Jeremy Irons
Birth Place: Cowes, Isle of Wight, ENGLAND
Video: Dee Dee Bridgewater Performs 'The Thrill Is Gone' in Exclusive Sneak Peek of PBS Jazz Concert (Apr 21, 2026)
PBS Will Celebrate International Jazz Day with Star-Studded Abu Dhabi Concert (Apr 15, 2026)
Theater Press Agent David Gersten Passes Away at 67 (Apr 6, 2026)
BIO
Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. He is one of the few actors who has achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" having won Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Awards for Film, Television and Theatre.
Irons received classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and started his acting career on stage in 1969. He 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.
His first major film role came in 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), The Mission (1986), and Dead Ringers (1988), he received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune (1990). Other notable films include Kafka (1991), Damage (1992), M. Butterfly (1993), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Lolita (1997), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Appaloosa (2008), and Margin Call (2011). He voiced the role of Scar in Disney's The Lion King (1994) and played Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Extended Universe (2016–2023) series of films.
On television, Irons's break-out role came in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited (1981). He received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in the miniseries Elizabeth I (2005). He starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series The Borgias (2011–2013) and as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's Watchmen (2019). In October 2011, he was named the Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
He will next appear in the fourth season of the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show.
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STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1980 ] Mikhail Fokine
[ 1981 ] Charles and Mike
[ 1982 ] Nowak
[ 1983 ] Harold
[ 1983 ] Jerry
[ 1984 ] Charles Swann
[ 1986 ] Gabriel
[ 1988 ] Beverly, Elliot
[ 1989 ] Edouard Pierson
[ 1989 ] Guy Jones
[ 1990 ] Claus von Bulow
[ 1990 ] John Newton
[ 1991 ] Kafka
[ 1991 ] Vezen
[ 1992 ] Dr. Stephen
[ 1992 ] Tom Crick
[ 1993 ] Esteban Trueba
[ 1993 ] René Gallimard
[ 1994 ] Scar
[ 1995 ] Simon
[ 1996 ] Alex
[ 1997 ] Humbert Humbert
[ 1997 ] John
[ 1998 ] Aramis
[ 1999 ] The Shapeshifter
[ 2000 ] Profion
[ 2001 ] Jack Elgin
[ 2002 ] Larry Kelly
[ 2002 ] Über-Morlock
[ 2002 ] Valentin Valentin
[ 2004 ] Antonio
[ 2004 ] Michael Gosselyn
[ 2005 ] Pucci
[ 2005 ] Tiberi
[ 2006 ] Brom
[ 2006 ] Col. De Petris
[ 2006 ] Kingsley Stewart
[ 2008 ] Randall Bragg
[ 2009 ] Avellaneda
[ 2011 ] John Tuld
[ 2012 ] The Old Man
[ 2013 ] Macon Ravenwood
[ 2013 ] Raimund Gregorius
[ 2015 ] G.H. Hardy
[ 2015 ] Royal
[ 2016 ] Alfred
[ 2016 ] Alfred
[ 2016 ] Avery Brundage
[ 2016 ] Ed Phoerum
[ 2016 ] Rikkin
[ 2016 ] Secretary of War
[ 2017 ] Alfred
[ 2017 ] Kondor
[ 2018 ] Atticus
[ 2018 ] Garrison
[ 2018 ] General Korchnoi
[ 2020 ] Lawrence Philips
[ 2021 ] Alfred
[ 2021 ] Neville Chamberlain
[ 2021 ] Rodolfo Gucci
[ 2024 ] Wallace Westwyld
[ 2025 ] High Commissioner Wauchope
TV Shows
Rodrigo Borgia
Abbé Faria
[ 2019-2025 ] Martin Levy
Awards and Nominations
Jeremy Irons, The Real Thing
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Jeremy Irons, The Real Thing
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Jeremy Irons , The Real Thing
Videos
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip From THE MORNING SHOW Season 4 Finale
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-13 12:41:55
Video: Helen Mirren, David Hyde Pierce, and More in Trailer for THIS ORDINARY THING Doc
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-10 11:08:01
Video: Apple Shares Sneak Peek Clip From Episode 8 of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-07 15:27:32
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip From Episode 8 of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-30 12:14:42
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip From Episode 7 of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-24 16:24:38
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip From Episode 6 of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-16 15:18:27
Video: Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close & More in New Trailer for Ryan Murphy's ALL FAIR
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-09 16:30:18
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip From Episode 5 of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-09 13:21:11
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4 Episode 4
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-02 13:55:23
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4 Episode 3
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-25 13:16:19
Video: Watch a Sneak Peek Clip of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4 Episode 2
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-17 13:14:22
Video: Apple TV+ Shares Sneak Peek Clip of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4 Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-10 16:03:27
Video: Jennifer Aniston, Jeremy Irons, & More Star in THE MORNING SHOW Season 4 Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-08-20 10:46:37
Video: Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close & More Star in Teaser for Ryan Murphy's ALL FAIR
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-14 10:50:40
Video: Heather Headley Performs 'Shadowland' From THE LION KING Hollywood Bowl Concert
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-02-17 17:15:57
Video: Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, & Jason Weaver Reunite for 'Hakuna Matata' Performance at the Hollywood Bowl
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-02-07 15:33:38
Video: Jennifer Hudson Performs 'Circle of Life' at THE LION KING Hollywood Bowl Concert
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-01-31 11:36:50
