--- title: Watch Rupert Grint Ed Sheeran Impression description: The British actor plays up the resemblance between the two in a cheeky new skit—which the real Ed Sheeran gave his stamp of approval. canonical: https://time.com/4709948/rupert-grint-ends-ed-sheeran/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-22T21:02:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:09.289Z og:title: Watch Rupert Grint's Hilarious Ed Sheeran Impression og:description: Will the real Ed Sheeran please stand up? og:url: https://time.com/4709948/rupert-grint-ends-ed-sheeran/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Rupert Grint's Hilarious Ed Sheeran Impression twitter:description: Will the real Ed Sheeran please stand up? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Rupert Grint Mock His Lookalike Ed Sheeran in the Best Way Possible > Sponsored content. 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In the latest round of this famous doppelgänger smackdown, Grint made an appearance on MTV’s “After Hours”—as Sheeran. In the comedic skit, however, Grint realizes he can’t go through with the “charade” of being Ed Sheeran any longer. “The truth is, Ed isn’t real. My name is Rupert Grint,” he confesses to shocked “fans.” “After Potter, all I wanted to do was stretch myself. Create some real magic. So I created a character. He’d have the voice of an angel, and possibly wispy facial hair… I called him Ed. Ed Sheeran. Such a weird name,” Grint muses. “Was any of it real? What about the adorable klutziness, or the cat photos? That had to be real!” the host asks. “I hate cats! All of them! Mine, Taylor’s,” Grint dismisses. Then he drops the final blow: “Ed is no more.” It’s all very meta—which Sheeran (yes, the real Sheeran) noticed. “Rupert you lad,” he tweeted, posting the satirical video to his own social media feed. 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