Jack Huston Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Professions Actor , Screenwriter , Producer more
Birth name Jack Alexander Huston
British nationality
Birth December 7, 1982 (London, United Kingdom)

BIOGRAPHY
Jack Huston bears a very famous surname passed down by his family, a long line of artists, actors, directors. Indeed, Jack is the grandson of the famous filmmaker John Huston and the nephew of the actors Danny and Anjelica Huston .

It is therefore natural that the British became passionate about theater and comedy very early on. At the age of six, Jack decided he would be an actor after playing the lead role of Peter Pan for a school performance.

It was in 2004 that the actor landed his first role, slipping into the skin of Flavius ​​for the TV film Spartacus . The following year, Jack took the plunge and hit the big screen for the horror film Neighborhood Watch . His first steps in cinema were marked by the horror genre since he also appeared in Shrooms , a horror film featuring a group of friends who are addicted to hallucinogenic mushrooms.

The actor then alternates genres by playing supporting roles in feature films such as Jane’s Choice alongside Olivia Williams , Boogie Woogie with Stellan Skarsgard or the comedy The Hollywood Psychic where he opposite Kevin Spacey .

In 2010, Huston’s career took a turn. Her face is first recognized by young girls around the world. Indeed, the artist lends his features to the character of Royce King in the third opus of the successful teen saga, Twilight – Chapter 3: Hesitation . The same year, the actor made a 360-degree turn by joining the prestigious cast of the TV series created by Martin Scorsese , Boardwalk Empire .

Jack Huston plays the role of the silent and implacable Richard Harrow, a disfigured World War I veteran converted into a henchman for the Atlantic City underworld. For this role, the actor must wear a mask hiding half of his face, adopt the voice and facial expressions of a deep and tortured character, traumatized by the war. A remarkable and praised performance. Jack plays Harrow for 4 seasons while continuing to film for the cinema.

In 2012, the London native matched the great James Gandolfini in Not Fade Away , the story of the formation of a rock band in New Jersey in the 1960s. The film was directed by David Chase , creator of The Sopranos . The following year, Jack played the famous Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac in the biopic Kill Your Darlings and starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan . He also joins the prestigious cast of American Bluff by David O. Russell and competes against Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper .

The British film career has been gaining momentum since 2015. After the romantic comedy adapted from a novel by Nicholas Sparks , The Longest Ride , he fights zombies in Pride and Prejudices and Zombies . The actor also replaces Luke Evans at short notice in the lead role in the new version of The Crow , a remake of the film of the same name where the hero returns from the dead to avenge the death of his wife. The actor unfortunately left the project a few weeks before the start of filming. However, it remains on the theme of revenge in 2016 with the release of Ben-Hur , a new adaptation of the novel by Lew Wallace and remake of the famous film with Charlton Heston . Huston plays the title role of this survivor of slavery who returns to satisfy his thirst for revenge.

Vincent Formica