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Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1948-09-19

Birth Place

Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe

'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe

1991

0.0

Movie
1984

1984

2008

6.0

Movie
A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989

5.2

Movie
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

10.0

Movie
A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

1995

0.0

Movie
An Actor Prepares

An Actor Prepares

2018

5.7

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

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

2002

5.6

Movie
Another Way Home

Another Way Home

2012

10.0

Movie
Appaloosa

Appaloosa

2008

6.6

Movie
Architects of Ancient Arabia

Architects of Ancient Arabia

2021

9.5

Movie
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021

0.0

Movie
Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

2016

5.4

Movie
Australia

Australia

1989

4.4

Movie
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

6.0

Movie
poster

BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

TV
Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

2013

6.0

Movie
Being Julia

Being Julia

2004

6.4

Movie
Betrayal

Betrayal

1983

6.0

Movie
Better Start Running

Better Start Running

2018

6.2

Movie
Birds Like Us

Birds Like Us

2022

4.5

Movie
poster

Brideshead Revisited

1981

7.9

TV
poster

Brisant

1994

5.5

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

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

2003

7.0

Movie
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

10.0

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

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

1986

6.7

Movie
Callas Forever

Callas Forever

2002

6.3

Movie
Casanova

Casanova

2005

6.4

Movie
Chinese Box

Chinese Box

1997

5.9

Movie
Codice Carla

Codice Carla

2023

0.0

Movie
poster

Comic Relief

1988

6.0

TV
Correspondence

Correspondence

2016

6.3

Movie
Damage

Damage

1992

6.6

Movie
Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

1989

6.2

Movie
poster

Daytime Live

1987

3.5

TV
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

2016

6.0

Movie
Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers

1988

7.1

Movie
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995

7.3

Movie
Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

2000

4.4

Movie
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

6.7

Movie
Earthquake On Everest

Earthquake On Everest

2015

5.0

Movie
Eden at the End of the World

Eden at the End of the World

2008

0.0

Movie
poster

Elizabeth I

2005

7.2

TV
Emotional Uncertainties

Emotional Uncertainties

2015

0.0

Movie
Encore

Encore

0.0

Movie
Endless Corridor

Endless Corridor

2014

5.0

Movie
Eragon

Eragon

2006

5.1

Movie
Eternal Enemies: Revealed

Eternal Enemies: Revealed

2022

0.0

Movie
Eye of the Leopard

Eye of the Leopard

2006

8.1

Movie
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed

Eye of the Leopard: Revealed

2022

0.0

Movie
Faeries

Faeries

1999

5.8

Movie
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist

Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist

2022

5.5

Movie
Gallipoli

Gallipoli

2005

7.0

Movie
Game of Lions

Game of Lions

2013

5.0

Movie
Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

2009

5.3

Movie
Goodbye Granadaland

Goodbye Granadaland

2013

0.0

Movie
poster

Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

0.0

Movie
poster

HBO First Look

1992

4.9

TV
High-Rise

High-Rise

2015

5.6

Movie
House of Gucci

House of Gucci

2021

6.6

Movie
I Wish For You

I Wish For You

2016

0.0

Movie
Inland Empire

Inland Empire

2006

7.0

Movie
poster

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

7.4

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

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

2007

0.0

Movie
Jade Eyed Leopard

Jade Eyed Leopard

2020

0.0

Movie
Justice League

Justice League

2017

6.1

Movie
Kafka

Kafka

1991

6.4

Movie
Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

2005

7.0

Movie
Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)

