Rupert Grint will return as Ron Weasley in Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, prompting criticism from some supporters of transgender rights
The 17-week engagement at New York’s Lyric Theatre begins next February, following Tom Felton’s run as Draco Malfoy
Critics accuse Grint of inconsistency because he has previously supported transgender people while continuing to work in the wizarding world created by J.K
Rowling
Grint has acknowledged disagreements with Rowling, though he has also described their personal bond warmly
Other fans have defended his decision to accept the role.