Rupert Grint, famous for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has been ordered to pay the equivalent of around $2.3 million in back taxes, according to The Times. He had been originally ordered to pay the sum in 2019,

Rupert Grint has lost a 2019 battle against HM Revenue and Customs, with the star ordered to pay a staggering £1.8m.

Rupert Grint, globally known as Ron Weasley from Harry Potter series, has been ordered to pay a heavy sum as he has lost his legal dispute with HM Revenue & Cutoms, involving tax return. Back

Rupert Grint, best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, has lost a legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and been ordered to pay £1.8m in taxes. The dispute centered on a £4.5m payment Grint received during the 2011-2012 tax year from a company managing his business, where he was the sole shareholder.

Grint, who played Ron Weasley, was ordered to pay the sum in 2019 after HMRC launched an investigation into his tax return from the 2011-12 tax year. | ITV National News

The former Harry Potter star is ordered to pay the sum after losing a tax appeal.

Mr Grint starred in the first Harry Potter film in 2001 as a teenager and is calculated to have earned around £24 million from playing Ron Weasley