Rupert Grint is a multi-millionaire thanks to playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, but his massive net worth just took a pretttttty significant hit.

The actor most famous for playing Ron Weasley will be required to pay millions back in taxes after using a loophole once employed by the Beatles.

LONDON (AP) — Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.

The Associated Press reports that the 36-year-old Harry Potter alum had been ordered to pay up in 2019 after the U.K. tax agency His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs looked into his tax return from 2012. Grint’s bill is 1.8 million pounds, which is equivalent to nearly $2.3 million.

A British judge has ruled that the actor must pay the hefty tax bill after incorrectly classifying his residuals as a capital asset instead of income

Rupert Grint, famous for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, is required to pay $2.3 million in back taxes. The UK's tax agency argued he classified earnings from the Harry Potter franchise incorrectly,

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint faces a substantial tax bill after losing his case against British tax authorities, Rupert Grint is owing around $2.3

Grint was ordered to pay the money in 2019 after the U.K. tax agency said he had wrongly classed 4.5 million pounds in residuals from the movies as a capital asset rather than income, which is subject to a much higher tax rate.

Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley for the entirety of the eight-film franchise, has been ordered to pay $2.3 million in taxes after a legal battle.

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