Rupert Grint on Servant the Advice from Alan Rickman that Made Him Fall Back In Love With Acting

Rupert Grint was unsure who he was as an actor and artist after the sevenfilm Harry Potter series came to an end. I started realizing that somewhere along the line there was a huge sacrifice I d made. I d lost something, he says. Then he remembered a piece of advice from fellow Potter alum, the late, great Alan Rickman: Go and do theater. I think it s really important, when you ve been from where I d come fromthis huge machine that started to define meto feel the fear of theater, Grint says. I felt very human again. In this episode of In the Envelope: The Actors Podcast, Grint walks us through the twists and turns of his magical, unlikely careerfrom the marathon auditions that landed him his Harry Potter role, to the uncertainty of his postfranchise life, to the artistic resurgence that led him to M. Night Shyamalans eerie Apple TV+ drama, Servant. Check out the episode, and watch all episodes of M. Night Shyamalans drama series Servant on