Max Irons
Max Irons (born 17 October 1985 in London, England as Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons) is a British actor and model.
Life
Irons is the son of actors Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack. His brother Samuel (* 1978) is also an actor. His half-brother is the Irish politician Richard Boyd Barrett ( b. 1968 ). He is the grandson of Cyril Cusack and Maureen Cusack, as well as the nephew of Niamh Cusack, Sorcha Cusack, Catherine Cusack, Paul Cusack and Padraig Cusack.
He attended boarding schools in Oxford and Dorset ( Bryanston School), and briefly a school in Zimbabwe. Although his parents dissuaded him from an acting career, Irons studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There, he graduated in the summer of 2008.
From 2011 to 2012, he was romantically involved with actress Emily Browning.
Irons suffering from reading and spelling weakness, he could not even write his name with eight.
Career
2006 photographed the photographer Mario Testino Irons on the road and then booked him for a Burberry campaign alongside supermodel Kate Moss. As a model, he has worked for Burberry and Mango.
His acting career began in the movie Being Julia. He gained attention with roles in The Picture of Dorian Gray and Red Riding Hood - Under the Wolf Moon. His international breakthrough came with the role of Jared Howe in the film souls, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer.
In September 2012, he received the lead role in the Starz television series The White Queen as Edward IV
Filmography
- 2004: Being Julia
- 2009: Unrequited Love (Short Film )
- 2009: The Picture of Dorian Gray ( The Picture of Dorian Gray)
- 2009: The Runaway (TV series, two episodes)
- 2011: Red Riding Hood - Under the Moon Wolf ( Red Riding Hood)
- 2013: Soul ( The Host )
- 2013: The White Queen ( TV series, 8 episodes )