Tilda Swinton held hands with her 21-year-old daughter Honor Swinton Byrne at the screening of Parasite on Tuesday night in Cannes, France.
Honor Swinton Byrne stands at 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 meters), making her shorter than her mother, Tilda Swinton, whose current height is 5 feet 10 inches (177.8 cm), with a peak height of 5 feet 10.5 inches (179.1 cm).
Tilda Swinton holds hands with daughter Honor Swinton Byrne at the screening of Parasite in Cannes, France, on May 21, 2019 (Credit: Dave Bedrosian / Future Image / WENN)
The movie by Bong Joon-ho, a South Korean film director and screenwriter, earned a five-minute standing ovation.
Fashion Choices on the Red Carpet
While Honor flashed her legs in a sexy black dress and matching strappy sandals, Tilda wore an ill-fitting Chanel Fall 2019 cream satin suit styled with a feather brooch.
Tilda Swinton’s ill-fitting cream satin suit and feather brooch (Credit: Dave Bedrosian / Future Image / WENN)
The Byrne Family: Art and Controversy
Honor’s father is Tilda’s former partner, John Byrne, a Scottish artist and playwright. She has a twin brother, Xavier Swinton Byrne, who has worked in the art department for films such as “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker” (2019), “1917” (2019), and “F9: The Fast Saga” (2021).
According to a report in The Times, John Byrne’s parents were his mother, Alice, and her own father, Patrick McShane – an incestuous relationship he’s since described as “traditional.”
In an interview, he said: “I think he gave me that wonderful mixture of genes with his own daughter, the eldest of the family. That’s what they do in Ireland. I presume it’s what they do in unlettered places, and lettered places. It’s traditional, and nobody speaks about it.”
Honor Swinton Byrne’s father is John Byrne, a Scottish artist and playwright (Credit: Dave Bedrosian / Future Image / WENN)
Honor Swinton Byrne’s Acting Debut
Tilda Swinton’s daughter made her movie debut in The Souvenir, a 2019 American-British drama film written and directed by Joanna Hogg. It premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019.
Tilda Swinton and her daughter Honor Swinton Byrne attend a press event for The Souvenir at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on February 12, 2019 (Credit: Dave Bedrosian / Future Image / WENN)
Honor also appeared briefly with her mother in I Am Love (Italian: Io sono l’amore), a 2009 Italian romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino.