Nydailynews: Max Irons says he might not have been a perfect child, but he's making up for it as a young adult

Max Irons admits that he was not an angel at school — but nothing too ghastly.
His shenanigans involved cigarettes, wine, "the normal stuff." But the 29-year-old actor was expelled when he was 18. "I was caught with my girlfriend," he explained. "In my opinion and the opinion of my parents it's hardly a sin and I never got in any trouble for anything I regret."
The parents in question happen to be Jeremy Irons and Irish actress Sinead Cusack and, yes, there is another progeny of thespians going into the family business. But this Irons is creating some buzz with two new films. The first is "Woman in Gold" in which he plays the young dashing husband of Helen Mirren's character. It's a role that called for him to speak entirely in German although he doesn't speak a word. The other film is "The Riot Club" loosely based on Oxford University's elite Bullingdon Club which claims British P.M David Cameron, London Mayor Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.
"It's a club that celebrates wealth and excess and elitism," he explains. "For these people to voluntarily associate with a club like this and these values is cause for conversation." Irons admits that he too comes from a privileged background but is quick to stress the differences. "I grew up with all different types of people and my parents allowed me to travel," he says.
Indeed, when Irons was 14 they sent him to Zimbabwe to teach woodwork, English and football. He describes the experience as "terrifying" but one he hopes to pass onto his children. And as for his handsome mug gracing the cover of Out magazine, it's something he's thrilled about, although he isn't gay. "I was very happy to be asked to do that," he says. "I think the LGBT community contribute a huge amount to the industry and I was honored."

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