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Birth Place: Cowes, Isle of Wight, ENGLAND

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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

Long Day's Journey Into Night Long Day's Journey Into Night
[West End]
Bristol Old Vic Revival, 2018
James Tyrone
Impressionism Impressionism
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Thomas Buckle
Camelot
[Regional (US)]
Regional Concert, 2005
King Arthur
A Little Night Music
[Off-Broadway]
New York City Opera Production, 2003
Fredrik Egerman
The Real Thing
[Broadway]
1984
Henry
Godspell
[West End]
London Production, 1972
Performer

Movies

Nijinsky
[ 1980 ] Mikhail Fokine
The French Lieutenant's Woman
[ 1981 ] Charles and Mike
Moonlighting
[ 1982 ] Nowak
The Wild Duck
[ 1983 ] Harold
Betrayal
[ 1983 ] Jerry
Swann in Love
[ 1984 ] Charles Swann
The Mission
[ 1986 ] Gabriel
Dead Ringers
[ 1988 ] Beverly, Elliot
Australia
[ 1989 ] Edouard Pierson
A Chorus of Disapproval
[ 1989 ] Guy Jones
Reversal of Fortune
[ 1990 ] Claus von Bulow
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace
[ 1990 ] John Newton
Kafka
[ 1991 ] Kafka
The Beggar's Opera
[ 1991 ] Vezen
Damage
[ 1992 ] Dr. Stephen
Waterland
[ 1992 ] Tom Crick
The House of the Spirits
[ 1993 ] Esteban Trueba
M. Butterfly
[ 1993 ] René Gallimard
The Lion King
[ 1994 ] Scar
Die Hard with a Vengeance
[ 1995 ] Simon
Stealing Beauty
[ 1996 ] Alex
Lolita
[ 1997 ] Humbert Humbert
Chinese Box
[ 1997 ] John
The Man in the Iron Mask
[ 1998 ] Aramis
Faeries
[ 1999 ] The Shapeshifter
Dungeons & Dragons
[ 2000 ] Profion
The Fourth Angel
[ 2001 ] Jack Elgin
Callas Forever
[ 2002 ] Larry Kelly
The Time Machine
[ 2002 ] Über-Morlock
And Now Ladies & Gentlemen
[ 2002 ] Valentin Valentin
The Merchant of Venice
[ 2004 ] Antonio
Being Julia
[ 2004 ] Michael Gosselyn
Casanova
[ 2005 ] Pucci
Kingdom of Heaven
[ 2005 ] Tiberi
Eragon
[ 2006 ] Brom
Mathilde
[ 2006 ] Col. De Petris
Inland Empire
[ 2006 ] Kingsley Stewart
Appaloosa
[ 2008 ] Randall Bragg
The Pink Panther 2
[ 2009 ] Avellaneda
Margin Call
[ 2011 ] John Tuld
The Words
[ 2012 ] The Old Man
Beautiful Creatures
[ 2013 ] Macon Ravenwood
Night Train to Lisbon
[ 2013 ] Raimund Gregorius
The Man Who Knew Infinity
[ 2015 ] G.H. Hardy
High-Rise
[ 2015 ] Royal
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition)
[ 2016 ] Alfred
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
[ 2016 ] Alfred
Race
[ 2016 ] Avery Brundage
Correspondence
[ 2016 ] Ed Phoerum
Assassin's Creed
[ 2016 ] Rikkin
Their Finest
[ 2016 ] Secretary of War
Justice League
[ 2017 ] Alfred
Birds Like Us
[ 2017 ] Kondor
An Actor Prepares
[ 2018 ] Atticus
Better Start Running
[ 2018 ] Garrison
Red Sparrow
[ 2018 ] General Korchnoi
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
[ 2020 ] Lawrence Philips
Zack Snyder's Justice League
[ 2021 ] Alfred
Munich: The Edge of War
[ 2021 ] Neville Chamberlain
House of Gucci
[ 2021 ] Rodolfo Gucci
The Beekeeper
[ 2024 ] Wallace Westwyld
Palestine 36
[ 2025 ] High Commissioner Wauchope

TV Shows

The Borgias
Rodrigo Borgia
The Count of Monte Cristo
Abbé Faria
The Morning Show
[ 2019-2025 ] Martin Levy

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Jeremy Irons, The Real Thing


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Drama League Awards - 1984 - Distinguished Performance Award

Jeremy Irons, The Real Thing


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Tony Awards - 1984 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Jeremy Irons , The Real Thing

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jeremy Irons been in?

Jeremy Irons has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Jeremy Irons been in?

Jeremy Irons has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Jeremy Irons's first West End show?

Jeremy Irons's first West End show was Godspell which opened in 1972

What awards has Jeremy Irons been nominated for?

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.

What awards has Jeremy Irons won?

Jeremy Irons has won the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for The Real Thing. He also received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, also for The Real Thing.

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