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Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons (born 17 October 1985) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Red Riding Hood (2011), The White Queen (2013), The Host (2013), Woman in Gold (2014), The Riot Club (2014), Bitter Harvest (2017), and The Wife (2018). He also starred in the spy thriller series Condor (2018–2020).
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.
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. He also joined Lifetime's movie adaptation of Flowers in the Attic.
That year he starred in the film Crooked House (2017), based on a Crooked House 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.Daniel Garofali, HuffPost. Interview With 'The Host' Actor, Max Irons Launching INC by Macy's (Video), by Daniel Garofali. Posted: 15 August 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
Film
2004 Being Julia Curtain Call Boy 2009 Dorian Gray Lucius 2011 Red Riding Hood Henry 2013 The Host Jared Howe 2014 The Riot Club Miles Richards 2015 Woman in Gold Fredrick "Fritz" Altmann 2017 Bitter Harvest Yuri The Wife David Castleman Crooked House Charles Hayward 2018 Terminal Alfred
Television
2011 The Runaway Tommy Pasqualino 3 episodes 2013 The White Queen King Edward IV Miniseries; 9 episodes 2016 Tutankhamun Howard Carter Miniseries; 4 episodes 2018 The Little Drummer Girl Al Miniseries; 2 episodes 2018–2020 Condor Joe Turner Lead role 2022 Flowers in the Attic: The Origin Malcolm Foxworth Miniseries; 4 episodes 2026 Young Sherlock Mycroft Holmes Post-production 2025 Miss Austen Mr Henry Hobday Limited series
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