Jeremy Irvine

Birthday: 1990, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Birth Name: Jeremy William Fredric Smith

Height: 183 cm

Jeremy Irvine is an English stage and screen actor. He was born Jeremy William Fredric Smith in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England, to Bridget (Glockling), a local politician, and Christopher Fredric ...Show More

It's weird, everyone expects your whole life to change and actually the only thing that's changed is Show more It's weird, everyone expects your whole life to change and actually the only thing that's changed is I can now get work and I couldn't get any work before. I spent two years going up for five or six auditions a week and just hearing "No, no, no, no, no, no." I wasn't even getting commercial call backs so why on earth would I expect to be getting movies? I still do all the same stuff and nothing's changed. I saw myself on the side of the bus yesterday and completely freaked out. I just blank all that stuff out like it's not happening, so I just focus on trying to do a good job when you're shooting. Hide

There's nothing nicer than coming back to your village, where people like my mum's friends take the Show more There's nothing nicer than coming back to your village, where people like my mum's friends take the mick out of me. I prefer that to the craziness of Hollywood. Hide

When you're at home, you can freak out. There was so much that I had to focus on. I had to learn how Show more When you're at home, you can freak out. There was so much that I had to focus on. I had to learn how to act for screen for the first time. There was so much I had to come to grips with, that I put the rest of it to the back of my mind. Hide

My friends and I still behave like 12 year olds. We muck about in the fields, and that's great for m Show more My friends and I still behave like 12 year olds. We muck about in the fields, and that's great for me. Swanky events are nice once in a while but they're not really my scene. Hide

[on working with his younger brother Toby Irvine]Yes I was very protective. I was at one of these ri Show more [on working with his younger brother Toby Irvine]Yes I was very protective. I was at one of these ridiculous afterparty things; I don't particularly like going to them so I brought my Mum along because she gets a kick out of them. The casting director was there and she was saying, "I'm having trouble finding a younger version of you." My Mum just kind of went, "Well I've got one at home." We sat down and went over the script and he just got it. It was fucking infuriating because there was no vanity, he was just playing for real and the casting director didn't tell the producers that he was my brother because she wanted him to get it because he was good enough. It was a lovely thing to do. I'm away a lot so it was nice to spend time [with him] and have my family there. What I didn't count on was the fact I'd have my Mum asking me if I'd had my lunch every day. Hide

I think that among my friends I'm known as being a hard worker; I think if you want to be an actor, Show more I think that among my friends I'm known as being a hard worker; I think if you want to be an actor, there can't be any compromise. You have to work all day, every day. It's not a 9-5 job. There's always something to learn. I've always been of the mindset of, "What if there's someone working harder than me?" That means I have to work even harder. Hide

I had been a struggling actor for two years, so to go from that to being on the set of a Steven Spie Show more I had been a struggling actor for two years, so to go from that to being on the set of a Steven Spielberg film, where he treated me like part of one big family, was amazing. Hide

There were real explosions at my feet, bodies flying through the air, stunt men getting shot at. It Show more There were real explosions at my feet, bodies flying through the air, stunt men getting shot at. It was terrifying. The smoke and the smell and the taste of the guns firing. It's not difficult to act scared in that situation. Hide

When War Horse came out, I had maybe a month of people stopping me in the street, then it died down. Show more When War Horse came out, I had maybe a month of people stopping me in the street, then it died down. I try to ignore all that and pretend none of it exists. We're only acting. The work my mum does, a lot of it is re-housing homeless people, that's a real job. My work my best friend does, he is a doctor and he saves lives, that's even more of a real job. I play make-believe and dressing up for a living! Hide

Since War Horse, I've been offered more money than I could ever even comprehend to do some big teen Show more Since War Horse, I've been offered more money than I could ever even comprehend to do some big teen movies, and I've always said no. I'm very aware of the fast-paced turnover of celebrities in that area and how fickle this industry can be. The temptation and the pressure to take it are really high. They're waving fame in your face, saying you could be the next big teen star. Hide

I spent two years walking around London getting rejected, going up for maybe three or four auditions Show more I spent two years walking around London getting rejected, going up for maybe three or four auditions a week and not getting a single one. To suddenly be able to say, 'I'm an actor' without blushing is amazing. Hide

[on watching 'War Horse'] The first time I cried was when they're riding into battle and suddenly yo Show more [on watching 'War Horse'] The first time I cried was when they're riding into battle and suddenly you see the machine guns being set up. The futility of that moment[is]very emotional. It's kind of the end of the British cavalry. What's fascinating about this period is that you have the old tactics meeting modern weaponry. From then on, horses are replaced by tanks. It's a very sad and very poignant moment. Hide

[on turning down the lead role of Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games] I decided quite early that I di Show more [on turning down the lead role of Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games] I decided quite early that I didn't want to be famous so I didn't feel under pressure to go and do these big blockbuster movies. I read the script [for Great Expectations] and thought it was fantastic. Hide

I'd kind of hit rock bottom and really did think this was stupid and I just wasted three or four yea Show more I'd kind of hit rock bottom and really did think this was stupid and I just wasted three or four years of my life. My dad wanted me to get a job being a welder. At the company he was at, he was an engineer. I was very very close to doing that. Hide

[on living with diabetes] I have an insulin pump. I've never let it affect anything I'm doing. I'm s Show more [on living with diabetes] I have an insulin pump. I've never let it affect anything I'm doing. I'm sure there are times when it maybe makes things a little bit more difficult, but as soon as you let it affect what you're doing, then I think it affects everything. Sure it sometimes takes a little more work, it's sometimes a little bit difficult - but so be it. Hide

I tried to join the Army, signed the papers, but got booted out because I lied about being diabetic. I tried to join the Army, signed the papers, but got booted out because I lied about being diabetic.

Jeremy Irvine's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (37)

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins - Season 5

The Bad Education Movie

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins - Season 2

The Talk - Season 14

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins - Season 3

Stonewall

Benediction

Great Expectations

The Professor and the Madman

Now Is Good