Irish actor Jack Reynor talks ‘Transformers 4 ’- the kid who Michael Bay thinks is ‘pretty ballsy’

County Wicklow star of “What Richard Did” hits Hollywood with a bang

After finishing his Leaving Certificate, Jack landed himself an Irish agent and, in early 2010, was cast in Kirsten Sheridan’s Dollhouse. He was also spotted by acclaimed director Lenny Abrahamson, who had won plaudits for “Adam & Paul” and “Garage”, as he ruminated over the possibility of making the film “What Richard Did”, based loosely on an incident outside Annabel’s nightclub in 2000 that led to the death of teenager Brian Murphy.

‘Sometimes actors really have something – it’s the old cliché of some quality but there is that thing, that you see as a director and you get better at recognising,’ Abrahamson said.

‘You can see something and I felt Jack really had it – and he really understood Richard.’

Steven Spielberg was the first Hollywood heavyweight to notice the young actor’s potential and subsequently cast Jack in a comedy, “The Delivery Man”, that will be released in the autumn.

Whatever Reynor has he seems to have it in spades and “ballsy” or not he’s set to make his mark in Hollywood.

Filming for “Transformers 4” is set to begin in May.

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Nster.com