Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Biography: Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre productions, including the Shakespeare plays The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew and Richard II. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, receiving the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Irons's break-out role came in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited (1981) and is frequently ranked among the greatest British television dramas as well as greatest literary adaptations. It would earn him a Golden Globe Award nomination. His first major film role came in the romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas, such as Moonlighting (1982), Betrayal (1983), and The Mission (1986), he was praised for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988). Irons has won multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his portrayal of the accused attempted murderer Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune (1990). Irons had roles in Steven Soderbergh's mystery thriller Kafka (1991), the period drama The House of the Spirits (1993), the romantic drama M. Butterfly (1993), voiced Scar in Disney's The Lion King (1994), played Simon Gruber in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Humbert Humbert in Lolita (1997) and Aramis in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). He starred in the action adventure Dungeons & Dragons (2000), played Antonio in The Merchant of Venice (2004), appeared in Being Julia (2004), the historical drama Kingdom of Heaven (2005), the fantasy-adventure Eragon (2006), the Western Appaloosa (2008), and the indie drama Margin Call (2011). In 2016, he appeared in Assassin's Creed and portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (2017), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). On television, Irons appeared in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I, receiving a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. From 2011 to 2013, he starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series The Borgias. In 2019, he appeared as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's Watchmen. He is one of the few actors who have achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" in the US, winning an Oscar for film, an Emmy for television and a Tony Award for theatre. In October 2011, he was nominated the Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: September 19, 1948

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly

1993-10-01

Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven

2005-05-03

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995-05-19

The Time Machine
The Time Machine

2002-03-04

The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits

1993-10-21

Inland Empire
Inland Empire

2006-12-06

Kafka
Kafka

1991-11-15

Lynch 2
Lynch 2

2007-08-14

Eragon
Eragon

2006-12-14

Damage
Damage

1992-12-02

The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice

2004-12-03

Chinese Box
Chinese Box

1997-11-14

The Mission
The Mission

1986-09-24

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990-04-30

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall

2006-10-31

Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons

2000-12-08

The Lion King
The Lion King

1994-06-15

The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981-08-28

Architects of Ancient Arabia
Architects of Ancient Arabia

2021-03-31

Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers

1988-09-23

Lolita
Lolita

1997-09-27

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask

1998-03-12

Earthquake On Everest
Earthquake On Everest

2015-06-13

Appaloosa
Appaloosa

2008-09-19

Casanova
Casanova

2005-12-25

The Cello
The Cello

2023-09-14

Napoleon: In the Name of Art
Napoleon: In the Name of Art

2021-11-08

Moonlighting
Moonlighting

1982-09-18

Stealing Beauty
Stealing Beauty

1996-03-29

The Pink Panther 2
The Pink Panther 2

2009-02-06

Game of Lions
Game of Lions

2013-12-01

Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune

1990-10-19

The Voysey Inheritance
The Voysey Inheritance

1979-02-04

Callas Forever
Callas Forever

2002-09-18

Gallipoli
Gallipoli

2005-03-18

Being Julia
Being Julia

2004-09-03

Longitude
Longitude

2000-01-02

Margin Call
Margin Call

2011-02-11

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

2002-05-29

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

2021-10-15

The Last Lions
The Last Lions

2011-02-11

Danny the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World

1989-04-29

The Words
The Words

2012-09-07

The Flash
The Flash

2023-06-13

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

2003-05-09

The Fourth Angel
The Fourth Angel

2001-08-15

Goodbye Granadaland
Goodbye Granadaland

2013-06-15

The Way of the Cheetah
The Way of the Cheetah

2022-01-30

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003-04-03

Langrishe, Go Down
Langrishe, Go Down

1978-09-20

Trashed
Trashed

2012-12-13

Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures

2013-02-13

The Majestic Plastic Bag
The Majestic Plastic Bag

2010-01-01

Ultimate Enemies: Revealed
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed

2022-02-01

Eye of the Leopard: Revealed
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed

