Jack Raynor is an Irish actor born in America. Confession came to him after the release of the drama “What Richard did”, where he played one of the main roles. The work of the novice actor was awarded the IFTA Award, as well as awarded nominations in the London Critics Film Award and IFTA Rising Star Award.
Biography
The future star of Irish cinema Jack Raynor was born on January 23, 1992 in the American city of Longmont, Colorado. His father was an American, and his mother Tara O'Brady is a well-known Irish human rights activist.
When the boy was two years old, he and his mother moved to Wallimount, a small village in Ireland. Later, he began attending a local elementary school, where about a hundred students attended.
Belvedere College College Photo: Pjposullivan / Wikimedia Commons
The boy was greatly influenced by his maternal grandparents Damien Raynor and Pat Raynor, with whom he spent most of his childhood. In addition, the actor has younger brothers and a sister. But there is little information about them, since Raynor prefers not to talk about his relatives.
Jack Raynor began to show interest in acting from an early age. At the age of seven, he took part in the filming of small paintings. Perhaps the boy’s interest in acting is caused by the presence of representatives of creative professions in the family. After all, his uncle Paul Reiner is also a successful actor.
View from the bridge to the city of Dublin Photo: Robzle / Wikimedia Commons
However, in 2004, Reiner was forced to move to Dublin to continue his education. Here he enrolled in Belvedere College, which is known for its graduates who have achieved success in the fields of art, politics, sports, science and business.
During these years, Raynor continued to take part in various theater shows, successfully combining creative activities and study.
Career and creativity
Despite the fact that since childhood Jack Raynor was fond of acting and even took part in the filming, his professional career began in 2010. At this time, he appeared in the family melodrama "Three Wise Women", playing a character named Colin. The film did not have much success at the box office, but allowed Raynor to declare himself as a talented actor.
A few years later, he got a role in the thriller of the Irish film director Kersten Sheridan's "Doll House" (2012). And then appeared in a small episode in the television movie "Chasing Leprechauns" (2012).
But a breakthrough in Jack's career happened after the drama with the participation of “What Richard did” (2012) was presented at the box office. In this story, which tells about the life of a successful young man among teenagers, Raynor played the main role, portraying Richard Carlsen.
In 2013, for his work in the film “What Richard did, ” he received the IFTA Award in the category “Best Actor”, and was also nominated for the annual film awards London Critics Film Award and IFTA Rising Star Award. In the same year, Raynor starred in the films "Car Film", playing Martin, "Cold" and "Well done Father", playing the roles of Rory and Josh, respectively.
In 2014, the American action movie Michael Bay "Transformers: Age of Extinction" was released. This picture was the fourth in a series of Transformers stories. The film received positive reviews from film critics and was a commercial success, collecting more than $ 1 billion at the box office. Raynor, who played one of the key roles in the film, once again proved himself to be a talented, diverse actor.
Filmmaker Michael Bay instructs pilots on the set of one of the parts of the movie "Transformers" Photo: Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons / Wikimedia Commons
In 2015, Raynor starred in several films, which received positive reviews from film critics. He first appeared in the role of Malcolm in the feature film Macbeth, and then played the demoted pilot Jack, the main character in the movie London Vacations.
The actor’s later works include roles in such films as “Skirmish” (2016), the Irish drama “Tablets of Fate” (2016), the musical comedy “Sing Street” (2016), “Himmler’s brain is called Heydrich” (2017), and scientifically the fantastic television series Electric Dreams of Philip K. Dick (2017), the American action movie Kin (2018) and others.
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In July 2019, the premiere of another film with the participation of Jack Raynor "Solstice". The director of the picture was Ari Astaire, and Raynor played one of the key roles. In the thriller, he portrayed a young man named Christian Hughes, who is in a difficult relationship with his girlfriend Dani Ardor. The film was well received by the audience and received good reviews from film critics.
