Rupert Grint, famous for his role as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has been ordered to pay £1.8 million to HMRC after a tribunal upheld that £4.5 million in income from the 2011-2012 tax year should be taxed as regular income instead of capital gains. The ruling emerged from a lengthy dispute over how Grint classified his earnings from the franchise. Grint has faced previous tax-related legal challenges, including a prior loss involving a £1 million tax refund. Grint has earned an estimated £24 million from his time in the franchise.