Nationality British Role Film actor Name Max Irons | Years active 2004–present Occupation Actor, model Height 1.88 m | |
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Full Name Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons Born 17 October 1985 (age 38) ( 1985-10-17 ) Camden, London, England Parents Sinead Cusack, Jeremy Irons Siblings Samuel Irons, Richard Boyd Barrett Movies The Host, The Riot Club, Red Riding Hood, Woman in Gold, Dorian Gray Similar People Jake Abel, Jeremy Irons, Douglas Booth, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Claflin | ||
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Maximilian Paul Diarmuid "Max" Irons (born 17 October 1985) is an English-Irish actor and model. He is known for his roles in Red Riding Hood (2011), The White Queen (2013), The Host (2013), and The Riot Club (2014).
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- Early life
- Acting
- Modelling
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Irons was born in Camden, London, the son of English actor Jeremy Irons and Irish actress Sinéad Cusack. He is a grandson of actors Cyril Cusack and Maureen Cusack. His brother is photographer Samuel Irons. Through his mother, his half-brother is politician Richard Boyd Barrett; his aunts are actresses Niamh Cusack and Sorcha Cusack, and his uncle is theatre producer Pádraig Cusack.
Irons attended the Dragon School in Oxford, Oxfordshire, then Bryanston School in Dorset (from which he was expelled shortly after receiving the under 14 high jump silver medal), and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2008. Irons suffered from dyslexia through his school years and his father discouraged him from going into an acting career. While first starting off in acting, Irons worked as a barman.
Acting
In 2011, Irons played Henry in Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. He was chosen to play Jared Howe in the 2013 film adaptation of The Host, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. In the 2013 television series The White Queen, Irons took the leading role of Edward IV of England. The series, based on Philippa Gregory's bestselling historical novel series The Cousins' War, was broadcast weekly on BBC One, ending on 18 August 2013. Irons appeared in 2014 film The Riot Club, the film adaptation of Posh. In 2016, he starred in the ITV miniseries Tutankhamun as Howard Carter. In April 2017 producers announced Irons had been cast to play the role created by Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor in a television series based on the movie.
Modelling
Irons has modelled for companies including Burberry and Mango. As of 2012, he was on a modelling contract for Macy's I.N.C. collection for Fall/Winter 2012 as reported on 15 August 2012 by The Huffington Post. In 2015, he was named one of GQ's 50 best-dressed British men.
