'Harry Potter' director: 'Rupert Grint is coolest guy I've met'

David Yates has said that Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is the coolest person that he has ever met.

Yates, who directed the final four entries in the long-running fantasy saga, made the comments at a special premiere event for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

"Rupert Grint, ever since I've known him, has probably been the coolest person I've ever met in my life," Yates told the Los Angeles Times.

"He has a hovercraft [and] an ice cream van. He's really laid back, but quietly quite smart."

Yates also had positive things to say about Grint's fellow Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

"Daniel is a bit of a workaholic, he loves work, but he's [also] a very decent, curious, funny, lovely young man," he added. "Emma is a little like Hermione. SHe's very tough on herself. She's incredibly bright."

The director also revealed that he saw Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone director Chris Columbus at an event recently, and thanked him for selecting such good actors to play the three lead roles.

The final Harry Potter film was released this weekend and has already broken first-day domestic box office records.

Watch the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 below: