Jack Alexander Houston is a talented English actor who has played many roles. Films with his participation are still very popular. Many remembered the paintings "Neighborhood Watch", "Vikings" and some other films. Jack starred not only in individual films, but also in series. One of them is the Underground Empire. He entered the role of his character so much that he got the place of the main permanent actor after the fifth series of season 1.
Famous Jack Houston Family
Jack Houston was born on December 7, 1982. His mother is Englishwoman Margot Cholmondeli. Father - American Walter Houston. Jack Houston, whose biography is closely related to cinema and television, was born in a family of actors. They were his aunt, uncle and even great-grandfather. In addition, on the mother's side, Jack had famous distinguished aristocratic relatives: the Marquis of Cholmondelli and the first Prime Minister of England. In addition to acting and politics, his relatives distinguished themselves in the financial sphere. One of them was at one time the treasurer of Baghdad, and the other founded a banking clan in America.
Childhood and study
Jack from six years old was sure that he wanted to become an actor. At school, he played in all performances. And after the role played, Peter Pan decided to finally connect his fate with acting. As a result, after school, Jack entered Hartwood House - a famous drama school.
The first films featuring Jack
Jack's debut took place in the film "Spartacus", where Houston played the role of Flavius. Then he appeared in the films “I Seduced Andy Warhol”, “Mushrooms”, “Twilight: Eclipse”. This was only the beginning of his acting career. But thanks to the series Underground Empire, Jack Houston, whose photo can be viewed in this article, became a real celebrity in Hollywood.
Career takeoff
Houston was invited to shoot the Underground Empire. But initially they did not plan to leave him on an ongoing basis in the lead role. Jack played a disfigured former sniper, Richard Harrow, who returned after the war with a crippled face and life. The main character gets into the gangster gang by the will of fate.
Jack was able to "get used" to the role so much that he immediately fell into the spotlight of the audience as soon as he appeared in the frame. There were difficulties. It took not only to wear a mask, but also to slightly change the voice. Jack did just fine.
Houston, instead of creating the image of a brutal killer, made his character somewhat different. Jack looked at the protagonist as a victim of fate, not only with a disfigured face, but also a crippled fate, who had lost even a piece of his soul. He seemed to be "closed" from the whole world and did not believe in a happy ending. This role brought the actor fame.
The hero played by Jack in the series got into the top 10 scandalous villains. But Houston tried to imagine him not only as a killer gangster, but also as a person who has a soul and is able to love.
At the peak of fame
Not only "Underground Empire" brought fame to the actor. True, just after this series was seen by directors Jack Houston. Films with his participation are now very popular. What was his road to fame? First, he received an invitation to star in the movie “Kill Your Loved Ones, ” in which Kerouac played. And after this picture, Houston was offered the role of Judah Ben-Hur director Timur Bekmambetov. After these two paintings, they began to recognize him on the street.
Despite the many paintings and episodes in which Jack Houston has already managed to appear, he himself still believes that despite dozens of roles, working in the series Underground Empire is 4 years of his main main activity. And that was what really became his acting career.
Further, Jack Houston starred in the film "American Scam", which was subsequently nominated ten times for the Academy Award, but, unfortunately, the figurines were awarded to other applicants. Although at the Golden Globe, the Scam still received three winning nominations out of seven announced. And the series Underground Empire became so successful that in 2012 received the Guild of American Actors Award.
Plans
At this time, Houston continues to star in the series Underground Empire. All the same in the title role. But Jack still does not want to limit himself to just these shootings. He has already played on the big screen more than once, and not only the main roles, but also secondary ones. The actor undoubtedly has talent. And he is trying to give his best in 100% and is constantly improving himself.
Jack Houston is an actor who puts his soul into his roles. It is wonderful. But there is a flip side to the coin. For actors like Jack, it can be tricky to convince producers that he can handle the role. Even if the hero has an unusual image for him.
But we can give an example of how he is able to “get used” to the role of Houston. After the end of some shootings, for which he had to grow a mustache, he was going to shave them off. But for the painting Night Train from Lisbon, Jack needed to keep them. As a result, he had to wear a mustache in real life, until they were no longer needed.
Personal life
During the filming of the series Underground Empire, Jack met Shannan Click. The girl was an American model. They started an affair. And since 2011, they began to meet. A couple of years later, on April 6, 2013, Shannan gave birth to Jack a charming little daughter, who was given the name Sage Lavinia.
