Jack Reynor
Jack Reynor
Jack Reynoris an Irish actor. Notable roles include a lead character in Lenny Abrahamson's critically acclaimed Irish film What Richard Did, for which he won an IFTA Award for Best Film Actor, in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Gerard Barrett's film Glassland where Reynor won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival, in Macbeth and lead role in Irish film Sing Street...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 January 1992
CountryIreland
When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
There's nothing wrong with giving yourself a pat on the back. If you can't do that, you can't be objective about your work. You can't be conceited or cocky either, but you can't be too modest either.
I bring a copy of 'Dracula' with me wherever I go, the book. It's my favorite book in the world, it's absolutely incredible. My great-great grandfather was the guy who printed the first edition, so he's the first person to ever put 'Dracula' on the written page.
So many Irish actors overplay that modesty because they're afraid people will judge them and say, 'The state of yer man, he thinks he's great,' or whatever.
My least favorite thing about New York is probably the traffic. I hate it. The people are such aggressive drivers here, they're horrible.
My favorite thing about New York is the view, the skyline.
I make it my business to see or do something cultural in every place I go to. If you don't, you'll get into a state of constant despair.
With 'Richard,' I was excited to make this film with such an amazing role for an actor. Play a wide range of emotion and really invest myself in the character.
'Transformers' gives people the ability to relax and rest for three hours. That's a substantial amount of time, given how plugged in to our devices we are. People don't give themselves enough time to sit down. They're no longer comfortable with themselves.
When I was a little, little kid, my family got a new washing machine, and they had a big box that was left over. So I cut a big hole in the box, and I made it like a giant TV set. I brought it into the living room, and I did the news and the weather for my family.
With 'Transformers,' I'm going to get to drive fast cars and have a lot of fun. That's what appeals to me about it. I want to have as much fun as possible.
As a kid growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself.
I was an only child until I was 14, and there were no other kids around the area really. So I spent a lot of time on my own in the fields or by the lake, with just my imagination for company. I suppose I never wanted to let that part of me go.
I was always a big fan of Charlie Chaplin movies. I love 'The Great Dictator' and 'City Lights.'