Jeremy Irvine


Jeremy William Fredric Smith , better known as Jeremy Irvine, is an English actor who made his film debut in the epic war film War Horse . In 2012, he portrayed Philip Pip Pirrip in the film adaptation of Great Expectations, and earned widespread critical acclaim for his role in the independent film Now Is Good .

Irvine was born and raised as the first of three boys, in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire. His mother, Bridget, is a politician in local government, and his father, Chris Smith, is an engineer. Irvine also has two younger brothers, Lawrence, and Toby Irvine, a child actor who portrays the young Pip in Great Expectations. Irvines stage name comes from his grandfathers first name. He applied to the British Army at the age of 19, but was rejected after lying about his typediabetes on his application. He started acting at the age of 16. Irvine states that it was his drama teacher who inspired him to pursue acting I never fitted in, which led me to acting. I was looking for something different. He played Romeo along with other main roles in plays whilst attending Bedford Modern School a Harpur Trust school in Bedfordshire, followed by a run with the National Youth Theatre.

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