Jack Raynor is an American-born Irish actor. Recognition came to him after the release of the drama "What Richard Did", where he played one of the main roles. The aspiring actor has won the IFTA Award, as well as nominations for the London Critics Film Award and the IFTA Rising Star Award.
Biography
The future star of Irish cinema Jack Raynor was born on January 23, 1992 in the American city of Longmont, Colorado. His father was American and his mother, Tara O'Brady, is a well-known Irish human rights activist.
When the boy was two years old, he and his mother moved to Wallimount, a small village in Ireland. Later, he began attending a local primary school, where about a hundred students studied.
Belvedere College Building Photo: Pjposullivan / Wikimedia Commons
The boy was greatly influenced by his maternal grandparents Damien Raynor and Pat Raynor, with whom he spent most of his childhood. In addition, the actor has a younger brother and sister. But there is little information about them, since Raynor prefers not to talk about his relatives.
Jack Raynor began to take an interest in acting from early childhood. Already at the age of seven, he took part in the filming of small paintings. Perhaps the boy's interest in acting is due to the presence of representatives of creative professions in the family. After all, his uncle Paul Reiner is also a successful actor.
View from the bridge over the city of Dublin Photo: Robzle / Wikimedia Commons
However, in 2004, Reiner was forced to move to Dublin to continue his education. Here he attended Belvedere College, which is known for its graduates who have achieved success in the arts, politics, sports, science and business.
During these years, Raynor continued to take part in various theatrical shows, successfully combining creative activity and study.
Career and creativity
Despite the fact that Jack Raynor was fond of acting from childhood and even took part in filming, his professional career began in 2010. During this time, he appeared in the family melodrama Three Wise Women, playing a character named Colin. The picture did not have much success at the box office, but allowed Raynor to declare himself as a talented actor.
Several years later, he landed a role in the thriller The Doll House by Irish filmmaker Kersten Sheridan (2012). And then he appeared in a small episode in the TV movie "Chasing Leprechauns" (2012).
But the breakthrough in Jack's career came after his drama What Richard Did (2012) was presented at the box office. In this story, which tells about the life of a successful young man among adolescents, Raynor played the main role, portraying Richard Carlsen.
In 2013, he received the IFTA Award for Best Actor for his work in What Richard Did, and was also nominated for the annual London Critics Film Award and the IFTA Rising Star Award. In the same year, Raynor starred in the films Car Film, playing Martin, Cold and Daddy, playing Rory and Josh, respectively.
In 2014, Michael Bay's American action movie Transformers: Age of Extinction was released. This picture was the fourth in a series of stories about Transformers. The film received positive reviews from film critics and was a commercial success, grossing over $ 1 billion at the box office. Raynor, who played one of the key roles in the film, once again proved to be a talented, versatile actor.
Film director Michael Bay instructing pilots on the set of one of the parts of the movie "Transformers" Photo: Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons / Wikimedia Commons
In 2015, Raynor starred in several films at once, which received positive reviews from film critics. He first appeared as Malcolm in the feature film Macbeth, and then played the demoted pilot Jack, the main character in the film London Holidays.
The actor's later works include roles in such films as "Shootout" (2016), the Irish drama "Tablets of Fate" (2016), the musical comedy "Sing Street" (2016), "Himmler's brain is called Heydrich" (2017), scientific -the fantastic television series "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" (2017), the American action movie "Keene" (2018) and others.
Filmmaker Ari Astaire Photo: PunkToad / Wikimedia Commons
In July 2019, another film featuring Jack Raynor, Solstice, premiered. The film was directed by Ari Astaire, and Raynor played one of the key roles. In the thriller, he portrayed a young man named Christian Hughes, who is in a difficult relationship with his girlfriend Dani Ardor. The film was well received by the audience and received good reviews from film critics.
Personal life
Jack Raynor prefers not to advertise his personal life. However, it is known that the actor is in a relationship with Medlin Malkvin, the famous Icelandic model.
Jack Raynor at an event at Belvedere College, Dublin Photo: Degreezero / Wikimedia Commons
The young people dated for several years before deciding to get engaged in 2014. But there is no information about the exact date of their engagement and the location of this event.
Despite the fact that the couple seems quite happy and have been engaged for many years, they are still not married. In addition, Raynor and Medlin have no children. Fans of this beautiful couple hope that in the near future young people will decide to legalize their relationship.
