Jeremy Irons
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Lion King (1994)
as Scar (voice)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Tiberias
The Beekeeper (2024)
as Wallace Westwyld
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Alfred
The Flash (2023)
as Alfred Pennyworth
Justice League (2017)
as Alfred
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as Alfred
Lolita (1997)
as Humbert Humbert
Red Sparrow (2018)
as Vladimir Korchnoi
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
as Simon
House of Gucci (2021)
as Rodolfo Gucci
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
as Aramis
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Scar (voice)
Margin Call (2011)
as John Tuld
The Time Machine (2002)
as Über-Morlock
The Mission (1986)
as Father Gabriel
Assassin's Creed (2016)
as Alan Rikkin
Inland Empire (2006)
as Kingsley Stewart
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
as Avellaneda
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
as Macon Ravenwood
Stealing Beauty (1996)
as Alex Parrish
Damage (1992)
as Dr. Stephen Fleming
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
as G. H. Hardy
The House of the Spirits (1993)
as Esteban Trueba
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl (2025)
as Self
Race (2016)
as Avery Brundage
High-Rise (2015)
as Anthony Royal
Eragon (2006)
as Brom
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
as Profion
Their Finest (2017)
as Secretary of War
Dead Ringers (1988)
as Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
as Antonio
Palestine 36 (2025)
as High Commissioner Wauchope
The Beekeeper 2 (2027)
as Wallace Westwyld
Casanova (2005)
as Pucci
Appaloosa (2008)
as Randall Bragg
The Words (2012)
as The Old Man
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
as Raimund
Munich - The Edge of War (2021)
as Neville Chamberlain
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
as Lawrence Philips
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
as Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
as Self (voice)
Highlander (—)
Actor
Chinese Box (1997)
as John
The Fourth Angel (2001)
as Jack Elgin
M. Butterfly (1993)
as René Gallimard
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Correspondence (2016)
as Ed Phoerum
Being Julia (2004)
as Michael Gosselyn
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
as Claus von Bülow
Swann in Love (1984)
as Charles Swann
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
as William Smith
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
Moonlighting (1982)
as Nowak
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003)
as Self - Reader / Self - Listener ("Ohio Impromptu")
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016)
Actor
Birds Like Us (2017)
as Mi (voice)
Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)
as Alfred Stieglitz
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)
as Self
The Path to Redemption (2006)
as Self
An Actor Prepares (2018)
as Atticus
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
as Guy Jones
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
The Color of Magic 2in1 (2010)
as Patricij
Last Call (2002)
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Earthquake On Everest (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Kafka (1991)
as Kafka
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
as Valentin Valentin
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace (1990)
as John Newton (voice)
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World (2003)
as Narrator
The Crystal Planet (2026)
as Governor Mordokan (voice)
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall (2006)
as Self
Waterland (1992)
as Tom Crick
Last Movies (2026)
as Self - Narrator
Longitude (2000)
as Rupert Gould
The Making of the Lion King (1994)
as Self
Lynch 2 (2007)
as Self
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide (2023)
as Self - 'Alfred'
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
A Night to Die For (1995)
as Self
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 (2008)
as Patrician
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010)
as Self
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare (—)
as Self (Host)
Jade Eyed Leopard (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Encore (—)
as Nigel
Faeries (1999)
as The Shapeshifter (voice)
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
as Self (voice)
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" (2001)
as Self
Callas Forever (2002)
as Larry Kelly
Tom Hanks: The Nomad (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (2008)
as Patrician
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (2019)
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Trashed (2012)
as Himself
Game of Lions (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
The Merchant of Venice (2005)
as Himself
The Way of the Cheetah (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Quintessentially Irish (2024)
as Self
The Making of Dead Ringers (1988)
as Self - Actor
Endless Corridor (2014)
as Narrator
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist (2022)
as Self
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood (2021)
as Self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024)
as self
Gallipoli (2005)
as Narrator
I Wish For You (2016)
as Grandfather
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1986)
as Narrator (voice)
From Time to Time (1992)
as H.G. Wells
Revisiting Brideshead (2005)
as Self
Blast 'Em (1992)
as Self (uncredited)
Rihana (—)
as Julian Miles
Better Start Running (2018)
as Garrison
The Cello (2023)
as Francesco
The Genius of George Boole (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World' (1989)
as Narrator
Fiat Croma (2005)
as Lead
The Chronoscope (2009)
as Narrator
The Last Lions (2011)
as Narrator
Ohio Impromptu (2002)
as Reader / Listener
The Well of Saint Nobody (—)
as William
J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation (2007)
as Narrator
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Langrishe, Go Down (1978)
as Otto Beck
The Sunflower Superjam 2012 (2013)
as Self
The Wild Duck (1984)
as Harold
Nijinsky (1980)
as Mikhail Fokine
Eye of the Leopard (2006)
as Narrator
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
The Captain's Doll (1983)
as Captain Alexander Hepburn
The Majestic Plastic Bag (2010)
as Narrator
Living With Big Cats: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator
The Short Life of Anne Frank (2001)
as Narrator (English version)
Betrayal (1983)
as Jerry
The Sultan and the Saint (2016)
as Narrator
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand (—)
Actor
Codice Carla (2023)
as Self
Napoleon: In the Name of Art (2021)
Actor
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto (2021)
as Self
Dracula's Hidden Kingdom (2026)
as Self - Narrator
Emotional Uncertainties (2015)
as Self
Tales from Hollywood (1992)
as Odon Von Horvath
1984 (2008)
as Television Voice
Architects of Ancient Arabia (2021)
as Narrator
What is dyslexia? (2026)
as The Inventor
Seeds of Freedom (2012)
as Narator
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio (2024)
Actor
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Eternal Enemies: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe (1991)
as Narrator
The Beggar's Opera (1991)
as Prisoner
Relentless Enemies: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Eden at the End of the World (2008)
as Narrator
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Australia (1989)
as Edouard Pierson
Water People: The Story of Us (—)
as The Ocean (voice)
Magic in the air, Bantry House Music (2008)
as Festival audience member
The Power of the Powerless (2009)
Actor
The Voysey Inheritance (2014)
as Edward Voysey
The Lolita Story (1998)
as Himself
Mathilde (2006)
as Col. De Petris
The Wind Gods (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
The Dream (1989)
Actor
Another Way Home (2012)
as Narrator
Goodbye Granadaland (2013)
as Self
Mr. Kneff (—)
as Kneff