Grint feared Ron's death in Harry Potter

Hollywood actor Rupert Grint resisted reading the final Harry Potter book as he was scared his character Ron Weasley would die.

The actor, who has played the red-haired wizard since 2001 in the movie franchise, admits he put off reading Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows because he was terrified his alter-ego would be killed off, reports contactmusic.com.

"I think I was the last person to read it. I don't know why I didn't because I'm a big fan of the books, I've read them all. But I was nervous because I'd been hearing so much about characters dying and not making it through to the end. And I wanted Ron to survive," he said.

The final installation of the franchise will release in two parts. The first will open in cinemas in November and the second in July next year.

'I'd never strip on stage'

Rupert Grint has admitted that he wouldn't be able to strip off on stage like Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe.

The actor, who has previously confessed that he finds sex scenes traumatic, said that performing in something like Equus would take "courage".

He told OK: "I don’t think I could. Just being on stage would be quite a scary thing, let alone with no clothes on. It takes a lot of courage."

Speaking about his sex scenes in new movie Cherrybomb, Grint continued: "In Harry Potter it was just a kiss, really.

"It was suggestive more than anything. This was a lot more intimate. It was quite nerve-wracking. I was quite nervous about it."