Jack Huston
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 Jack Huston at the Berlin International Film Festival, 2013 |
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| Born | Jack Alexander Huston 7 December 1982 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Partner(s) | Shannan Click (2011–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Jack Alexander Huston[1] (born 7 December 1982) is an English actor. Huston is best known for his role as Richard Harrow, on Boardwalk Empire.
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Early life [edit]
Huston was born in London, the son of Lady Margot Lavinia Cholmondeley and Walter Anthony (Tony) Huston.[1] He decided to become an actor at the age of six, after playing the title role in a school production of Peter Pan.[2] He later attended the famed dramatic institute Hurtwood House.[3]
Career [edit]
Huston started his film career with a small screen adaptation of Spartacus, where he played Flavius. He then went on to having more prominent roles in such films as Factory Girl, playing the American poet Gerard Malanga, the horror film Shrooms, Outlander and Shrink.
In 2010, he had a small role in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse as Royce King.
Huston also appears in HBO's Boardwalk Empire as Richard Harrow, a severely disfigured World War I marksman turned gangster. On 16 December 2010, it was announced Huston would be made a series regular after appearing in five episodes of the first season.[4]
After this he went on to be directed by Al Pacino in the 2011 film, Wilde Salome and to having a starring roles in Not Fade Away and Night Train to Lisbon.
In 2013, Huston was been cast in David O. Russell's upcoming American Hustle.[5]
Personal life [edit]
His mother is English and his father is American. His paternal grandparents were director John Huston and Enrica (Soma), and his maternal grandparents were Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Lavinia Margaret (Leslie).[1] Huston is the nephew of actors Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston, as well as David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley. On his father's side, he is a great-grandson of actor Walter Huston.[6] Through his maternal grandfather, Huston is descended from Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, David Sassoon, the Treasurer of Baghdad, and Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who founded the Rothschild family international banking dynasty.[7][8]
Huston began dating American model Shannan Click in 2011.[9] Huston and Click have one daughter, Sage Lavinia Huston, born on 6 April 2013 in New York City.[10]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Spartacus | Flavius | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Neighborhood Watch | Bob | aka Deadly End |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Gerard Malanga | |
| 2007 | Shrooms | Jake | |
| 2008 | Miss Austen Regrets | Dr. Charles Haden | TV Movie |
| The Garden of Eden | David Bourne | ||
| Outlander | Wulfric | ||
| 2009 | Boogie Woogie | Joe | |
| Shrink | Shamus | ||
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Royce King II | |
| Mr. Nice | Graham Plinson | ||
| 2011 | The Hot Potato | Danny | |
| Wilde Salome | Lord Alfred | ||
| 2012 | Two Jacks | Jack Hussar junior | |
| Not Fade Away | Eugene | ||
| 2013 | Kill Your Darlings | Jack Kerouac | |
| Night Train to Lisbon | Amadeu | ||
| American Hustle | TBA | Filming | |
| 2014 | Posthumous | Liam Price | Post-production |
Television [edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2009-2010 | Eastwick | Jamie | Series Regular |
| 2010–present | Boardwalk Empire | Richard Harrow | Series Regular Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012) Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2013) |
| 2012 | Parade's End | Gerald | Episodes: "Episode One", "Episode Three" and "Episode Five" |
| TRON: Uprising | Rasket | Voice Episode: "Tagged" |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "p. 22396 § 223956". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- ^ http://www.zimbio.com/Jack+Huston/articles/NZwXZaPhgrR/Spotlight+new+Eclipse+actor+Jack+Huston
- ^ http://www.hurtwoodhouseperformingarts.co.uk/#/jack-huston/4536855573
- ^ http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/jack-huston-upped-to-regular-on-hbos-boardwalk-empire/
- ^ http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/david-o-russell-new-film-jack-huston.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1658935/bio ,
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 8545 § 85447". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p8544.htm". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- ^ Baby on the Way for Jack Huston and Shannan Click, People, October 9, 2012
- ^ Jack Huston and Shannan Click Welcome Daughter Sage Lavinia, People, April 8, 2013
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