Jack Quaid

Jack Henry Quaid was born on April 24, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actress Meg Ryan and actor Dennis Quaid. He is the nephew of Academy Award-nominated actor Randy Quaid and his younger half-brother, actor Buddy Quaid. His grandfather, William R. (Buddy) Quaid, was also an actor. His parents separated in 2000, and finalized their divorce the following year. However, he remained close to both of them even after the split, and they were granted joint custody of him.He was a student at the Experimental Theatre Wing of New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, for three years. While studying there, he was also a member of the sketch comedy group Hammerkatz.

Born to celebrity parents, Jack Quaid grew up watching his parents' movies, and those of his relatives. He often accompanied his parents on the sets of their movies, learning the craft from a very early age. According to his mother, he had already done about 10,000 hours of writing and direction by the time he was ten. He also made short movies at home with friends and family.

His first feature film role came in 2012 when he was cast as Marvel in the film 'The Hunger Games', based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. Portraying a negative role, he was told during the casting that people would hate him for his onscreen portrayal of the character.

In 2013, he reprised the role in a cameo appearance in the sequel of the film, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'. The same year, he teamed up with Eve Hewson, daughter of Irish rocker Bono, for the film 'Roadies' (released in 2015), which he funded via the crowdsourcing website Indiegogo.com. Two years later, he worked with his mother in her directorial debut, 'Ithaca', in which he played her onscreen son. He has already worked with directors like Martin Scorsese and Steven Soderbergh, and appeared alongside stars such as Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence, Katie Holmes, and many more.

In March 2016, in an interview with Theo Von and Matthew Cole Weiss for their 'Allegedly' podcast, Jack Quaid opened up about his parents' separation in 2000, when he was only eight years old. According to him, it was a hard time for him as he was old enough to understand what was going on, but at the same time was naive about it. He could not escape learning about the details of the split of his parents, as he would often come across magazines like 'People' and 'In Touch' in the stores, full of detailed coverage of the affair. At that time, his mother Meg Ryan was involved in a high-profile affair with renowned Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, which, many thought, was the reason behind her separation from her husband. However, she later told in an interview with 'InStyle' that her marriage was already broken at the time because her husband was not faithful to her, and that Crowe had nothing to doing with their split. Jack also remembers that even without the split and the rumors surrounding it, his life was not like that of a normal child. While he thought of himself as quite like the other kids at school, he soon realized that being born to celebrity parents was a big deal. His classmates were not only interested to know about his time on the sets of his parents' films, some kids at school also wanted to be his friend for the wrong reasons.