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"  Who:  Max Irons Age:  25 Pedigree:  The youngest son of Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons (famously dubbed the &amp;quot;thinking woman&amp;#039;s sex symbol&amp;quot;) and Irish actress Sin\u00E9ad Cusack, Irons was beseeched by both parents to avoid a career in Hollywood. &amp;quot;They immediately said, `You will most likely have a life of unhappiness, financial turmoil, jealousy, and paranoia,&amp;#039;\u2009&amp;quot; says Irons, who studied at the Guildhall School of Music &amp;amp;amp; Drama (Daniel Craig and Ewan McGregor are alums). &amp;quot;But when your parents give advice, your brain goes into a certain mode.&amp;quot; Model beginnings: In 2006, photographer Mario Testino spotted Irons on the street and booked him in a Bur\u00ADberry campaign alongside Kate Moss. &amp;quot;This big black SUV pulled up and a man got out and said, `Hello...I&amp;#039;m Mario, and I&amp;#039;d like you to come meet me for a chat,&amp;#039;\u2009&amp;quot; Irons recalls, quickly adding, &amp;quot;Listen, I know what it sounds like, but don&amp;#039;t go there.&amp;quot;  The next Edward Cullen? Handpicked by Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, who launched the careers of brooding heartthrobs Rob Pattinson and Emile Hirsch, Irons nabbed the role of Amanda Seyfried&amp;#039;s wealthy suitor in this month&amp;#039;s Red Riding Hood, a darkly sexy reboot of the beloved fairy tale. &amp;quot;When Max walked in to audition, I remember thinking, Oh, no,&amp;quot; Hardwicke says. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s 6&amp;#039;3&amp;quot;, drop-dead gorgeous, and has this crazy magnetism.&amp;quot; As for his acting ability? &amp;quot;Like Rob, Max is fearless and physically throws himself into a character. [But] is he capable of evil? Max has a soulful quality where he&amp;#039;s able to channel that.&amp;quot; Just don&amp;#039;t expect any bleary-eyed vamp sulking. &amp;quot;If you try to bring `teen drama,&amp;#039;\u2009&amp;quot; Irons says, &amp;quot;you end up doing nothing but pouting.&amp;quot; True Brit: Even with impending It Boy status, the London native won&amp;#039;t be decamping to L.A. anytime soon. &amp;quot;I think it&amp;#039;s better to add an element of unavailability,&amp;quot; he says. He counts Johnny Depp as his role model\u2014&amp;quot;because he&amp;#039;s bold and unpredictable and you never see actors like him in the gossip columns&amp;quot;\u2014but has no plans to go Method. &amp;quot;I like to think that at the end of a show,&amp;quot; he says, &amp;quot;you can just take your costume off and go to the pub.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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