Honor Swinton Byrne (born 6 October 1997)[1] is a British actress and daughter of playwright John Byrne and actress Tilda Swinton. 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.
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Honor Swinton Byrne | |
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![]() Swinton Byrne in January 2020 | |
Born | (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 25) London, England |
Education | Drumduan School, Forres |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Parent(s) | John Byrne Tilda Swinton |
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 is 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]
As of March 2011, Swinton Byrne lived in Nairn, overlooking the Moray Firth in the Highland region of Scotland, with her brother, mother and her mother's partner Sandro Kopp, a German painter.[3]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2009 | I Am Love | Young Emma Recchi | Luca Guadagnino | Credited as Honor Byrne |
2019 | The Souvenir | Julie | Joanna Hogg | |
2021 | The Souvenir Part II | |||
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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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 | ||