Jeremy Irons

Where to watch Jeremy Irons

• The Lion KingMovie · 1994
• Kingdom of HeavenMovie · 2005

Biography

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.

Filmography

1. 2025Palestine 36as High Commissioner Wauchope
2. 2025The Count of Monte Cristoas Abbé Faria · 8 episodes
3. 2024The Beekeeperas Wallace Westwyld
4. 2023Once Upon a Studioas Scar (voice)
5. 2023The Flashas Alfred Pennyworth
6. 2022The Pentaverateas Jeremy Irons · 6 episodes
7. 2021Munich - The Edge of Waras Neville Chamberlain
8. 2021House of Guccias Rodolfo Gucci
9. 2021Zack Snyder's Justice Leagueas Alfred
10. 2020Love, Weddings & Other Disastersas Lawrence Philips
11. 2019The Morning Showas Martin Levy · 4 episodes
12. 2019Watchmenas Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias · 9 episodes
13. 2018Red Sparrowas Vladimir Korchnoi
14. 2017Justice Leagueas Alfred
15. 2017Their Finestas Secretary of War
16. 2016Assassin's Creedas Alan Rikkin
17. 2016The Man Who Knew Infinityas G. H. Hardy
18. 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceas Alfred
19. 2016Raceas Avery Brundage
20. 2016Correspondenceas Ed Phoerum
21. 2015High-Riseas Anthony Royal
22. 2013Night Train to Lisbonas Raimund
23. 2013Beautiful Creaturesas Macon Ravenwood
24. 2012The Wordsas The Old Man
25. 2012The Hollow Crownas Henry IV · 2 episodes
26. 2011Margin Callas John Tuld
27. 2011The Borgiasas Rodrigo Borgia · 29 episodes
28. 2011The Last Lionsas Narrator
29. 2009Waking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage)
30. 2009The Pink Panther 2as Avellaneda
31. 2008Appaloosaas Randall Bragg
32. 2008The Colour of Magicas Patrician · 2 episodes
33. 2006Eragonas Brom
34. 2006Inland Empireas Kingsley Stewart
35. 2005Casanovaas Pucci
36. 2005Elizabeth Ias Earl of Leicester · 2 episodes
37. 2005Kingdom of Heavenas Tiberias
38. 2004The Merchant of Veniceas Antonio
39. 2004Being Juliaas Michael Gosselyn
40. 2002The Time Machineas Über-Morlock
41. 2000Dungeons & Dragonsas Profion
42. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. Cap Jackson · 2 episodes
43. 1998The Man in the Iron Maskas Aramis
44. 1997Lolitaas Humbert Humbert
45. 1996E! True Hollywood Story1 episode
46. 1996Stealing Beautyas Alex Parrish
47. 1995Die Hard: With a Vengeanceas Simon
48. 1994The Lion Kingas Scar (voice)
49. 1993The House of the Spiritsas Esteban Trueba
50. 1993M. Butterflyas René Gallimard
51. 1992Damageas Dr. Stephen Fleming
52. 1991Kafkaas Kafka
53. 1990Reversal of Fortuneas Claus von Bülow
54. 1990The Civil Waras Various (voice) · 9 episodes
55. 1989The Simpsonsas Bar Rag (voice) · 1 episode
56. 1988Dead Ringersas Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
57. 1986The Missionas Father Gabriel
58. 1982Moonlightingas Nowak
59. 1981The French Lieutenant's Womanas Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 4 episodes