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Max Irons

Max Irons, English-Irish actor

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Born
October 17, 1985
Age in 2026
41
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1985

About Max Irons

Maximilian Paul Diarmuid Irons is an English actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Red Riding Hood (2011), The White Queen (2013), The Host (2013), Woman in Gold (2014), The Riot Club (2014), Bitter Harvest (2017), and The Wife (2018). He also starred in the spy thriller series Condor (2018–2020), Young Sherlock series. While first starting off in acting, Irons worked as a barman. In April 2017, producers announced Irons had been cast to play Joe Turner, the role created by Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor (1975), in a television series based on the movie. Irons attended the Dragon School in Oxford, and Bryanston School in Dorset, before finishing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he graduated in 2008.

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Max Irons timeline

  1. Irons attended the Dragon School in Oxford, and Bryanston School in Dorset, before finishing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he graduated in 2008.
  2. In April 2017, producers announced Irons had been cast to play Joe Turner, the role created by Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor (1975), in a television series based on the movie.
  3. He also starred in the spy thriller series Condor (2018–2020), Young Sherlock series.

The world when Max Irons was born

Max Irons was born in 1985. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1985

  • #1 song"We Are the World" – USA for Africa
  • Top movieOut of Africa
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookThe Handmaid's Tale – Margaret Atwood

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan named NBA Rookie of the Year
  • Top headlineLive Aid concert raises awareness for African famine
  • Technology milestoneNintendo NES released in the US
  • Defining fadNintendo NES
  • Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (NES) launches in US
  • World population4.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championKansas City Royals (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population237.9M

1985 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Max Irons's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19852026
Gas$1.12$3.45/gal
Average home$75,500$435,000
Average income$27,735$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.55$11.95
Postage stamp$0.22$0.73
Population237.9M341 million

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