VIDEO: Christine Baranski Shares Her Favorite Tony Awards Memories
by Sarah Leiber - 2021-04-22 09:32:12
News
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 21, 2026
PBS is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month in April with the new one-hour special, International Jazz Day from Abu Dhabi. Ahead of its debut, watch a performance of 'The Thrill Is Gone' from The Wiz star Dee Dee Bridgewater in this exclusive sneak peek.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 15, 2026
PBS is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month with a new one-hour special, International Jazz Day from Abu Dhabi, featuring performances from Tony Award-winner Dee Dee Bridgewater, A Bu, Etienne Charles, and many more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2026
David Gersten, Vice-President of ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (IATSE Local 18032), died on Monday, April 6 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2026
Award-winning performer Glenn Close will be honored with a Hand & Footprint Ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Friday, May 1, 2026, as part of the 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2026
Led by Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, the second season of Daredevil: Born Again is now on Disney+, and we have put together a roundup of some of the top Broadway stars featured in the show.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 19, 2026
Mean Girls star Reneé Rapp has booked a recurring role in the fifth season of Apple TV's The Morning Show, playing an up-and-coming star reporter. This will mark Rapp's first acting role since Season 3 of The Sex Lives of College Girls in 2024.
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 16, 2026
Prime Video's The House of the Spirits, the first Spanish-language television adaptation of Isabel Allende’s beloved novel, will premiere globally on the streamer on April 29.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026
Golden Globe winner Marsha Mason and Tony Award winner James Naughton will join previously announced Tony Award winner Judith Ivey in Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand playreading of 'The Pancake Club'.
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 13, 2025
Apple TV has shared a new sneak peek clip from the Season 4 finale of “The Morning Show' Season 4. In the season finale, Alex lays everything on the line to bring Bradley home. Watch the clip now.
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 10, 2025
The official trailer has been released for This Ordinary Thing, a new documentary from Emmy-winning filmmaker Nick Davis featuring the voices of many stage alums like Helen Mirren, Joanna Gleason, Kelli O'Hara, David Hyde Pierce, and more.
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 7, 2025
Apple TV has shared a new sneak peek clip from the penultimate episode of “The Morning Show' Season 4. In the episode, a night at the opera provides cover for a secret rendezvous. Watch the clip.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 30, 2025
Apple TV+ has released a new sneak peek from The Morning Show Season 4, Episode 8. In the clip, Alex and Cory wrestle with questions of legacy while Bradley’s investigation takes a dangerous new turn. Watch the exclusive preview now.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 24, 2025
Apple TV has shared a new sneak peek clip from the seventh episode of “The Morning Show' Season 4. In the episode, Yanko and Bradley’s loyalties are tested when Claire resurfaces. Watch it now.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 16, 2025
Discover Episode 6 of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4 as Stella navigates high-stakes negotiations before the 2024 Games presentation. Premieres October 22!
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 9, 2025
Hulu has dropped a new trailer for All's Fair, the new legal drama series from TV guru Ryan Murphy. The trailer for the highly anticipated series showcases the all-star cast led by Kim Kardashian and Naomi Watts, along with Broadway alums Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close, and Judith Light.Watch it now.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 9, 2025
Catch a sneak peek of Episode 5 of THE MORNING SHOW Season 4, featuring Chris's confrontation with her past and Mia's new strategy. Tune in October 15!
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 2, 2025
Apple TV+ has shared a new sneak peek clip from the fourth episode of “The Morning Show' Season 4. In the episode, a breaking news story pushes the understaffed TMS crew to the brink. Watch the clip!
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 25, 2025
Apple TV+ has shared a new sneak peek clip from the third episode of “The Morning Show' Season 4. In the episode, Alex is blindsided by a surprise reunion when she attends a conference on climate change. Watch the clip!
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 17, 2025
Apple TV+ has shared a new sneak peek clip from the second episode of “The Morning Show' Season 4. In the episode, Alex fights to prove her innocence, and a ghost from the network’s past surfaces with a disturbing story. Watch the clip.
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 17, 2025
The Apple TV+ drama “The Morning Show” has been renewed for a fifth season, with the fourth season debuting on the streamer today. The series stars and is executive-produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jeremy Irons has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Jeremy Irons has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Jeremy Irons's first West End show was Godspell which opened in 1972
Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Real Thing, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Real Thing and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Real Thing.
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Real Thing and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Real Thing.
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