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Jeremy Irons

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  • Producer
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Jeremy Irons
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British actor Jeremy Irons was born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, a small island off the south coast of England. He is the son of Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe) and Paul Dugan Irons, an accountant. Young Jeremy didn't prove very fond of figures. He visited mainland England only once a year. He wound up being grounded when his family settled down in Hertfordshire. At the age of 13 he enrolled in Sherborne School, Dorset, where he could practice his favorite sport, horse-riding. Before becoming an actor, he had considered a veterinarian surgeon's career.

He trained at the Bristol Old Vic School for two years, then joined Bristol Old Vic repertory company where he gained experience working in everything from Shakespeare to contemporary dramas. He moved to London in 1971 and had a number of jobs before landing the role of "John the Baptist" in the hit musical "Godspell". He went on to have a successful early career in the West End theatre and on TV, and debuted on-screen in Nijinsky (1980). In the early 80s, he gained international attention with his starring role in the Granada Television serial adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel Brideshead Revisited (1981), after which he was much in demand as a romantic leading man. He went on to a steady film career. In 1984, he debuted on Broadway opposite: Glenn Close in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" and, in the mid-80s, he appeared in three lead roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Once described as 'the thinking woman's pin up', he has made his name in thought provoking films such as David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988), for which he won the New York Critics Best Actor Award. He gained a Golden Globe Award in addition to an Oscar for Best Actor in 1990 for his role as Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990) alongside Glenn Close. Among his many achievements, his role as Professor Higgins in Loewe-Lerner's famous musical "My Fair Lady" mustn't be forgotten. It was in London, back in 1987.

He is married to actress Sinéad Cusack, with whom he appeared in Waterland (1992) and in the Royal Shakespeare Company plays. He appeared with his son Samuel Irons and his father-in-law Cyril Cusack in the film Danny the Champion of the World (1989). His son Max Irons is also an actor.
BornSeptember 19, 1948
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BornSeptember 19, 1948
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 33 wins & 39 nominations total

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Jeremy Irons in Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Jeremy Irons in 63 Premis Sant Jordi de Cinematografia (2019)
Jeremy Irons and Sara Vickers in Watchmen (2019)
Jeremy Irons and Sara Vickers in Watchmen (2019)
Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Jeremy Irons and Christine Baranski in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Jeremy Irons and Christine Baranski in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990)

Known for

Dead Ringers (1988)
Dead Ringers
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  • Beverly
  • Elliot
  • 1988
Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King
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  • Scar(voice)
  • 1994
Assassin's Creed (2016)
Assassin's Creed
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  • Rikkin
  • 2016
Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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  • Alfred
  • 2016

Credits

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Actor

  • The Beekeeper
    • In Production
  • Cello
    • Post-production
  • Frankel
    • Henry Cecil
    • Pre-production
  • Mike Myers in The Pentaverate (2022)
    The Pentaverate
    • Jeremy Irons
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Lady Gaga, and Adam Driver in House of Gucci (2021)
    House of Gucci
    • Rodolfo Gucci
    • 2021
  • Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, and Jannis Niewöhner in Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
    Munich: The Edge of War
    • Neville Chamberlain
    • 2021
  • Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
    Zack Snyder's Justice League
    • Alfred
    • 2021
  • Jeremy Irons, Diane Keaton, Maggie Grace, and Andrew Bachelor in Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
    Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
    • Lawrence Philips
    • 2020
  • Regina King in Watchmen (2019)
    Watchmen
    • Adrian Veidt
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • An Actor Prepares (2018)
    An Actor Prepares
    • Atticus
    • 2018
  • Jeremy Irons, Maria Bello, Edi Gathegi, Lio Tipton, and Alex Sharp in Better Start Running (2018)
    Better Start Running
    • Garrison
    • 2018
  • Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow (2018)
    Red Sparrow
    • General Korchnoi
    • 2018
  • Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
    Justice League
    • Alfred
    • 2017
  • Jeremy Irons, Jim Broadbent, and Alicia Vikander in Birds Like Us (2017)
    Birds Like Us
    • Kondor (voice)
    • 2017
  • Assassin's Creed (2016)
    Assassin's Creed
    • Rikkin
    • 2016
  • Alexander McPherson and Zack Beyer in The Sultan and the Saint (2016)
    The Sultan and the Saint
    • Narrator
    • 2016
  • I Wish for You (2016)
    I Wish for You
    • Grandfather
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, and Sam Claflin in Their Finest (2016)
    Their Finest
    • Secretary of War
    • 2016

Producer

  • Frankel
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Nepal Beyond (2020)
    Nepal Beyond
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Jeremy Irons, Maria Bello, Edi Gathegi, Lio Tipton, and Alex Sharp in Better Start Running (2018)
    Better Start Running
    • executive producer
    • 2018
  • Trashed (2012)
    Trashed
    • executive producer
    • 2012

Director

  • Mirad
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • September 19, 1948
    • Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Sinéad CusackMarch 28, 1978 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Samuel Irons
  • Parents
      Barbara Anne Brereton (Sharpe)
  • Other works
    Performed five songs written by Noël Coward for BBC Proms in the Park (1999).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 12 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 23 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Is one of 9 actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Thomas Mitchell, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Scofield, Jack Albertson, Jason Robards, Al Pacino, Geoffrey Rush and Christopher Plummer.
  • Quotes
    I've never been passionate about acting, and I find more and more that I work to live the life I want to live. An actor like Al Pacino lives to act. I'm not sure though, there's something about the detachment I have, the feeling of the lack of importance about what I do, that is healthy.
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      Renowned for aggressive and industrious work ethic

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