Minghella followed with the political thriller Syriana, which was also released in November 2005, playing the son of George Clooney's CIA agent character.
The film was released in November 2005 to mostly mixed reviews and low box office, grossing only $1 million in its limited release, although critics remarked that Minghella was "a talented young actor to watch, delivering a strong performance".
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His first professional role was in Bee Season, playing the son of a dysfunctional Jewish American family. Minghella had an uncredited appearance as an extra in his father's film Cold Mountain. I thought up until about age 16 that I was going to be a music video director." And growing up I was massively concerned with seeming cool. He said: "I thought it was sort of embarrassing to say you wanted to be an actor – it was, like, uncool. He did not always want to become an actor. He said that he felt like "an English boy at an American school", that he kept to himself, and that most of his fellow students had no idea that he was an actor.Ĭareer Minghella was inspired to become an actor during his late teenage years, after seeing a production of the play This Is Our Youth at London's West End he subsequently dropped out of the University College School to pursue an acting career, and attended the National Youth Theatre.
He typically worked on films only during his summer break. He then attended Columbia University, which he considered his "first priority", and studied history, graduating in 2009. He was educated at St Anthony's Preparatory School and University College School in Hampstead. Minghella spent time on his father's film sets while growing up, of which he has "fond memories" and has said that he felt "no pressure" by his father to succeed in the entertainment industry. His maternal great-grandfather was Hong Kong legislator Robert Kotewall, and his maternal great-great-grandfather was Calcutta-born businessman Emanuel Raphael Belilios. His maternal grandfather was of three quarters Han Chinese and one quarter Indian Jewish descent, and his maternal grandmother was of Chinese, English, Irish, Parsee, and Swedish ancestry.
His father was born in Ryde, Isle of Wight, and was of Italian descent, and his mother was born in Hong Kong. He has appeared in several American films, making his debut in Bee Season (2005) before starring in Art School Confidential (2006), The Social Network (2010) and The Internship (2013).Ĭontents Early life Minghella was born in Hampstead, London, the son of late director Anthony Minghella and dancer and choreographer Carolyn Jane Choa.
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Minghella currently stars as Nick Blaine in the Hulu drama series The Handmaid's Tale.Max Giorgio Choa Minghella (born 16 September 1985) is an English actor. He has appeared in several American films, making his debut in Bee Season (2005) before starring in Art School Confidential (2006), The Social Network (2010) and The Internship (2013). Max Giorgio Choa Minghella (born 16 September 1985) is an English actor and filmmaker. Leigh Lezark, Geordon Nicol, Rooney Mara, Greg Krelenstein, Garrett Hedlund, Sarah Roemer, Blake Lively, Ed Westwick, Kirsten Dunst, Rafi Gavron, Rashida Jones, Matthew Rhys, Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell (Best Friend), Sienna Miller, Evan Rachel Wood, Tallulah Riley, Shannon Woodward, Daisy Lowe, Jessica Szohr, Jamie Dornan, Chris O'Dowd, Sarah Lewittin, Ari Graynor University College School, Hampstead, Columbia University St Anthony's Preparatory School, Hampstead
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