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 Beekeeper (2024)
as Wallace Westwyld
The Lion King (1994)
as Scar (voice)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Alfred
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Tiberias
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as Alfred
Justice League (2017)
as Alfred
The Flash (2023)
as Alfred Pennyworth
Lolita (1997)
as Humbert Humbert
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
as Simon
Red Sparrow (2018)
as Vladimir Korchnoi
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
as Aramis
The Beekeeper 2 (2027)
as Wallace Westwyld
House of Gucci (2021)
as Rodolfo Gucci
Casanova (2005)
as Pucci
Margin Call (2011)
as John Tuld
The Time Machine (2002)
as Über-Morlock
Assassin's Creed (2016)
as Alan Rikkin
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)
as G. H. Hardy
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Scar (voice)
Eragon (2006)
as Brom
The Mission (1986)
as Father Gabriel
Faeries (1999)
as The Shapeshifter (voice)
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
as Macon Ravenwood
Inland Empire (2006)
as Kingsley Stewart
Race (2016)
as Avery Brundage
Game of Lions (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Stealing Beauty (1996)
as Alex Parrish
Damage (1992)
as Dr. Stephen Fleming
Highlander (—)
Actor
Their Finest (2017)
as Secretary of War
The House of the Spirits (1993)
as Esteban Trueba
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl (2025)
as Self
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
as Avellaneda
Munich - The Edge of War (2021)
as Neville Chamberlain
High-Rise (2015)
as Anthony Royal
Endless Corridor (2014)
as Narrator
Dead Ringers (1988)
as Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
The Merchant of Venice (2004)
as Antonio
Moonlighting (1982)
as Nowak
Appaloosa (2008)
as Randall Bragg
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
as Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
Last Call (2002)
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
M. Butterfly (1993)
as René Gallimard
Birds Like Us (2017)
as Mi (voice)
Last Movies (2026)
as Self - Narrator
Trashed (2012)
as Himself
Encore (—)
as Nigel
The Words (2012)
as The Old Man
The Chronoscope (2009)
as Narrator
Palestine 36 (2025)
as High Commissioner Wauchope
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
as Profion
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003)
as Self - Reader / Self - Listener ("Ohio Impromptu")
Lynch 2 (2007)
as Self
Fiat Croma (2005)
as Lead
Blast 'Em (1992)
as Self (uncredited)
Gallipoli (2005)
as Narrator
The Wind Gods: 33rd America's Cup (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
as Raimund
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
as Lawrence Philips
Ohio Impromptu (2002)
as Reader / Listener
Rihana (—)
as Julian Miles
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
as William Smith
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1986)
as Narrator (voice)
Jade Eyed Leopard (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
as Claus von Bülow
The Crystal Planet (2026)
as Governor Mordokan (voice)
Correspondence (2016)
as Ed Phoerum
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 (2008)
as Patrician
Chinese Box (1997)
as John
Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)
as Alfred Stieglitz
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
The Making of the Lion King (1994)
as Self
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare (—)
as Self (Host)
Earthquake On Everest (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (2008)
as Patrician
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace (1990)
as John Newton (voice)
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Kafka (1991)
as Kafka
The Merchant of Venice (2005)
as Himself
Dracula's Hidden Kingdom (2026)
as Self - Narrator
Being Julia (2004)
as Michael Gosselyn
Swann in Love (1984)
as Charles Swann
Eye of the Leopard (2006)
as Narrator
Living With Big Cats: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator
The Majestic Plastic Bag (2010)
as Narrator
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Napoleon: In the Name of Art (2021)
Actor
Eden at the End of the World (2008)
as Narrator
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fourth Angel (2001)
as Jack Elgin
I Wish For You (2016)
as Grandfather
J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation (2007)
as Narrator
Relentless Enemies: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe (1991)
as Narrator
Eternal Enemies: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Architects of Ancient Arabia (2021)
as Narrator
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
What is dyslexia? (2026)
as The Inventor
Waterland (1992)
as Tom Crick
The Power of the Powerless (2009)
Actor
The Short Life of Anne Frank (2001)
as Narrator (English version)
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Another Way Home (2012)
as Narrator
Seeds of Freedom (2012)
as Narator
Nijinsky (1980)
as Mikhail Fokine
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
The Cello (2023)
as Francesco
Better Start Running (2018)
as Garrison
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
as Valentin Valentin
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist (2022)
as Self
The Way of the Cheetah (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
as Guy Jones
Longitude (2000)
as Rupert Gould
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
The Making of Dead Ringers (1988)
as Self - Actor
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016)
Actor
An Actor Prepares (2018)
as Atticus
Tom Hanks: The Nomad (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (2019)
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Callas Forever (2002)
as Larry Kelly
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall (2006)
as Self
Betrayal (1983)
as Jerry
The Last Lions (2011)
as Narrator
The Statue of Liberty (1985)
as Self (voice)
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide (2023)
as Self - 'Alfred'
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)
as Self
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World (2003)
as Narrator
From Time to Time (1992)
as H.G. Wells
The Captain's Doll (1983)
as Captain Alexander Hepburn
The Genius of George Boole (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
The Beggar's Opera (1991)
as Prisoner
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto (2021)
as Self
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
as Self (voice)
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood (2021)
as Self
The Sunflower Superjam 2012 (2013)
as Self
Tales from Hollywood (1992)
as Odon Von Horvath
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio (2024)
Actor
A Night to Die For (1995)
as Self
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" (2001)
as Self
The Path to Redemption (2006)
as Self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024)
as self
Quintessentially Irish (2024)
as Self
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Revisiting Brideshead (2005)
as Self
Langrishe, Go Down (1978)
as Otto Beck
Magic in the air, Bantry House Music (2008)
as Festival audience member
The Wild Duck (1984)
as Harold
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand (—)
Actor
1984 (2008)
as Television Voice
The Sultan and the Saint (2016)
as Narrator
Australia (1989)
as Edouard Pierson
The Voysey Inheritance (2014)
as Edward Voysey
Mathilde (2006)
as Col. De Petris
The Dream (1989)
Actor
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World' (1989)
as Narrator
The Well of Saint Nobody (—)
as William
Water People: The Story of Us (—)
as The Ocean (voice)
Goodbye Granadaland (2013)
as Self
Emotional Uncertainties (2015)
as Self
Codice Carla (2023)
as Self
The Lolita Story (1998)
as Himself