Maximilian "Max" Irons is a British actor who began his professional career in 2004. Viewers know Max for his roles in films such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "Dorian Gray", "Gone".
Maximilian "Max" Paul Diarmid Irons was born in 1985 in London, UK. His birthday: October 17. The boy was born into a family where the atmosphere of creativity and art reigned. Max's mother and father were both actors by profession, and his grandfather was also a renowned Irish artist. Growing up in an appropriate environment, Maximilian from a very young age began to dream of an acting career.
Facts from the biography of Max Irons
The artistic boy grew up in London, but he also spent a lot of time in County Croc, which is located in Ireland. In this place, the Irons family has their own estate.
In his youth, Max was drawn not only to art, but also to sports. For a long time he was enthusiastically engaged in rowing and rugby, went swimming. Despite the fact that the boy had all the data in order to build a career in sports, Maximilian did not consider such a path for himself. Sports brought him pleasure, but the dream of an acting career was dominant.
Max began to receive secondary education in one of the prestigious schools located in Oxford. However, he moved to senior classes to study at a school located in Dorsetshire. When the basic education was finished, Maximilian passed the entrance exams and was enrolled in the Guildhall Academy of Theater and Music, where he studied until 2008.
It is worth noting that actor Jeremy Irons, the father, did not at all approve of his son's desire to get into films and television. However, over time, he resigned himself to such a choice of Max and, to the extent of his strength and capabilities, helped his son in the development of his creative path.
Since childhood, Max Irons suffered from dyslexia. Because of this, in the learning process, he experienced certain difficulties: reading and memorizing the text was very difficult for him. But even this did not make Max give up his dream.
While receiving his higher acting education, Irons became interested in the fashion industry and worked as a fashion model for some time. The first as a fashion model Max debuted in 2006. At the same time, Max began working in advertising, thereby gaining his first experience on television, albeit not immediately as a full-fledged actor.
Film career
Despite the fact that the dream of an acting career was with Max from early childhood, today the actor's filmography is not so rich. In addition, Irons got his first role only in 2004. He starred in the film "Theater", playing an unnamed character and getting a minimum of screen time. After such a modest start, there was a certain lull in Max's creative biography.
Irons returned to the screens only in 2009. Then three films were released at once, in which the aspiring actor took part. However, only one project was really successful - "Dorian Gray".
After a while, luck smiled at the young actor. Maximilian was cast in the movie "Little Red Riding Hood". This movie was released in 2011 and received a lot of controversial reviews from film critics. However, Max, who played a character named Henry, still managed to attract some attention.
In subsequent years, the actor starred in a number of television series and films, among which were such projects as "The White Queen" (Max has 10 episodes in this series), "The Devil's Harvest", "Tutankhamun" (Irons starred in four episodes).
Max Irons became famous thanks to his role in the television project "The Twisted House", which was released in 2017. A year later, Irons' filmography was replenished with the full-length neo-noir thriller "Finished", where the actor got one of the main roles. And in the same 2018, the series "Condor" went on the air, in which Max Irons was approved for the main role.
Personal life, love, relationships
Between 2011 and 2012, Max Irons was in a romantic relationship with a girl named Emily Browning, who is an actress originally from Australia.
In 2013, information appeared that the actor had a new passion, which became Sophie Pera, who works as a stylist and editor of a glossy fashion magazine.