Emile Hirsch
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Born | Emile Davenport Hirsch March 13, 1985 Palms, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–Present |
Children | 1 |
Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985)[1] is an American actor. He made his breakout roles for Into the Wild (2007) and the A&E network simulcast miniseries Bonnie & Clyde (2013).[2] Other films include The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002), The Girl Next Door (2004), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Milk (2008), The Darkest Hour (2011), The Motel Life (2012), Lone Survivor (2013), and Vincent N Roxxy (2016).
Early life
Hirsch, who is of German-Jewish, English, and Scots-Irish ancestry, was born in the Palms section of Los Angeles. His mother Margaret Esther (née Davenport) is a visual artist, teacher and pop-up books designer, and his father David M. Hirsch is an entrepreneur, manager and producer.[3][4] He has an older sister, Jenny, and was raised in Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lived with his mother for several years.[4]
Career
Hirsch began acting on television roles in the late 1990s. He starred in the Showtime original film Wild Iris (2001), with Laura Linney and Gena Rowlands. He made his film debut in Peter Care's The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)[5] and next acted with Kevin Kline in The Emperor's Club (2002).
In 2004, Hirsch starred in The Girl Next Door. He starred with Jeff Daniels and Sigourney Weaver in the limited release Imaginary Heroes (2005).[6][7]
In 2005, Hirsch starred in Catherine Hardwicke's film Lords of Dogtown (2005), about a number of skaters in the 1970s and their role in the birth of skateboard culture. Hirsch played Jay Adams. He played a character based on a real-life drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood in Alpha Dog (2007).
Hirsch played Christopher McCandless in Into the Wild (2007). He lost 40 pounds for the role, which earned him a Screen Actors Guild nomination for best actor.[8] Esquire said, "[Hirsch] creates a vivid, unforgettable character you at once admire and pity."[9]
Hirsch had the title role in Lilly and Lana Wachowski's Speed Racer, which was released on May 9, 2008.[10] Hirsch played gay rights activist Cleve Jones in Gus Van Sant's bio-pic Milk (2008). He also appeared in Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock (2009), based on a screenplay of the Elliot Tiber memoir Taking Woodstock. He then starred in the box-office disappointment Killer Joe (2011).
In April 2011, he was cast in Oliver Stone's Savages, which was released in July 2012.[11]
In 2012 Hirsch starred with Penélope Cruz in Venuto al mondo, a film by Italian director Sergio Castellitto. In 2013, he was in Prince Avalanche, co-starring Paul Rudd. Additionally, Hirsch starred in William Friedkin's Killer Joe.
Hirsch also starred in The Motel Life, co-starring Dakota Fanning and Stephen Dorff, directed by the Polsky brothers. In Fall 2013, he starred with Holliday Grainger, Holly Hunter and William Hurt in the miniseries Bonnie & Clyde.
Also in 2013, Hirsch co-starred in the film Lone Survivor, based on the memoir of Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. He starred alongside Naomi Watts in the FX historical period medical drama Dirty Blood Hurricane, which ran for two seasons.
On February 8, 2017, it was announced that Hirsch would star with Aubrey Plaza in the comedy An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn.[12]
Personal life
Hirsch resides in Venice, California.
He had ventured into Africa along with four young activists, and kept a journal of his five-day trip. Reflecting on his trip, Hirsch said, "Now I look back at some of the earlier parts of this travelogue and almost chuckle at my naïveté. Maybe we can all come together to change the world."[13]
On October 27, 2013, Hirsch's first child was born, a boy named Valor. The child's mother is a woman Hirsch dated; however, they are no longer in a relationship.[14][15]
Legal troubles
On February 12, 2015, Hirsch was charged with aggravated assault after initiating an altercation with Paramount Pictures executive Daniele Bernfeld on January 25, 2015 at the Tao Nightclub in Park City, Utah.[16][17] On August 17, 2015, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault, and was sentenced to 15 days in jail. He was also fined $4,750, received 90 days of probation, and ordered to undergo 50 hours of community service.[18][19]
Filmography
References
- ^ "Emile Davenport Hirsch 03/13/1985". California Birth Index. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role". IMDB. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
- ^ "Margaret Davenport - California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985". Ancestry.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ a b McLean, Craig (October 20, 2007). "Call of the wild". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
- ^ Holden, Stephen. "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) FILM REVIEW; Altar Boys Will Be Altar Boys, and They're Drawing Comics, Too". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2002.
- ^ "The Numbers.com". Emile Hirsch. Retrieved March 16, 2006.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Emile Hirsch. Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2006.
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- ^ D' Angelo, Mike (November 20, 2007). "Actors of the Year - Page 6". Esquire.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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- ^ Hirsch, Emile (December 15, 2008). "Emile Hirsch's Congo Diary". mensjournal.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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- ^ Eggenberger, Nicole (November 2, 2013). "Emile Hirsch Welcomes Baby Boy Valor With Ex -- First Photo". Us Weekly. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ "Emile Hirsch Charged With Felony Assault In Sundance Fight".
- ^ "Actor Emile Hirsch charged with Sundance assault", BBC News, 13 February 2015
- ^ "Emile Hirsch Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Paramount Exec, Gets 15 Days in Jail", Variety, 17 August 2015
- ^ Dominic Patten (August 17, 2015). "Emile Hirsch Gets 15 Days in Jail Over Paramount Exec Assault at Sundance – Update". Deadline Hollywood. (also cited by IBTimes)
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of English descent
- American people of German-Jewish descent
- American people of German descent
- American people of Scotch-Irish descent
- People from Topanga, California
- People from Venice, Los Angeles