Acting
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.
Filmography
The Beekeeper 2
Film · 2027
Dracula's Hidden Kingdom
Film · 2026
The Crystal Planet
Film · 2026
Last Movies
Film · 2026
What is dyslexia?
Film · 2026
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Film · 2025
Palestine 36
Film · 2025
This Ordinary Thing
Film · 2025
The Count of Monte Cristo
Series · 2025
Mara: Rebirth
Series · 2025
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio
Film · 2024
The Beekeeper
Film · 2024
Quintessentially Irish
Film · 2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Film · 2024
The Cello
Film · 2023
The Flash
Film · 2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Film · 2023
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Film · 2023
Once Upon a Studio
Film · 2023
Codice Carla
Film · 2023
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Series · 2023
The Way of the Cheetah
Film · 2022
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed
Film · 2022
Eternal Enemies: Revealed
Film · 2022
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed
Film · 2022
Relentless Enemies: Revealed
Film · 2022
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
Film · 2022
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
Film · 2022
Living With Big Cats: Revealed
Film · 2022
The Pentaverate
Series · 2022
Architects of Ancient Arabia
Film · 2021
Napoleon: In the Name of Art
Film · 2021
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
Film · 2021
Munich - The Edge of War
Film · 2021
House of Gucci
Film · 2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Film · 2021
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
Film · 2021
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
Film · 2020
Jade Eyed Leopard
Film · 2020
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
Film · 2019
Watchmen
Series · 2019
The Morning Show
Series · 2019
History of the Emirates
Series · 2019
Red Sparrow
Film · 2018
An Actor Prepares
Film · 2018
Better Start Running
Film · 2018
Justice League
Film · 2017
Their Finest
Film · 2017
Birds Like Us
Film · 2017
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Film · 2016
I Wish For You
Film · 2016
Correspondence
Film · 2016
Race
Film · 2016
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Film · 2016
Assassin's Creed
Film · 2016
The Sultan and the Saint
Film · 2016
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Film · 2016
Earthquake On Everest
Film · 2015
High-Rise
Film · 2015
The Genius of George Boole
Film · 2015
Emotional Uncertainties
Film · 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Series · 2015
Metropolis
Series · 2015
The Voysey Inheritance
Film · 2014
Endless Corridor
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Game of Lions
Film · 2013
Goodbye Granadaland
Film · 2013
Beautiful Creatures
Film · 2013
Night Train to Lisbon
Film · 2013
Muse of Fire
Film · 2013
The Wind Gods
Film · 2013
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
Film · 2013
The Words
Film · 2012
Trashed
Film · 2012
Another Way Home
Film · 2012
Seeds of Freedom
Film · 2012
Shakespeare Uncovered
Series · 2012
Racing Legends
Series · 2012
The Hollow Crown
Series · 2012
Margin Call
Film · 2011
The Last Lions
Film · 2011
The Borgias
Series · 2011
Prohibition
Series · 2011
The Majestic Plastic Bag
Film · 2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Film · 2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Film · 2010
The Pink Panther 2
Film · 2009
Georgia O'Keeffe
Film · 2009
The Chronoscope
Film · 2009
The Power of the Powerless
Film · 2009
Appaloosa
Film · 2008
1984
Film · 2008
Eden at the End of the World
Film · 2008
Magic in the air, Bantry House Music
Film · 2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
Film · 2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
Film · 2008
The Colour of Magic
Series · 2008
Lynch 2
Film · 2007
J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation
Film · 2007
Inland Empire
Film · 2006
Eragon
Film · 2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Film · 2006
Eye of the Leopard
Film · 2006
Mathilde
Film · 2006
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Film · 2006
The Path to Redemption
Film · 2006
Kingdom of Heaven
Film · 2005
Casanova
Film · 2005
Gallipoli
Film · 2005
Revisiting Brideshead
Film · 2005
The Merchant of Venice
Film · 2005
Fiat Croma
Film · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
Elizabeth I
Series · 2005
The Merchant of Venice
Film · 2004
Being Julia
Film · 2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series · 2004
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
Film · 2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film · 2003
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions
Film · 2003
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Film · 2003
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Series · 2003
Working Shakespeare
Series · 2003
The Time Machine
Film · 2002
Callas Forever
Film · 2002
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Film · 2002
Ohio Impromptu
Film · 2002
Last Call
Film · 2002
Heart of the Festival
Film · 2002
The Fourth Angel
Film · 2001
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
Film · 2001
The Short Life of Anne Frank
Film · 2001
Dungeons & Dragons
Film · 2000
Longitude
Film · 2000
Longitude
Series · 2000
Faeries
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
The Man in the Iron Mask
Film · 1998
The Lolita Story
Film · 1998
Chinese Box
Film · 1997
Lolita
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Stealing Beauty
Film · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Film · 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Film · 1995
A Night to Die For
Film · 1995
The Lion King
Film · 1994
The Making of the Lion King
Film · 1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Brisant
Series · 1994
M. Butterfly
Film · 1993
The House of the Spirits
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Damage
Film · 1992
Waterland
Film · 1992
Tales from Hollywood
Film · 1992
Earth and the American Dream
Film · 1992
From Time to Time
Film · 1992
Blast 'Em
Film · 1992
HBO First Look
Series · 1992
Kafka
Film · 1991
The Beggar's Opera
Film · 1991
'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe
Film · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Film · 1990
Reversal of Fortune
Film · 1990
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace
Film · 1990
The Civil War
Series · 1990
Danny the Champion of the World
Film · 1989
A Chorus of Disapproval
Film · 1989
Australia
Film · 1989
The Dream
Film · 1989
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'
Film · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Dead Ringers
Film · 1988
The Making of Dead Ringers
Film · 1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Film · 1988
Comic Relief
Series · 1988
Daytime Live
Series · 1987
The Mission
Film · 1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Film · 1986
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Film · 1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
The Statue of Liberty
Film · 1985
Swann in Love
Film · 1984
The Wild Duck
Film · 1984
Betrayal
Film · 1983
The Captain's Doll
Film · 1983
Moonlighting
Film · 1982
Nature
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Film · 1981
Brideshead Revisited
Series · 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Nijinsky
Film · 1980
Langrishe, Go Down
Film · 1978
Love for Lydia
Series · 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Series · 1977
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Churchill's People
Series · 1974
The Pallisers
Series · 1974
Notorious Woman
Series · 1974
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Series · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Film
The Well of Saint Nobody
Film
Encore
Film
Water People: The Story of Us
Film
Highlander
Film
Rihana
Film
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Film
Mr. Kneff
Film