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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Count of Monte Cristo as Abbé Faria
- 2024 · Quintessentially Irish as Self
- 2023 · Codice Carla as Self
- 2023 · The Cello as Francesco
- 2023 · Tom Hanks: The Nomad as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Birds Like Us as Mi (voice)
- 2022 · Relentless Enemies: Revealed as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Napoleon: In the Name of Art as
- 2021 · Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto as Himself
- 2019 · The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · An Actor Prepares as Atticus
- 2018 · Better Start Running as Garrison
- 2017 · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2016 · The Sultan and the Saint as Narrator
- 2015 · The Genius of George Boole as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Earthquake On Everest as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Metropolis as
- 2013 · Muse of Fire as Self
- 2012 · Trashed as Himself
- 2012 · Shakespeare Uncovered as Himself
- 2011 · The Last Lions as Narrator
- 2010 · The Majestic Plastic Bag as Narrator
- 2009 · Georgia O'Keeffe as Alfred Stieglitz
- 2009 · The Chronoscope as Narrator
- 2006 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
- 2006 · Eye of the Leopard as Narrator
- 2006 · Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · The Path to Redemption as Self
- 2003 · The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World as Narrator
- 2002 · And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... as Valentin Valentin
- 2002 · Last Call as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 2002 · Ohio Impromptu as Reader / Listener
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Brisant as Self
- Future · Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion as Traveller (archived audio)
- 1999 · Faeries as The Shapeshifter (voice)
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1991 · The Beggar's Opera as Prisoner
- 1990 · Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Self
- 1989 · Danny the Champion of the World as William Smith
- 1988 · Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Self
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1985 · The Statue of Liberty as Self (voice)
- 1983 · Betrayal as Jerry
- 1978 · Langrishe, Go Down as Otto Beck
- 1974 · Notorious Woman as Franz Liszt
- Future · The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
- Future · Encore as Nigel
- 2024 · The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio as
- 2024 · The Beekeeper as Wallace Westwyld
- 2023 · Once Upon a Studio as Scar (voice)
- 2023 · Making The Flash: Worlds Collide as Self - 'Alfred'
- 2023 · The Flash as Alfred Pennyworth
- 2023 · Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled as Self
- 2023 · The Books He Didn't Burn as narrator
- 2022 · Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist as Self
- 2022 · The Pentaverate as Jeremy Irons
- 2022 · Eye of the Leopard: Revealed as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Eternal Enemies: Revealed as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Ultimate Enemies: Revealed as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Living With Big Cats: Revealed as Narrator
- 2022 · The Way of the Cheetah as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Munich: The Edge of War as Neville Chamberlain
- 2021 · House of Gucci as Rodolfo Gucci
- 2021 · Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood as Self
- 2021 · Architects of Ancient Arabia as Narrator
- 2021 · Zack Snyder's Justice League as Alfred
- 2020 · Love, Weddings & Other Disasters as Lawrence Philips
- 2020 · Jade Eyed Leopard as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Watchmen as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
- 2018 · Red Sparrow as Vladimir Korchnoi
- 2017 · Justice League as Alfred Pennyworth
- 2017 · Their Finest as Secretary of War
- 2016 · Assassin's Creed as Alan Rikkin
- 2016 · The Man Who Knew Infinity as G. H. Hardy
- 2016 · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Alfred
- 2016 · Race as Avery Brundage
- 2016 · DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League as Self
- 2016 · Correspondence as Ed Phoerum
- 2016 · I Wish For You as Grandfather
- 2015 · High-Rise as Anthony Royal
- 2015 · Emotional Uncertainties as Self
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2014 · Endless Corridor as Narrator
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Game of Lions as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · The Sunflower Superjam 2012 as Self
- 2013 · Goodbye Granadaland as Self
- 2013 · The Wind Gods as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Night Train to Lisbon as Raimund
- 2013 · Beautiful Creatures as Macon Ravenwood
- 2012 · Racing Legends as Self
- 2012 · Another Way Home as Narrator
- 2012 · The Words as The Old Man
- 2012 · The Hollow Crown as Henry IV
- 2012 · Seeds of Freedom as Narator
- 2011 · Prohibition as Reader (voice)
- 2011 · The Borgias as Rodrigo Borgia
- 2011 · Margin Call as John Tuld
- 2010 · Harold Pinter: A Celebration as Self
- 2009 · The Power of the Powerless as
- 2009 · Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Pink Panther 2 as Avellaneda
- 2008 · Appaloosa as Randall Bragg
- 2008 · 1984 as Television Voice
- 2008 · The Colour of Magic as Patrician
- 2008 · Eden at the End of the World as Narrator
- 2007 · Lynch 2 as Self
- 2007 · J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation as Narrator
- 2006 · Eragon as Brom
- 2006 · Inland Empire as Kingsley Stewart
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Mathilde as Col. De Petris
- 2005 · Casanova as Pucci
- 2005 · Revisiting Brideshead as Self
- 2005 · Elizabeth I as Earl of Leicester
- 2005 · Kingdom of Heaven as Tiberias
- 2005 · Gallipoli as Narrator
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Merchant of Venice as Antonio
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · Being Julia as Michael Gosselyn
- 2003 · Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 2002 · Callas Forever as Larry Kelly
- 2002 · The Time Machine as Über-Morlock
- 2001 · The Short Life of Anne Frank as Narrator (English version)
- 2001 · The Fourth Angel as Jack Elgin
- 2001 · The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" as Self
- 2000 · Dungeons & Dragons as Profion
- 2000 · Longitude as Rupert Gould
- 2000 · Longitude as Rupert Gould
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Cap Jackson
- 1998 · The Man in the Iron Mask as Aramis
- 1998 · The Lolita Story as Himself
- 1997 · Chinese Box as John
- 1997 · Lolita as Humbert Humbert
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Stealing Beauty as Alex Parrish
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1995 · Die Hard: With a Vengeance as Simon
- 1995 · A Night to Die For as Self
- 1994 · The Lion King as Scar (voice)
- 1994 · The Making of the Lion King as Self
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · The House of the Spirits as Esteban Trueba
- 1993 · M. Butterfly as René Gallimard
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Damage as Dr. Stephen Fleming
- 1992 · Tales from Hollywood as Odon Von Horvath
- 1992 · Waterland as Tom Crick
- 1992 · HBO First Look as
- 1991 · Kafka as Kafka
- 1991 · Performance as Odon Von Horvath
- 1991 · 'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe as Narrator
- 1990 · Reversal of Fortune as Claus von Bülow
- 1990 · The Civil War as Various
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Bar Rag (voice)
- 1989 · Australia as Edouard Pierson
- 1989 · A Chorus of Disapproval as Guy Jones
- 1989 · The Dream as
- 1988 · Dead Ringers as Beverly / Elliot Mantle
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1988 · The Making of Dead Ringers as Self - Actor
- 1987 · Daytime Live as
- 1986 · The Mission as Father Gabriel
- 1979 · The Voysey Inheritance as Edward Voysey
- Future · A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand as
- Future · The Well of Saint Nobody as William
- 1986 · Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier as Narrator (voice)
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · The Wild Duck as Harold
- 1984 · Swann in Love as Charles Swann
- 1982 · Moonlighting as Nowak
- 1981 · Brideshead Revisited as Charles Ryder
- 1981 · The French Lieutenant's Woman as Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1980 · Nijinsky as Mikhail Fokine
- 1977 · Love for Lydia as Alex Sanderson
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1974 · The Pallisers as Frank Tregear
- 1971 · The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Nephew
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Edward Voysey
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self