Max Minghella

Max Giorgio Choa Minghella ( born September 16, 1985 in London ) is a British actor who mainly works for the film.

Life and work

Minghella came in 1985 in London's Hampstead to the world. He comes from a close-knit theater, film and television family: His father is the director and Oscar winner Anthony Minghella, his mother is originally from Hong Kong choreographer and actress Carolyn Choa. His sister Hannah Minghella 's film producer and production chief of Sony Pictures Animation. His aunt and uncle Edana Minghella and Benidict act as scriptwriters for television, among other things, Doc Martin and Doctor Martin.

Minghella grew up in London and came there early with a stage and film in contact: his father often took him to theater productions and filming. As a teenager, his father gave little extras roles in his films, including Cold Mountain. After completing his schooling, he became a member of the National Youth Theatre in London, where he attended the acting class. Through an agent, he came to Hollywood. His first major film role he assumed in 2005 in the American movie Bee Season film as the son of Aaron Richard Gere and Juliette Binoche; the film was screened at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. In the same year he played the film 's son Robby George Clooney in the internationally successful and Oscar-nominated film Syriana. From then on, Minghella was primarily seen in U.S. productions. His breakthrough as an actor he had in 2006 with the lead role as Jerome in the gambling in American art university milieu satirical comedy Art School Confidential alongside John Malkovich. After a handful of less successful films he was in 2009 with the male lead in Agora - recorded The pillars of heaven his biggest international success: in the Spanish, with Hollywood production funds financed and are in addition to other film awards with several Goya's excellent film Minghella slaves Davus alongside Rachel Weisz as Hypatia of Alexandria. In February 2012, he was for the thriller Not Safe for the Work casted.

In addition to his film work, Max Minghella completed since 2006, a study of history at Columbia University in New York City, where he has his main residence.

Trivia

As his professional model Minghella described in an interview Matt Damon, with whom he had befriended as a 13 -year-old on the set of his father's The Talented Mr. Ripley film. Damon, so Minghella, is someone from whom he learned a lot: "He's trying to lead a normal life." To stardom and the pursuit by paparazzi as he had experienced it in the company of his pals Jew Law in London, he could do without.

Filmography (selection)

• 2005: Bee Season
• 2005: Syriana
• 2006: Art School Confidential
• 2007: Elvis and Anabelle
• 2009: Agora - The pillars of heaven ( Agora )
• 2010: The Social Network
• 2011: Darkest Hour ( The Darkest Hour )
• 2011: The Ides of March - The Ides of March ( The Ides of March )
• 2013: Prakti.com (The internship )