Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons was born in the Camden borough of London[3] on 17 October 1985,[4][5] the son of Irish actress Sinéad Cusack and English actor Jeremy Irons. He has an older brother, Samuel Irons, who is a photographer. [6] Their mother's family was deeply involved with theatre: they are the grandsons of actors Cyril Cusack and Maureen Cusack.[7] 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,[8] and Bryanston School in Dorset,[9] before finishing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he graduated in 2008.[10] 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.[11] While first starting off in acting, Irons worked as a barman.[12]
Irons has modelled for companies including Burberry and Mango.[19] As of 2012, he was on a modelling contract for Macy's I.N.C. collection for Fall/Winter 2012.[20] In 2015, he was named one of GQ's 50 best-dressed British men.[21]
Personal life
In 2013, Irons began dating Tatler fashion director Sophie Pera.[22] They were married in Oxfordshire on 30 November 2019.[23] The couple welcomed a daughter in 2023.[24]
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Kate Stanhope (3 April 2017). "Mira Sorvino to Star in Audience Network's 'Three Days of the Condor' Remake". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 June 2017. Titled simply Condor, the drama follows Joe Turner (Max Irons), a young CIA analyst whose idealism is tested when he stumbles onto a terrible but brilliant plan that threatens the lives of millions. Sorvino will play Marty Frost, an investigator who has come out of retirement to take over after an attack at Turner's office.