Honor Swinton Byrne

Honor Swinton Byrne
Swinton Byrne in January 2020
Born	(1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27) London, England
Education	Drumduan School, Forres
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Parent(s)	John Byrne Tilda Swinton
Relatives	John Swinton (grandfather)

Honor Swinton Byrne (born 6 October 1997) ^[1] is a British actress. Swinton Byrne had a cameo role in the 2009 film I Am Love , and stars in the Joanna Hogg films The Souvenir (2019) and its sequel The Souvenir Part II (2021). She is the daughter of playwright John Byrne and actress Tilda Swinton.

Life and career

Swinton Byrne was born in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, on 6 October 1997. Her father is the Scottish playwright John Byrne, and her mother is the actress Tilda Swinton. ^[2] She has a twin brother, Xavier. She also has two other half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. ^[3]

Swinton Byrne and her brother were raised in the Scottish Highlands and attended Drumduan School, Forres, an independent alternative education school based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner co-founded by her mother in 2013. ^{[2] [4]}

Swinton Byrne's first film role was a non-speaking cameo in her mother's 2009 film I Am Love as a younger version of her mother's character, Emma. ^[5] Her first starring role was in The Souvenir , a semi-autobiographical film directed by Joanna Hogg in which she stars as Julie, a film school student who embarks on a relationship with an older man.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2009	I Am Love	Young Emma Recchi	Luca Guadagnino	Credited as Honor Byrne
2019	The Souvenir	Julie	Joanna Hogg
2021	The Souvenir Part II
2023	Drift	Helen	Anthony Chen
TBA	Fuze	TBA	David Mackenzie	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2023	The Crown	Lola Airedale-Cavendish-Kincaid	May el-Toukhy	Episode: "Alma Mater"
2024	A Very Royal Scandal	Princess Beatrice	Julian Jarrold	Main role [6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2019	British Independent Film Awards	Most Promising Newcomer	The Souvenir	Nominated
	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Pauline Kael Breakout Award		Nominated
2020	Columbus Film Critics Association	Breakthrough Film Artist		Nominated
	London Critics Circle Film Awards	Young British/Irish Performer of the Year		Won
	National Film Awards UK	Best Newcomer		Nominated
	Newport Beach Film Festival	Brit to Watch		Won

References

1. Sawer, Patrick (22 August 2009). "Father of Tilda Swinton's children denies ménage a trois with her boyfriend". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. Eckardt, Stephanie (14 May 2019). "How Honor Swinton Byrne's Breakthrough Debut in The Souvenir Became a Family Affair". W Magazine . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
3. Graeme Thomson (19 March 2011). "theartsdesk Q&A: Artist/Dramatist John Byrne" . Retrieved 16 August 2019.
4. "Hollywood actress Tilda Swinton appeals to Scottish Government to save school". pressandjournal.co.uk . 7 January 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
5. "Swinton overlooked daughter at first for starring film role". france24.com . 12 February 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
6. "'A Very Royal Scandal' Cast vs. Their Real-Life Counterparts | Photos". 20 September 2024.

External links

• Honor Swinton Byrne at IMDb