Harry Potter star Rupert Grint celebrates his 24th birthday on Friday. How's life post-Potter?
Since the end of his part in the wizarding world of the biggest film franchise ever, Grint has been branching out to play people far-removed from his soft-mannered character Ron Weasley.
He's also been shying away from obvious blockbusters, opting instead for quite low-budget films.
His latest film sees him star as The Dead Boys' Cheetah Chrome in CBGB, a flick about the New York punk scene.
Grint has spoken about the added pressure of playing a real person, mastering an American accent and fake guitar playing, but noted that at least he and Chrome have the same red-hair colour.
Talking about his latest character he told The Metro: "He’s a snotty-nosed punk rebelling against everything and quite morose – he’s the complete opposite of Ron. I’m still finding it strange breaking out of the whole Harry Potter thing because it was such a huge part of my life."
Before CBGB, he worked on The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, set for release in 2013, alongside Shia LaBeouf, who plays a character who travels around the world on a drug-fuelled journey.
And, keeping busy, he's also attached to five other films in production. Including horror film Cross Country, the title role in Eddie the Eagle, The Drummer, Enemy of Man, and a voice role in Postman Pat: The Movie - You Know You're the One.
Grint isn't the first child star who's made the transition to adult actor - take a look at these American success stories below...
Child Actors That Succeeded In Adulthood(CLONED)
Drew Barrymore(01 of25)
First big role: 'ET' (1982) Age: 7
Kristen Stewart (02 of25)
First big role: 'Panic Room' (2002) Age: 12
Jodie Foster (03 of25)
First big role: 'Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Menace On The Mountain,' (1970) Age: 8'Taxi Driver' (1976) Age: 14
Dakota Fanning (04 of25)
First major role: 'I Am Sam' (2001) Age: 7
Anna Paquin (05 of25)
First big role: 'The Piano' (1993) Age: 11
Christina Ricci (06 of25)
First big role: 'Mermaids' (1990) Age: 10
Fred Savage (07 of25)
First big role: 'Morningstar/Eveningstar,' (1986)Age: 10'The Wonder Years' (1988) Age: 12
Elijah Wood (08 of25)
First big role: 'Paradise' (1991)Age: 10
Sean Astin (09 of25)
'The Goonies' (1985)Age: 14
Josh Brolin (10 of25)
First big role: 'The Goonies' (1985)Age: 17
Justin Timberlake (11 of25)
First big role: 'The Mickey Mouse Club' (1989)Age: 8
Ryan Gosling (12 of25)
First big role: 'The Mickey Mouse Club' (1989)Age: 9
Christina Aguilera (13 of25)
First big role: 'The Mickey Mouse Club' (1989)Age: 9
Raven Symone (14 of25)
First big role: 'The Cosby Show' (1989)Age: 4
Natalie Portman (15 of25)
First big role: 'Leon: The Professional' (1994)Age: 14
Neil Patrick Harris (16 of25)
First big role: 'Doogie Howser, MD' (1989)Age: 16
Sarah Jessica Parker (17 of25)
First big role: 'Somewhere, Tomorrow' (1983)Age: 18
Ron Howard (18 of25)
First big role: 'The Andy Griffith Show' (1960)Age:6
Winona Ryder(19 of25)
First big role: 'Lucas' (1986)Age: 15
Reese Witherspoon (20 of25)
First big role: 'The Man In The Moon' (1991)Age: 15
Scarlett Johansson (21 of25)
First big role: 'Manny & Lo' (1996)Age: 12
Kirsten Dunst (22 of25)
First big role: 'The Bonfire of the Vanities' (1990)Age:8
Michelle Trachtenberg (23 of25)
First big role: 'All My Children' (1994)Age: 11
Jerry O'Connell (24 of25)
First big role: 'Stand By Me' (1986)Age: 12
Jason Bateman (25 of25)
First big role: 'Little House on the Prairie' (1981)Age: 12
Plus, remember where it all began? Here's the Harry Potter cast through the years:
J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Pot(01 of28)
J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter children's books autographs one of her works during a book signing 20 October, 1999 in Washington, DC. Rowling's books, featuring Harry Potter a fictional orphan who attends a school for wizards, have become controversial in recent weeks as parents in a South Carolina school district seek to have the books banned for violent content. (credit:Getty)
Celebs Attend Premiere of "Harry Potter" Movie(02 of28)
Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, arrives for the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' November 4, 2001 in London. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" Premiere(03 of28)
Actor Daniel Radcliffe (R) and Actor Robbie Coltrane attend the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' November 11, 2001 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (Photo by George De Sota/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Premiere(04 of28)
Actor Daniel Radcliffe, 12-years-old, arrives for the 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' world premiere November 3, 2002 in London, England. Radcliffe plays the part of child wizard Harry Potter. The movie is director Christopher Columbus's second installment of the series based on J.K. Rowling's tales of wizardry. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(05 of28)
Rupert Grint and Tacoma at the Los Angeles premiere of ' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' at the Village Theatre, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect. (credit:Getty)
Emma Watson (06 of28)
Emma Watson arrives for the world premiere of the new film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in central London 03 November 2002. Emma Watson plays Hermione Granger in the second Harry Potter film The Chamber of secrets, the sequel to The Philosopher Stone. AFP PHOTO Nicolas ASFOURI. (credit:Getty)
Emma Watson (07 of28)
Emma Watson arrives for the world premiere of the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in central London 03 November 2002. Emma Watson plays Hermione Granger in the second Harry Potter film The Chamber of secrets, the sequel to The Philosopher Stone. AFP PHOTO Nicolas ASFOURI (credit:Getty)
Tom Felton (08 of28)
Tom Felton arrives for the world premiere of the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in central London 03 November 2002. Fenton plays Draco Malfoy in the second Harry Potter film The Chamber of secrets, the sequel to The Philosopher Stone. AFP PHOTO Nicolas ASFOURI (credit:Getty)
Daniel Radcliffe (09 of28)
British actor Daniel Radcliffe walks past poster of their new movie 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' prior to a press conference in Tokyo, 16 December 2002. Radcliffe is in Tokyo to promote his new film. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images (credit:Getty)
Daniel Radcliffe(10 of28)
Daniel Radcliffe (R), who plays Harry Potter, Emma Watson (C), who plays Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley, smile before the premier of Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban at Radio City in New York 23 May 2004. AFP PHOTO/Don EMMERT (credit:Getty)
