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Jeremy Irons

Actor | * 09/19/1948 (75) | Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. He is one of the few actors who has achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" having won Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Awards for Film, Television and Theatre. Irons received classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and started his acting career on stage in 1969. He 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. His first major film role came in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas such as Moonlighting (1982), ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, ...

Dead Ringers

R

1988 | 3.6/5 | 1h 55min
Thriller, Horror
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Through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he's a descendant of the secret 'Assassins' society. After gaini ...

Assassin's Creed

PG-13

2016 | 2.7/5 | 1h 55min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosoph ...

The Lion King

G

1994 | 4.1/5 | 1h 29min
Kids & Family, Animation, Drama
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Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with w ...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

PG-13

2016 | 3.0/5 | 2h 32min
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Jeremy Irons

Donostia Award Academy Award for Best Actor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Golden Globe Awards European Film Academy Special Achievement Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Europe Theatre Prize Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Jeremy Irons as Actor(116)

as himself2024 Quintessentially Irish
2024 The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio
2024 The Beekeeper
as Scar (voice)2023 Once Upon a Studio
2023 The Cello
as Self (archive footage)2023 Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023 A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
as Self - 'Alfred'2023 Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
as Alfred Pennyworth2023 The Flash
as Narrator (voice)2022 Eternal Enemies: Revealed
as Neville Chamberlain2022 Munich: The Edge of War
as Narrator (voice)2022 The Way of the Cheetah
as Mi (voice)2022 Birds Like Us
as Narrator (voice)2022 Eye of the Leopard: Revealed
as Narrator (voice)2022 Ultimate Enemies: Revealed
as Narrator (voice)2022 Relentless Enemies: Revealed
as himself2022 Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
as himself2021 Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
as Rodolfo Gucci2021 House of Gucci
as Alfred Pennyworth2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Lawrence Philips2020 Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)2019 The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
as Vladimir Korchnoi2018 Red Sparrow
as Atticus2018 An Actor Prepares
as Garrison2018 Better Start Running
as Alfred Pennyworth2017 Justice League
as Secretary of War2017 Their Finest
as Avery Brundage2016 Race
as Alan Rikkin2016 Assassin's Creed
as G. H. Hardy2016 The Man Who Knew Infinity
as Narrator2016 The Sultan and the Saint
as Ed Phoerum2016 Correspondence
as Alfred Pennyworth2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as himself2016 DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
as Narrator (voice)2015 The Genius of George Boole
as Anthony Royal2015 High-Rise
as Narrator (voice)2015 Earthquake On Everest
as Narrator2014 Endless Corridor
as Narrator2013 The Wind Gods
as Raimund2013 Night Train to Lisbon
as Macon Ravenwood2013 Beautiful Creatures
as Narrator (voice)2013 Game of Lions
as himself2013 Muse of Fire
as Narrator2012 Another Way Home
as Narator2012 Seeds of Freedom
as The Old Man2012 The Words
as himself2012 Trashed
as Narrator2011 The Last Lions
as John Tuld2011 Margin Call
as Narrator2010 The Majestic Plastic Bag
2010 Harold Pinter: A Celebration
as Narrator2009 The Chronoscope
as Alfred Stieglitz2009 Georgia O'Keeffe
as Avellaneda2009 The Pink Panther 2
2009 The Power of the Powerless
as Self (archive footage)2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Randall Bragg2008 Appaloosa
as Television Voice2008 1984
as Narrator2008 Eden at the End of the World
as Kingsley Stewart2006 Inland Empire
as himself2006 The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
as Brom2006 Eragon
as himself2006 The Path to Redemption
as Narrator2006 Eye of the Leopard
as himself2005 Revisiting Brideshead
as Narrator2005 Gallipoli
as Tiberias2005 Kingdom of Heaven
as Pucci2005 Casanova
as Michael Gosselyn2004 Being Julia
as Antonio2004 The Merchant of Venice
as himself2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Narrator2003 The Hittites - A Civilization that Changed the World
as Über-Morlock2002 The Time Machine
as Valentin Valentin2002 And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
as Larry Kelly2002 Callas Forever
as F. Scott Fitzgerald2002 Last Call
as Narrator (English version)2001 The Short Life of Anne Frank
as Jack Elgin2001 The Fourth Angel
as Rupert Gould2000 Longitude
as Reader / Listener2000 Ohio Impromptu
as Profion2000 Dungeons & Dragons
as The Shapeshifter (voice)1999 Faeries
as Aramis1998 The Man in the Iron Mask
as John1997 Chinese Box
as Humbert Humbert1997 Lolita
as Alex Parrish1996 Stealing Beauty
as Simon1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as himself1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)1994 Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as himself1994 The Making of the Lion King
as Scar (voice)1994 The Lion King
as Esteban Trueba1993 The House of the Spirits
as René Gallimard1993 M. Butterfly
as Tom Crick1992 Waterland
as Odon Von Horvath1992 Tales from Hollywood
as Dr. Stephen Fleming1992 Damage
as Kafka1991 Kafka
as Prisoner1991 The Beggar's Opera
as himself1990 Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Claus von Bülow1990 Reversal of Fortune
as William Smith1989 Danny the Champion of the World
as Edouard Pierson1989 Australia
as Guy Jones1989 A Chorus of Disapproval
1989 The Dream
as himself1988 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Beverly / Elliot Mantle1988 Dead Ringers
as Father Gabriel1986 The Mission
as himself1986 Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
as Himself (voice)1985 The Statue of Liberty
as Harold1984 The Wild Duck
as Charles Swann1984 Swann in Love
as Jerry1983 Betrayal
as Nowak1982 Moonlighting
as Charles Henry Smithson / Mike1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mikhail Fokine1980 Nijinsky
as Otto Beck1978 Langrishe, Go Down

TV Shows/Series with Jeremy Irons as Actor(30)

as himself2022 The Pentaverate
as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias2019 Watchmen
as himself2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 Metropolis
as himself2012 Racing Legends
as himself2012 Shakespeare Uncovered
as Henry IV, King of England2012 The Hollow Crown
as Rodrigo Borgia2011 The Borgias
as Reader (voice)2011 Prohibition
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as himself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 Comic Relief
as himself1997 The View
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as himself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 HBO First Look
1989 The Simpsons
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as Charles Ryder1981 Brideshead Revisited
as Alex Sanderson1977 Love for Lydia
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as Franz Liszt1974 Notorious Woman
as Frank Tregear1974 The Pallisers
as Nephew1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as himself1971 Great Performances
as Edward Voysey1965 Play of the Month
as Various1961 Supercar

Movies with Jeremy Irons as Crew(2)

Crew/Thanks2023 Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Production/Executive Producer2021 Nepal Beyond

Full Name: Jeremy John Irons
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 09/19 1948 (September) in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 75 years + 219 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Sherborne School, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Member of: Royal Shakespeare Company
Spouses (current/former): Sinéad Cusack
Children: Max Irons
Siblings: Niamh Cusack
Other names for Jeremy Irons (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"傑瑞米·艾恩斯"
"เจเรมี ไอเอินส์"
"Джереми Айронс"
"ジェレミー・アイアンズ"
"제러미 아이언스"
"جيرمي أيرونز"
"Jeremy John Irons"
Jeremy Irons frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (30x, Actor)
Bill Hader (25x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (20x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (19x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (18x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Will Forte (16x, Actor)
Dereck Joubert (16x, Crew)
Albert Brooks (15x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:423, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024