“It was difficult for me to read.” He is the son of a famous actor, follows in his footsteps as an actor and fights dyslexia with a personal “method”.

Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons was born on October 17, 1985 in Camden, London to the famous actor Jeremy Irons and the Irish actress Sinead Cusack. He grew up surrounded by a family of artists – including his grandfather Cyril Cusack and the actresses Sorcha and Niamh Cusack – and knew from a young age that he wanted to pursue acting. “I think I was 16 when I realized I wanted to be an actor. I used to want to be a fighter pilot, but I wasn’t ready to kill anyone,” he said in an interview with IndieLondon.

However, dyslexia presented a challenge: “It was difficult for me to read, but that never quenched my desire to tell stories,” he explained in an interview with Young Hollywood. To deal with this disorder, he used a technique: “I memorize the entire scripts before the audition… I learn the lines of all the characters so I can read in public without feeling exposed,” he confessed to the New York Post. Regarding his parents’ support for acting, he once recalled his mother’s words: “There will be unemployment, disappointment, envy, doubt; but if you’re okay with it, we’ll have your back.” And his father advised him: “Pay attention to everything you do… Nothing should be more important to you than acting. Enjoy it and don’t take yourself too seriously.” As for his famous last name, he candidly admitted: “It opened some doors for me… and closed others too.”

ITS BEGINNINGS

After graduating in 2008 and working as a waiter, he made his film debut be Julia2004, with his father and Annette Bening in the main roles. He later solidified himself with roles in the film TI am a host and the series The White Queen And condor. He also did his thing in the fashion world. He was discovered by Mario Testino and posed for Burberry, Mango and Macy’s. “I enjoy fashion, but my true passion will always be acting,” she told Country & Town House.

A DISCRETE LOVE THAT WALKES BY YOUR SIDE

Since their first meeting in 2013 at a charity gala in London, Max and fashion editor Sophie Pera’s relationship has been a delicate balance between the brilliance of the creative world and the intimacy of an authentic bond.

After six years of dating, Max proposed to her. The wedding took place on November 30, 2019 in Oxfordshire, in a ceremony for family and close friends only. Max and Sophie have a daughter born in 2023, whose name is not yet known.