2022-02-02

Eternal Enemies: Revealed
Eternal Enemies: Revealed

2022-02-02

Relentless Enemies: Revealed
Relentless Enemies: Revealed

2022-02-01

Eye of the Leopard
Eye of the Leopard

2006-10-08

A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval

1989-08-18

Another Way Home
Another Way Home

2012-11-18

Ohio Impromptu
Ohio Impromptu

2002-04-02

Waterland
Waterland

1992-08-21

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe

2009-09-19

Swann in Love
Swann in Love

1984-02-23

Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon

2013-03-07

Betrayal
Betrayal

1983-02-19

Last Call
Last Call

2002-05-25

Nijinsky
Nijinsky

1980-03-20

Australia
Australia

1989-09-13

Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Tom Hanks: The Nomad

2023-05-20

The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera

1991-10-01

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

2022-12-16

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016-03-23

Faeries
Faeries

1999-01-23

Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire

2013-09-26

Tales from Hollywood
Tales from Hollywood

1992-10-18

The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck

1984-03-05

Mathilde
Mathilde

2006-01-01

Revisiting Brideshead
Revisiting Brideshead

2005-10-15

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

2023-08-29

Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio

2023-09-24

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995-06-05

Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009-09-05

High-Rise
High-Rise

2015-11-22

1984
1984

2008-05-12

I Wish For You
I Wish For You

2016-01-01

Codice Carla
Codice Carla

2023-11-13

A Night to Die For
A Night to Die For

1995-05-18

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

2024-02-13

Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist

2022-08-31

Eden at the End of the World
Eden at the End of the World

2008-01-01

Correspondence
Correspondence

2016-01-14

The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper

2024-01-08

Race
Race

2016-02-19

The Chronoscope
The Chronoscope

2009-07-01

Living With Big Cats: Revealed
Living With Big Cats: Revealed

2022-01-31

Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions

2003-10-01

Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

2006-04-19

Quintessentially Irish
Quintessentially Irish

2024-03-12

Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation

2017-11-16

The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016-04-08

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II

1985-03-10

The Genius of George Boole
The Genius of George Boole

2015-09-01

Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed

2016-12-21

The Well of Saint Nobody
The Well of Saint Nobody

Encore
Encore

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

2001-05-22

The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty

1985-10-26

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

2025-02-06

Endless Corridor
Endless Corridor

2014-06-07

The Wind Gods
The Wind Gods

2013-04-26

Justice League
Justice League

2017-11-15

The Dream
The Dream

1989-01-01

Their Finest
Their Finest

2017-02-19

'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe
'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe

1991-01-01

Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow

2018-02-28

An Actor Prepares
An Actor Prepares

2018-08-31

J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation
J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation

2007-01-01

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010-01-24

Birds Like Us
Birds Like Us

2022-06-30

Better Start Running
Better Start Running

2018-04-28

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

1986-01-14

The Sultan and the Saint
The Sultan and the Saint

2016-11-12

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

2016-01-19

The Lolita Story
The Lolita Story

1998-01-01

The Making of Dead Ringers
The Making of Dead Ringers

1988-01-01

The Short Life of Anne Frank
The Short Life of Anne Frank

2001-11-01

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

2019-04-15

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

1988-10-05

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

2020-12-04

The Power of the Powerless
The Power of the Powerless

2009-11-12

Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom

2012-01-01

The Sunflower Superjam 2012
The Sunflower Superjam 2012

2013-08-20

Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream

1992-10-01

Emotional Uncertainties
Emotional Uncertainties

2015-08-11

Munich: The Edge of War
Munich: The Edge of War

2022-01-06

House of Gucci
House of Gucci

2021-11-24

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021-03-18

Jade Eyed Leopard
Jade Eyed Leopard

2020-09-07

The Path to Redemption
The Path to Redemption

2006-01-01

The Making of the Lion King
The Making of the Lion King

1994-06-24

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994-05-18

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021-08-02

Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier

1986-09-01

Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'

1989-09-01

The Captain's Doll
The Captain's Doll

1983-02-11

Wild Transylvania – Dracula's Hidden Kingdom
Wild Transylvania – Dracula's Hidden Kingdom

2024-03-14