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