They welcomed their first child, who they named after Phoenix’s late musician brother, in September 2020.
And Joaquin Phoenix and his fiancée Rooney Mara were seen arriving in London at St Pancras station on Friday night, where they doted on their little one.
The Joker actor, 47, pulled on a cigarette as he stood outside the train station, while Rooney held River.
Parents: Joaquin Phoenix and his fiancee Rooney Mara were seen arriving in London at St Pancras station on Friday evening, where they doted on their 18-month-old baby River
He cut a relaxed figure and wrapped himself warm in a black jacket and wore sunglasses and a beanie.
Meanwhile, Rooney wore a long dark coat and wore a face covering over his nose and mouth as they were picked up by a car and put River’s pram in the trunk.
Joaquin was seen laden with bags as he pushed them through the station after the evening arrived.
Star: The Joker actor, 47, pulled on a cigarette as he stood outside the station, while Rooney held River
Outside: He cut a relaxed figure and wrapped himself in a black jacket and wore sunglasses and a beanie
Mum: Meanwhile, Rooney wore a long dark coat and wore a face covering over his nose and mouth as they were picked up by a car and put River’s pram in the trunk
The couple welcomed their son in September 2020, naming him after Joaquin’s late brother, River Phoenix, who died aged 23 in 1993.
Director Victor Kossakovsky spilled the wick at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival in September, following a screening of the film Gunda, on which Joaquin served as executive producer.
He slipped the news during a Q&A, after being asked how he involved the new dad in the film: “By the way, he just had a baby… A beautiful son whose name is River.”
Emotional: They welcomed their first child, who they named after Phoenix’s late musician brother, in September 2020
Private: Director Victor Kossakovsky spilled the wick at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival in September, after a screening of the film Gunda, on which Joaquin served as executive producer
River died at the peak of his career, with memorable roles in Gus Van Sant’s Stand By Me (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and My Own Private Idaho (1991) already under his belt.
Last September, Joaquin opened up about his late brother’s legacy in a rare interview with Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes.
The actor said, “I feel like pretty much every movie I’ve done has had a connection to River in some way. And I think we’ve all felt his presence and his guidance in our lives in many ways.
News: He slipped the news during a Q&A, after being asked how he got the new dad involved in the film: “By the way, he just had a baby… A beautiful son called River”
Sad: River died at the height of his career, with memorable roles in Stand By Me (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho (1991) already under his belt
Travel: Joaquin was seen laden with bags as he pushed them through the station after the evening arrived
Tough: Last September, Joaquin opened up about his late brother’s legacy in a rare interview with Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes
They subtly confirmed the news of their first-born’s arrival in November, when they mentioned him in an op-ed for People about the migrant child crisis.
Rooney began dating his Her (2013) co-star in late 2016, and they went on to star together in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot and Mary Magdalene, both of which premiered in 2018.
The animal rights activists live in the Hollywood Hills with their two dogs Soda and Oskar, and their engagement was confirmed in July 2019, months after she was first seen wearing her engagement ring.
Low-key: They subtly confirmed the news of their first-born’s arrival in November, when they mentioned it in an op-ed for People on the migrant child crisis
Romance: Rooney started dating his Her (2013) co-star in late 2016, and they went on to star together in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot and Mary Magdalene, both of which premiered in 2018
Cute: The animal rights activists live in the Hollywood Hills with their two dogs Soda and Oskar, and their engagement was confirmed in July 2019
Bags: The award-winning actor carried his own bags around the resort
Getting out: Despite being a vegan activist, Phoenix was pulling on a cigarette
Long day? Rooney looked tired as she arrived at central London station
