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