2005

8.0

Movie
Langrishe, Go Down

Langrishe, Go Down

1978

4.2

Movie
Last Call

Last Call

2002

5.7

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
poster

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

2023

8.0

TV
Living With Big Cats: Revealed

Living With Big Cats: Revealed

2022

0.0

Movie
Lolita

Lolita

1997

7.1

Movie
Longitude

Longitude

2000

7.3

Movie
poster

Longitude

2000

7.0

TV
poster

Love for Lydia

1977

0.0

TV
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

2020

6.0

Movie
Lynch 2

Lynch 2

2007

0.0

Movie
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993

6.6

Movie
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

2023

3.8

Movie
Margin Call

Margin Call

2011

6.9

Movie
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

2021

0.0

Movie
Mathilde

Mathilde

2006

0.0

Movie
poster

Metropolis

2015

2.0

TV
Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1982

7.0

Movie
Munich: The Edge of War

Munich: The Edge of War

2022

6.9

Movie
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013

6.5

Movie
Napoleon: In the Name of Art

Napoleon: In the Name of Art

2021

7.8

Movie
poster

Nature

1982

8.1

TV
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

8.0

Movie
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

6.5

Movie
Nijinsky

Nijinsky

1980

5.3

Movie
poster

Notorious Woman

1974

5.0

TV
Ohio Impromptu

Ohio Impromptu

2002

8.5

Movie
Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

2023

8.3

Movie
poster

Performance

1991

6.0

TV
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

0.0

Movie
poster

Prohibition

2011

7.9

TV
Quintessentially Irish

Quintessentially Irish

2024

7.3

Movie
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier

1986

0.0

Movie
Race

Race

2016

7.3

Movie
poster

Racing Legends

2012

0.0

TV
Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow

2018

6.5

Movie
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

2006

7.8

Movie
Relentless Enemies: Revealed

Relentless Enemies: Revealed

2022

0.0

Movie
Reversal of Fortune

Reversal of Fortune

1990

6.6

Movie
Revisiting Brideshead

Revisiting Brideshead

2005

0.0

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Seeds of Freedom

Seeds of Freedom

2012

0.0

Movie
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

0.0

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

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

1994

7.0

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

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

1988

6.0

Movie
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

6.0

Movie
poster

Shakespeare Uncovered

2012

6.0

TV
poster

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015

6.9

TV
Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty

1996

6.7

Movie
Swann in Love

Swann in Love

1984

5.7

Movie
Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

1992

1.0

Movie
The Beekeeper

The Beekeeper

2024

7.3

Movie
The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

1991

6.0

Movie
The Books He Didn't Burn

The Books He Didn't Burn

2023

0.0

Movie
poster

The Borgias

2011

7.6

TV
The Cello

The Cello

2023

6.0

Movie
The Chronoscope

The Chronoscope

2009

8.5

Movie
poster

The Civil War

1990

8.1

TV
poster

The Colour of Magic

2008

6.7

TV
poster

The Count of Monte Cristo

0.0

TV
The Dream

The Dream

1989

8.7

Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

8.6

Movie
The Flash

The Flash

2023

6.7

Movie
The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel

2001

5.1

Movie
The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981

6.4

Movie
The Genius of George Boole

The Genius of George Boole

2015

7.5

Movie
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

2003

6.3

Movie
poster

The Hollow Crown

2012

7.4

TV
The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

1993

6.9

Movie
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

2024

6.0

Movie
The Last Lions

The Last Lions

2011

7.3

Movie
poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

6.8

TV
The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

8.3

Movie
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

0.0

Movie
The Lolita Story

The Lolita Story

1998

6.0

Movie
The Majestic Plastic Bag

The Majestic Plastic Bag

2010

7.7

Movie
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

2001

0.0

Movie
The Making of Dead Ringers

The Making of Dead Ringers

1988

8.0

Movie
The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

1994

10.0

Movie
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

6.6

Movie
The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016

7.2

Movie
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004

6.8

Movie
The Mission

The Mission

1986

7.4

Movie
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
poster

The Pallisers

1974

6.7

TV
The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption

2006

8.0

Movie
poster

The Pentaverate

2022

5.9

TV
The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2

2009

5.7

Movie
The Power of the Powerless

The Power of the Powerless

2009

0.0

Movie
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

2019

7.0

Movie
poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

7.3

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

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

2006

6.7

Movie
The Short Life of Anne Frank

The Short Life of Anne Frank

2001

10.0

Movie
poster

The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

1985

6.7

Movie
The Sultan and the Saint

The Sultan and the Saint

2016

8.2

Movie
The Sunflower Superjam 2012

The Sunflower Superjam 2012

2013

0.0

Movie
The Time Machine

The Time Machine

2002

6.3

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
The Voysey Inheritance

The Voysey Inheritance

1979

0.0

Movie
The Way of the Cheetah

The Way of the Cheetah

2022

4.8

Movie
The Well of Saint Nobody

The Well of Saint Nobody

0.0

Movie
The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

1984

6.7

Movie
The Wind Gods

The Wind Gods

2013

0.0

Movie
The Words

The Words

2012

6.6

Movie
Their Finest

Their Finest

2017

6.7

Movie
Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

2023

5.1

Movie
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Trashed

Trashed

2012

7.2

Movie
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions

Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions

2003

10.0

Movie
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed

Ultimate Enemies: Revealed

2022

0.0

Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

7.2

Movie
poster

Watchmen

2019

7.7

TV
Waterland

Waterland

1992

6.2

Movie
poster

Wetten, dass..?

1981

5.5

TV
poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

6.6

TV
Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

8.1

Movie