Jeremy Irvine Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• Has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company
• Went straight from acting in a theater production in which he had no lines to starring in a Steven Spielberg film
• Quote: "You have to stop yourself from thinking you're working with the legend Steven Spielberg․ You're turning up for work each day and trying to do the best you can․"
• Quote: "[On his advice to aspiring actors] "Everyone will tell you no, but don’t listen to them․ If you really believe in yourself, it won’t matter․""
• Learned to ride horses over an intense two-month training period for his breakout role in the film "War Horse․"
• Changed his stage surname in honor of his grandfather, whose first name was Irving