MTV TRL With Daniel Radcliffe And Emma Watson(11 of28)
Actors Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson appear on stage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios May 21, 2004 in New York City. The two are stars of the new movie Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. (credit:Getty)
MTV TRL With Daniel Radcliffe And Emma Watson(12 of28)
Actors Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe appear on stage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios May 21, 2004 in New York City. The two are stars of the movie Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. (credit:Getty)
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - Photocall(13 of28)
Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint pose at photocall ahead of Sunday's UK premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban' at Number 1 Whitehall Place on May 27, 2004 in London. The film is the third based on cult books by author J.K. Rowling. (Photo by Steve Finn/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Casts of British movie Harry Potter(14 of28)
Casts of British movie Harry Potter series, Emma Watson (C) and Rupert Grint (R) wave their hands while Daniel Radcliffe smiles on the screen at London as they hold a press conference for their latest movie 'Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban' at a Tokyo hotel 28 June 2004. Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are now here for the promotion of the movie which is now screaning here. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (credit:Getty)
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - DVD Launch Party(15 of28)
Actor Rupert Grint, Actress Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe pose in front of the magical purple Knight bus during the Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - DVD launch party on November 18, 2004 in London, England. The VIP party was held to celebrate the November 19 DVD release of the Harry Potter movie, based on the third book by author J K Rowling. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire(16 of28)
(L-R) Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint attend the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' on November 12, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Awards Room At Sony Ericsson Empire Film Awards(17 of28)
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint pose with The Empire Outstanding Contribution Award for The Harry Potter Films during the Sony Ericsson Empire Film Awards 2006 at the Hilton London Metropole on March 13, 2006 in London, England. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Rupert Grint, (L) Emma Watson (C), Daniel Radcliffe (R)(18 of28)
Actors Rupert Grint, (L) Emma Watson (C) and Daniel Radcliffe, (R) the cast of the forthcoming Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', pose for photographs in central London 25 June 2007. The film will be premiered in London 03 July. AFP PHOTO/SHAUN CURRY ( (credit:Getty)
NBC's "Today" Show Concert Series Presents KT Tunstall(19 of28)
Actor Rupert Grint appears onstage during the NBC 'Today Show' concert series at Rockefeller Center on July 13, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Daniel Radcliffe (C), Rupert Grint (L)(20 of28)
Daniel Radcliffe (C), Rupert Grint (L) and Emma Watson (R) are photographed during their hand, foot and wand prints ceremony outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre 09 July 2007 in Hollywood. The fifth Harry Potter film is scheduled to be released 13 July. AFP PHOTO/Valerie MACON (credit:Getty)
Daniel Radcliffe (C), Rupert Grint (L) (21 of28)
Daniel Radcliffe (C), Rupert Grint (L) and Emma Watson (R) display their hands during their hand, foot and wand prints ceremony outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre 09 July 2007 in Hollywood. The fifth Harry Potter film is scheduled to be released 13 July. AFP PHOTO/Valerie MACON (credit:Getty)
National Movie Awards 2007 (22 of28)
Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, winners of the award for Best Family Film for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the National Movie Awards held at the Royal Festival Hall on September 28, 2007 in London. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images). (credit:Getty)
"Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince" Premiere - After Party(23 of28)
Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint attend the 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' premiere after party at American Museum of Natural History on July 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Daniel Radcliffe (L), Emma Watson, (C) (24 of28)
Daniel Radcliffe (L), Emma Watson, (C) and Rupert Grint pose for photographers as they arrive to attend the World Premiere of their latest film 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One' in Leicester Square, central London on November 11, 2010. The stars of Harry Potter hit the red carpet in London Thursday for the world premiere of the first of two films resolving the boy wizard's adventures, after a decade in the roles that made their fortunes. Thousands of fans gathered in Leicester Square ahead of the event hoping for a glimpse of Daniel Radcliffe, 21, Emma Watson, 20, and Rupert Grint, 22, who play Harry and his best friends Hermione and Ron in all eight films. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (credit:Getty)
"Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1" New York Premiere - Inside Arrivals(25 of28)
(L-R) Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton attend the premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1' at Alice Tully Hall on November 15, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2(26 of28)
British actors (L-R) Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe attend the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 in central London on July 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (credit:Getty)
"Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" New York Premiere - Arrivals(27 of28)
Tom Felton, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, David Yates, Rupert Grint, Barry M. Meyer and Matthew Lewis attend the New York premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on July 11, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Warner Bros Studio Tour London - Grand Opening(28 of28)
Rupert Grint attends the Grand Opening of the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter on March 31, 2012 in Watford, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)