Max Irons

Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons (born 17 October 1985) is an English actor. Following a bit part in the 2004 film Being Julia, he has gone on to major roles in films such as Red Riding Hood, The Host (2013), Bitter Harvest (2017), and The Wife (2018). On television, he has had lead roles in The White Queen (2013) and Condor (2018–2020).

Early life Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons was born in the London Borough of Camden on 17 October 1985, the son of Irish actress Sinéad Cusack and English actor Jeremy Irons. He has an older brother, Samuel Irons, who is a photographer. Through his mother, Irons is a half-brother of politician Richard Boyd Barrett; his aunts are the actresses Niamh Cusack and Sorcha Cusack, and his uncle is theatre producer Pádraig Cusack.

Irons attended the Dragon School in Oxford, and Bryanston School in Dorset, before finishing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he graduated in 2008. He was dyslexic and struggled in school, as the teaching methods did not suit his learning style. His father discouraged him from going into an acting career. While first starting off in acting, Irons worked as a barman.

Career 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 science fiction 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 best-selling historical novel series The Cousins' War, was broadcast weekly on BBC One, ending on 18 August 2013. Irons appeared in The Riot Club (2014), the film adaptation of the play Posh. In 2016, he starred in the ITV miniseries Tutankhamun as archeologist Howard Carter. In April 2017, producers announced Irons had been cast to play Joe Turner, the role created by Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor (1975), in a television series based on the movie.

That year he starred in the film Crooked House (2017), based on a 1949 novel by Agatha Christie of the same name. Terence Stamp, Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, and Stefanie Martini also are among the large cast in the film.

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. In 2015, he was named one of GQs 50 best-dressed British men.

Personal life In 2013, Irons began dating Tatler fashion director Sophie Pera. They were married in Oxfordshire on 30 November 2019. The couple had a daughter in 2023.

Filmography +Key Denotes projects that have not yet been released Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Being Julia Curtain Call Boy 2009 Dorian Gray Lucius 2011 Red Riding Hood Henry Lazar 2013 The Host Jared Howe 2014 The Riot Club Miles 'Milo' Richards 2015 Woman in Gold Fredrick "Fritz" Altmann 2017 Bitter Harvest Yuri The Wife David Castleman Crooked House Charles Hayward 2018 Terminal Alfred Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 The Runaway Tommy Pasqualino Miniseries; 3 episodes 2013 The White Queen Edward IV of England Miniseries; 9 episodes 2016 Tutankhamun Howard Carter Miniseries; 4 episodes 2018 The Little Drummer Girl Al Miniseries; 2 episodes 2018–2020 Condor Joe Turner Series regular; 20 episodes 2022 Flowers in the Attic: The Origin Malcolm Foxworth Miniseries; 4 episodes 2026 Young Sherlock Mycroft Holmes Series regular; 7 episodes 2027 Jean Tessier-Ashpool Post-production