Jack Reynor (born January 23, 1992) is an American-born Irish actor. His breakout role was as the lead in the critically acclaimed Irish film What Richard Did (2012), for which he won an IFTA Award for Best Actor (Film). Since then, he has appeared in the comedy-drama Delivery Man (2013) and featured as one of the leads in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).
Early life
Reynor was born in Longmont, Colorado. His mother, Tara (Reynor) O’Grady, is a human rights defender from Ireland. Jack moved to Valleymount, County Wicklow, Ireland, when he was two years old. He was raised there by his mother and maternal grandparents, Pat and Damien Reynor. His interest in acting began on the set of Country, directed by Kevin Liddy, in 1999. Between 2004 and 2010, he attended Belvedere College SJ in Dublin, where he performed on stage in numerous productions.
Career
In early 2010, he was cast in Kirsten Sheridan's "Dollhouse" which debuted at Berlinale 2012. In late 2011, he played the title role in Lenny Abrahamson's highly anticipated What Richard Did.
In January 2013, Reynor was cast as Shane, a race car driver, in Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth entry of the Transformers series. The film was released in June 2014, and co-starred Mark Wahlberg and Nicola Peltz. Together he, Wahlberg and Peltz are contracted for three films, beginning a new Transformers trilogy. His casting was reportedly based on his leading performance in What Richard Did.
Personal life
Reynor is engaged to Irish model Madeline Mulqueen.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Jack Reynor at the Internet Movie Database