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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 28.507
Birthday 1948-09-19
Place of Birth Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Also Known As เจเรมี ไอเอินส์, 제러미 아이언스, Джеремі Джон Айронс, Jeremy John Irons,
M. Butterfly
1993

M. Butterfly

Kingdom of Heaven
2005

Kingdom of Heaven

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

The Time Machine
2002

The Time Machine

The House of the Spirits
1993

The House of the Spirits

Inland Empire
2006

Inland Empire

Kafka
1991

Kafka

Lynch 2
2007

Lynch 2

Eragon
2006

Eragon

Damage
1992

Damage

The Merchant of Venice
2004

The Merchant of Venice

Chinese Box
1997

Chinese Box

The Mission
1986

The Mission

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006

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

Dungeons & Dragons
2000

Dungeons & Dragons

The Lion King
1994

The Lion King

The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Architects of Ancient Arabia
2021

Architects of Ancient Arabia

Dead Ringers
1988

Dead Ringers

Lolita
1997

Lolita

The Man in the Iron Mask
1998

The Man in the Iron Mask

Earthquake On Everest
2015

Earthquake On Everest

Appaloosa
2008

Appaloosa

Casanova
2005

Casanova

The Cello
2023

The Cello

Napoleon: In the Name of Art
2021

Napoleon: In the Name of Art

Moonlighting
1982

Moonlighting

Stealing Beauty
1996

Stealing Beauty

The Pink Panther 2
2009

The Pink Panther 2

Game of Lions
2013

Game of Lions

Reversal of Fortune
1990

Reversal of Fortune

The Voysey Inheritance
1979

The Voysey Inheritance

Callas Forever
2002

Callas Forever

Gallipoli
2005

Gallipoli

Being Julia
2004

Being Julia

Longitude
2000

Longitude

Margin Call
2011

Margin Call

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
2002

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
2021

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

The Last Lions
2011

The Last Lions

Danny the Champion of the World
1989

Danny the Champion of the World

The Words
2012

The Words

The Flash
2023

The Flash

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
2003

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

The Fourth Angel
2001

The Fourth Angel

Goodbye Granadaland
2013

Goodbye Granadaland

The Way of the Cheetah
2022

The Way of the Cheetah

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003

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

Langrishe, Go Down
1978

Langrishe, Go Down

Trashed
2012

Trashed

Beautiful Creatures
2013

Beautiful Creatures

The Majestic Plastic Bag
2010

The Majestic Plastic Bag

Ultimate Enemies: Revealed
2022

Ultimate Enemies: Revealed

Relentless Enemies: Revealed
2022

Relentless Enemies: Revealed

Eternal Enemies: Revealed
2022

Eternal Enemies: Revealed

Eye of the Leopard: Revealed
2022

Eye of the Leopard: Revealed

Eye of the Leopard
2006

Eye of the Leopard

A Chorus of Disapproval
1989

A Chorus of Disapproval

Another Way Home
2012

Another Way Home

Ohio Impromptu
2002

Ohio Impromptu

Waterland
1992

Waterland

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

Georgia O'Keeffe
2009

Georgia O'Keeffe

Swann in Love
1984

Swann in Love

Night Train to Lisbon
2013

Night Train to Lisbon

Betrayal
1983

Betrayal

Last Call
2002

Last Call

Nijinsky
1980

Nijinsky

Australia
1989

Australia

Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

The Beggar's Opera
1991

The Beggar's Opera

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
2022

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

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Faeries
1999

Faeries

Muse of Fire
2013

Muse of Fire

Tales from Hollywood
1992

Tales from Hollywood

The Wild Duck
1984

The Wild Duck

Mathilde
2006

Mathilde

Revisiting Brideshead
2005

Revisiting Brideshead

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Once Upon a Studio
2023

Once Upon a Studio

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

High-Rise
2015

High-Rise

1984
2008

1984

I Wish For You
2016

I Wish For You

Codice Carla
2023

Codice Carla

A Night to Die For
1995

A Night to Die For

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio
2024

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
2022

Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist

Eden at the End of the World
2008

Eden at the End of the World

Correspondence
2016

Correspondence

The Beekeeper
2024

The Beekeeper

Race
2016

Race

The Chronoscope
2009

The Chronoscope

Living With Big Cats: Revealed
2022

Living With Big Cats: Revealed

Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions
2003

Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions

Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
2006

Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

Quintessentially Irish
2024

Quintessentially Irish

Broadway: The Next Generation
2017

Broadway: The Next Generation

The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

The Books He Didn't Burn
2023

The Books He Didn't Burn

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

Night of 100 Stars II

The Genius of George Boole
2015

The Genius of George Boole

Assassin's Creed
2016

Assassin's Creed

The Well of Saint Nobody

The Well of Saint Nobody

Encore

Encore

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

The Statue of Liberty
1985

The Statue of Liberty

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

Endless Corridor
2014

Endless Corridor

The Wind Gods
2013

The Wind Gods

Justice League
2017

Justice League

The Dream
1989

The Dream

Their Finest
2017

Their Finest

'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe
1991

'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe

Red Sparrow
2018

Red Sparrow

An Actor Prepares
2018

An Actor Prepares

J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation
2007

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

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
2010

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Birds Like Us
2022

Birds Like Us

Better Start Running
2018

Better Start Running

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

The Sultan and the Saint
2016

The Sultan and the Saint

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

The Lolita Story
1998

The Lolita Story

The Making of Dead Ringers
1988

The Making of Dead Ringers

The Short Life of Anne Frank
2001

The Short Life of Anne Frank

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
2019

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
1988

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

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
2020

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

The Power of the Powerless
2009

The Power of the Powerless

Seeds of Freedom
2012

Seeds of Freedom

The Sunflower Superjam 2012
2013

The Sunflower Superjam 2012

Earth and the American Dream
1992

Earth and the American Dream

Emotional Uncertainties
2015

Emotional Uncertainties

Munich: The Edge of War
2022

Munich: The Edge of War

House of Gucci
2021

House of Gucci

Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Jade Eyed Leopard
2020

Jade Eyed Leopard

The Path to Redemption
2006

The Path to Redemption

The Making of the Lion King
1994

The Making of the Lion King

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994

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

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
2021

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1986

Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)
2005

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)