Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany

The Right Honourable
The Lord Dunsany
Born (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983
Residence Dunsany Castle
Nationality Irish
Occupation Film director, property owner
Parent(s) Edward Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany
Maria Alice Villela de Carvalho

Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany (born 9 March 1983) is an Irish film director and producer.[1] He is the eldest son of the late Edward Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany, and his wife, the architect Maria Alice Villela de Carvalho.[2] He is also the great-grandson of the author Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany.

Personal life

Plunkett, of Irish, Brazilian and English extraction, was born in New York City, where his parents were living and working at the time.[2] His family subsequently moved to Ireland, his father's homeland.[2] He attended schools in Ireland, including The King's Hospital on the outskirts of Dublin, and Institut Le Rosey, a boarding school in Switzerland.[3] He holds a degree in Film Studies from London's Kingston University, as well as a diploma in Digital Video[1] from the SAE Institute, at whose Amsterdam campus he studied.

He succeeded to the title of Baron of Dunsany on 24 May 2011, upon the death of his father, an artist and sculptor.[2] He lives at his family's ancient castle, Dunsany Castle, on its estate near Dunshaughlin, about 30 km north of Dublin.

Career

Plunkett has produced and directed a range of film shorts, which have been shown at various film festivals.

In 2010, he established Dunsany Productions, a film production company.[1]

In 2013, he appeared in the final episode of the second season of TLC's reality television series Secret Princes, in which his younger brother Oliver was appearing as a series regular.[4]

Ancestry

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Dunsany Productions website
  2. 1 2 3 4 Obituary of Lord Dunsany, The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 2011
  3. ↑ IMDb.com website
  4. ↑ TLC television show info

Sources

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Edward Plunkett		 Baron of Dunsany
2011–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent



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