Mackenzie Crook's actor son Jude, 21, quietly follows in his footsteps by ... trends now
The nepo baby discourse has reached fever point in recent years, with many turning on stars who have used their parent's name to get ahead in their own careers.
So it's somewhat refreshing to see this isn't the case for Jude Crook - the 21-year-old son of BAFTA-winning The Office and Pirates Of The Caribbean star Mackenzie Crook.
Many were shocked this week when Jude - named after the Thomas Hardy novel - made his red carpet debut at the UK premiere of Johnny Depp's Jeanne Du Barry, towering over his 5ft 9inch father.
Like his dad, Jude doesn't court the limelight, yet has been quietly working away behind the scenes on a career in the movie industry.
So dedicated is he to the cause that he - along with three friends and fellow London Film Academy graduates - launched production company Jacco Macacco Films in 2022 and has been creating and starring in small indie projects.
Jude Crook - the 21-year-old son of BAFTA-winning star Mackenzie Crook - has quietly launched a filmmaking career without hanging on his father's career coattails
Many were shocked this week when Jude made his red carpet debut at the UK premiere of Johnny Depp 's Jeanne Du Barry, towering over his 5ft 9inch father
Like his dad, Jude doesn't court the limelight, yet has been quietly working away behind the scenes (pictured with sister Scout and mum Lindsay in 2005)
More impressing, is that all this has been done away from the spotlight.
Jude's Instagram is private and has just 163 followers, while he has given no interviews mentioning his famous name.
While he's determined not to get ahead by hanging on his father's coattails, it's hardly surprising that Jude has pursued a career in acting, given his upbringing.
At just three weeks old he was flown out to St Vincent, where his father was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl alongside the likes of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.
His childhood was spent toddling around movie sets as he and mother Lindsay Cook - Mackenzie's wife since 2001 - jetted to the Caribbean while the franchise was filming.
He learnt about the movie magic of prosthetics and special effects from a young age, with Mackenzie noting at the time: 'He knows everyone and he understands exactly what we are doing.
'He's watched the movies - he's only four, but he doesn't get freaked out by it at all because he's had lunch with all the pirates and the cannibals.'
Jude also quickly formed a bond with the film's lead Johnny Depp, with Mackenzie recalling: 'Jude was a toddler and he was on set with me. Then he just wanders off and knocks on Johnny Depp's trailer door.
'After 15 minutes I go off to find him and there he is sitting with Johnny watching TV. It was a lovely moment, but not surprising at all. Johnny is a really cool, relaxed sort of guy.
'What was funny was that Jude wasn't starstruck at all because for him he was off to see Captain Jack Sparrow not Johnny Depp.
'He had a stunt double who looked just like him and my son was just as happy being with either.'
At just three weeks old Jude was flown out to St Vincent, where his father was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl alongside the likes of Johnny Depp
Jude's childhood was spent toddling around movie sets and meeting A-Listers (Mackenzie pictured with Johnny, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom)
Despite growing up around Hollywood A-listers and enjoying lavish trips to the Caribbean, Jude had a down to earth
