Jeremy Irons
Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. The movies in which he has starred include The Lion King (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Lolita (1997), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
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_(cropped).jpg.webp) Irons at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Jeremy John Irons 19 September 1948 Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, activist |
| Years active | 1969–present |
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| Children | 2, including Max Irons |
| Relatives | Sorcha Cusack (sister-in-law) Niamh Cusack (sister-in-law) Pádraig Cusack (brother-in-law) Catherine Cusack (sister-in-law) Cyril Cusack (father-in-law) Maureen Cusack (mother-in-law) |
Irons trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He played John the Baptist and Judas in Godspell for a total of 1,128 performances.[1] In 2005, Irons won both an Emmy award and a Golden Globe award for his supporting role in the television mini-series, Elizabeth I.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | Nijinsky | Mikhail Fokine | |
| 1981 | The French Lieutenant's Woman | Charles Henry Smithson/ Mike |
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1981 | Brideshead Revisited | Charles Ryder |
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| 1982 | Moonlighting | Nowak | |
| 1983 | Betrayal | Jerry | |
| 1984 | The Wild Duck | Harold | |
| 1984 | Swann in Love | Charles Swann | |
| 1986 | The Mission | Father Gabriel | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama |
| 1988 | A Chorus of Disapproval | Guy Jones | |
| 1987 | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins | |
| 1988 | Dead Ringers | Beverly Mantle/ Elliot Mantle |
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| 1989 | Australia | Edouard Pierson | |
| 1989 | Danny, the Champion of the World | William Smith | |
| 1990 | Reversal of Fortune | Claus von Bülow |
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| 1991 | The Beggar's Opera | Prisoner | |
| 1991 | Kafka | Kafka | |
| 1992 | The Timekeeper | H.G. Wells | |
| 1992 | Waterland | Tom Crick | |
| 1992 | Damage | Dr. Stephen Fleming | |
| 1993 | M. Butterfly | René Gallimard | |
| 1993 | The House of the Spirits | Esteban Trueba | |
| 1994 | Spaceship Earth | Narrator | |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Scar (voice) |
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| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Simon Gruber | |
| 1996 | Stealing Beauty | Alex | Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 1997 | Chinese Box | John | |
| 1997 | Lolita | Humbert Humbert | |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Aramis | |
| 1999 | Islands of Adventure: Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City | Poseidon | voice actor |
| 2000 | Dungeons & Dragons | Profion | |
| 2000 | Longitude | Rupert Gould | Television series (4 episodes) |
| 2001 | The Fourth Angel | Jack Elgin | |
| 2001 | Beckett on Film – Ohio Impromptu | Reader/ Listener |
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| 2002 | Callas Forever | Larry Kelly | |
| 2002 | Last Call | F. Scott Fitzgerald | |
| 2002 | The Time Machine | Über-Morlock | |
| 2003 | And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen | Valentin Valentin | |
| 2003 | Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites | Voice | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Himself | |
| 2004 | Mathilde | Pukovnik Unprofora | |
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Antonio | |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Michael Gosselyn | Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 2005 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Tiberias | |
| 2005 | Casanova | Pucci | |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Kingsley Stewart | |
| 2006 | Eragon | Brom | |
| 2006 | Elizabeth I | Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester |
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| 2008 | The Colour of Magic | Havelock Vetinari | Television miniseries |
| 2008 | Appaloosa | Randall Bragg | |
| 2009 | The Pink Panther 2 | Alonso Avellaneda | |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe | Alfred Stieglitz |
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| 2011 | Margin Call | John Tuld | |
| 2011 | The Borgias | Rodrigo Borgia |
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| 2013 | Beautiful Creatures | Macon Ravenwood | |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Alfred Pennyworth | |
| 2017 | Justice League | Alfred Pennyworth | Post-Production |
References
- Stanley Green's Encyclopaedia of the Musical, Cassell (1976)
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