the experience was “suffocating” at times.

Grint found global stardom starring as Harry Potter’s best friend Ron Weasley.©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett CGrint appeared in 8 Harry Potter films between 2001 and 2011.Courtesy Warner Bros.Grint revealed he still answers to “Ron” if someone addresses him that way, adding that it’s his “second name.”

Grint grew up in the public eye alongside his former co-stars, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.Getty ImagesGrint said “the lines were blurred” between his character and his own persona with each film.Warner Bros.“I’ve always felt there was this expectation for us to go off the rails, follow the child star stereotype,” he added.

Grint’s other acting credits include starring in M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ thriller “Servant,” in which he plays the brother of a woman shaken by the death of her baby who creepily copes by raising a doll.

Rupert Grint landed the role of a lifetime in the famed "Harry Potter" franchise.