Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany

Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany (born 9 March 1983), is an Irish film director and producer,[1] as well as a landowner and holder of one of the oldest surviving Irish peerage titles, and one of the longest-inhabited houses in Ireland.

The Right Honourable

The Lord Dunsany
Born (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983
NationalityIrish
OccupationFilm director, property owner
Parent(s)Edward Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany
Maria Alice Villela de Carvalho

Personal life

Plunkett is the eldest son of The 20th Baron of Dunsany and the Brazilian architect Maria Alice Villela de Carvalho,[2] and the great-grandson of the 18th Baron of Dunsany, the author. The current Lord Dunsany, 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 Headfort School, 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.

Succession

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. His heir apparent is his younger brother Oliver.[4]

Career

Lord Dunsany 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 brother Oliver was appearing as a series regular.[5]

Descent

Notes
  1. "Dunsany Productions". www.dunsanyproductions.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. Obituary of Lord Dunsany, The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 2011
  3. "Randal Plunkett". IMDb. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/dunsany1462.htm Cracroft's Peerage: Dunsany
  5. "Secret Princes - Watch Full Episodes & More!". TLC. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

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


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