9 Famous Irish Male Models

Do you want to meet some famous Irish male models?

You may probably be aware that more female models enjoy a higher profile than their male counterparts. However, men’s fashion in the recent years have been growing fast. Menswear is a 30-billion-dollar industry and male models have come to catch the public eye.

Irish male models have been getting the attention of international fashion designers. They are often seen showcasing authentic Irish charisma in glamorous shows and campaigns.

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Irish men are stereotyped as having blue eyes, freckles, and bright carrot hair. But that is all what it is: stereotype. While there are a few male redheads in Ireland, more dark-haired charmers can be found in this small island nation.

Here is a list of some famous Irish male models you should know.

9 Famous Irish Male Models

 

1. Jamie Dornan

Before Irishman Jamie Dornan was catapulted to international stardom in 2013 for starring as Christian Grey in the $1.32-billion blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, he was first a model. He started his modeling career in 2001, appearing in campaigns for top fashion brands such as Dior Homme, Calvin Klein, and Hugo Boss.

The New York Times gave Dornan the moniker “the Golden Torso.” In 2015, he was listed as one of the “25 Biggest Male Models of All Time” by Vogue magazine.

Besides modeling and acting, Dornan has also performed in the Irish folk band Sons of Jim with an old friend and fellow musician David Alexander. The outfit has launched two singles entitled “My Burning Sun” and “Fairytale.”

Jakie Dornan was born James Peter Maxwell Dornan in Hollywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and raised in the suburbs of Belfast. He is married to English musician and former actress Amelia Warner. They have three children together.

2. Max Irons

Son to famous parents, British actor Jeremy Irons and Irish actress Sinéad Cusack; and with other maternal relatives renowned in film, television, and theater; it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Max Irons was initially scared to follow in the footsteps of his famous family.

Irons has a condition called dyslexia, which makes public speaking quite a challenge for British-Irish stunner.

However, at 16, his hard work paid after memorizing Neil LaBute’s 30-page play for a theater festival.

He finally decided to pursue a career in theater, following in the footsteps of his famous maternal grandparents as well as aunts and uncles whose names are an institution in Irish drama. He eventually went on to act in film and on television as well.

Irons is also a famous fashion model who has worked for well-known fashion companies including Mango and Burberry. He has been voted as one of the “50 Best-dressed Men” by GQ readers in Britain.

Irons has been married to Tatler fashion director Sophie Pera since 2019.

3. Gary Talbot

Gary Talbot is noted for being the first Irish model to walk in London Fashion Week. He has walked the runway in New York Fashion Week as well.

Originally from Ballyfermot, in Dublin, Talbot started a career in modeling in 2012, after American model Tyson Beckford discovered him. Today, Talbot is one of the hottest and most famous male models from Ireland.

Besides a number of editorials to his name, Gary Talbot has also worked with the world’s most glamorous fashion labels the likes of Versace, Tom Ford, and Rag and Bone.

4. Aubrey O’Mahony

Aubrey O’Mahony hails from Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland. He had a pretty good start with modeling, immediately landing a photo shoot with GQ in London. His father is a photographer, but O’Mahony claims he didn’t take many photos of him when he was a young boy.

Praised for his fantastic personality, Aubrey O’Mahony truly has the making of a star.

He has signed with IMG in New York City, where his soulful and quirky good looks have been landing him campaigns for companies such as Wella, Jack & Jones, and G-Star Raw.

O’Mahony has also walked the runway in Paris for French fashion brand Givenchy. Besides Paris, he has also done the runway in New York, Milan, and London, as well as Switzerland, Denmark, and Iceland.

5. Charlie Clinch

Charlie Clinch was 15 years old when he embarked on a modeling career upon the encouragement of his fashionista sister and his best friend. He was still at school back then, attending Blackrock College in County Dublin.

The first campaign he landed on was a photo shoot with the menswear campaign for Irish multinational retail chain Dunnes Stores in 2016. Clinch has come a long way since that freezing cold shoot on a carpark’s rooftop, chaperoned by his mother.

He opened the KTZ spring show the following year. The cult London brand, along with the famous label Alexander McQueen, is one of his best clients. He has walked the runway in fashion weeks in Milan and London. He has also been featured on the cover of Rollercoaster magazine and done an ad for Primark and an editorial shoot for ID magazine. 

6. Jeremy McConnell

Jeremy McConnell, an Irish model and reality TV star, is a former Mr. Ireland runner-up who shot into fame when he got picked to become a housemate in the UK TV program Celebrity Big Brother in 2016. He stayed a total of 26 days in Big Brother’s house.

Prior to his stint on Celebrity Big Brother, McConnel got featured as a cast member of Beauty School Cop Outs, an MTV production.

McConnell was born Adrian Jeremy McConnell-Cooke in Dublin, Ireland, in 1990. He has two children.

McConnell has since turned his back on the spotlight and now works as a director for a company.

7. Chun Soot

While Chun Soot is noted for his perfect bone structure, his best assets – according to some – are his lush lips and intense eyes, matched with his sharp cheekbones.

His uncle, a makeup artist, was the one to introduce Soot to modelling. He is one of the young male models from Ireland that have been making a name in the international fashion scene.

With his unique style and Irish-Asian sex appeal, paired with his fierce nonchalance, Soot is no doubt headed for bigger fame outside of Ireland.

Soot lives in Dublin but is frequently abroad for his modeling engagements.

8. Caoimhin O’Brien

Caoimhin O’Brien loves to draw. He originally wanted to be an artist so he took up art history for his A-level courses. However, he decided to shift into languages, studying French and Spanish at Trinity College Dublin.

Hailing from Dublin, O’Brien was contacted by the modeling agency FM Model Management in London. He has since graced the covers of top fashion magazines such as Vogue and the French Chasseur.

9. Dylan Moran

Not to be confused with the Irish comedian, Dylan Moran is an Irish model from Offaly, Ireland, complimented for his smoking hot off-beat good looks, sharp cheekbones, and prominent aquiline nose that catapulted him into immediate fame.

Moran has managed to get signed with 7 modeling agencies all over the world in just a little over a year since starting in 2016.

Moran has been featured on several international ads, not to mention the  editorials for the glamorous Vogue magazine and others of the same caliber across the globe.

Dylan Moran is not only endowed with good looks and fabulous body structure; he is also musically talented as he has now embarked into a career in music production.