Rupert Grint to join Ben Whishaw in West End debut in 'Mojo' revival

Rupert Grint will make his first appearance on stage alongside Ben Whishaw in a West End revival of Jez Butterworth's hit debut, 'Mojo'.

Ian Rickson, who will be at the helm of the play, told a UK publication, that he cast the 'Harry Potter' star after placing him in a read-through of the play, the BBC reported.

Rickson said that he had seen the Potter films with his daughter and always thought that the actor was truthful as his character as Ron Weasley.

He added that there's something ordinary and centered about Grint and in the world of Mojo you want that grittiness.

Other stars to act in the black comedy, which is set in a seedy 1950s Soho nightclub, are Daniel Mays and 'Downton Abbey's Brendan Coyle.