Jeremy Irons
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 19, 1948
- Birthplace
- Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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
- RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare TBA
as Self (Host)
Rihana TBA
as Julian Miles
Highlander TBA
Actor
- Water People: The Story of Us
Water People: The Story of Us TBA
as The Ocean (voice)
- Encore
Encore TBA
as Nigel
- The Well of Saint Nobody
The Well of Saint Nobody TBA
as William
Broadway: The Next Generation TBA
as Self
- A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand TBA
Actor
The Beekeeper 2 2027
as Wallace Westwyld
The Crystal Planet 2026
as Governor Mordokan (voice)
What is dyslexia? 2026
as The Inventor
Dracula's Hidden Kingdom 2026
as Self - Narrator
Last Movies 2026
as Self - Narrator
This Ordinary Thing 2025
as Self (voice)
Palestine 36 2025
as High Commissioner Wauchope
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl 2025
as Self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act 2024
as self
Quintessentially Irish 2024
as Self
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio 2024
Actor
The Beekeeper 2024
as Wallace Westwyld
Codice Carla 2023
as Self
Once Upon a Studio 2023
as Scar (voice)
The Cello 2023
as Francesco
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide 2023
as Self - 'Alfred', Thanks
The Flash 2023
as Alfred Pennyworth
Tom Hanks: The Nomad 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist 2022
as Self
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed 2022
as Narrator (voice)
Eternal Enemies: Revealed 2022
as Narrator (voice)
Relentless Enemies: Revealed 2022
as Narrator (voice)
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed 2022
as Narrator (voice)
Living With Big Cats: Revealed 2022
as Narrator
The Way of the Cheetah 2022
as Narrator (voice)
Munich - The Edge of War 2021
as Neville Chamberlain
House of Gucci 2021
as Rodolfo Gucci
Napoleon: In the Name of Art 2021
Actor
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto 2021
as Self
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood 2021
as Self
Architects of Ancient Arabia 2021
as Narrator
Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021
as Alfred
Nepal Beyond 2021
Executive Producer
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters 2020
as Lawrence Philips
Jade Eyed Leopard 2020
as Narrator (voice)
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders 2019
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
An Actor Prepares 2018
as Atticus
Better Start Running 2018
as Garrison, Executive Producer
Red Sparrow 2018
as Vladimir Korchnoi
Justice League 2017
as Alfred
Birds Like Us 2017
as Mi (voice)
Their Finest 2017
as Secretary of War
Assassin's Creed 2016
as Alan Rikkin
The Sultan and the Saint 2016
as Narrator
The Man Who Knew Infinity 2016
as G. H. Hardy
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016
as Alfred
Race 2016
as Avery Brundage
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League 2016
Actor
Correspondence 2016
as Ed Phoerum
I Wish For You 2016
as Grandfather
High-Rise 2015
as Anthony Royal
The Genius of George Boole 2015
as Narrator (voice)
- Emotional Uncertainties
Emotional Uncertainties 2015
as Self, Thanks
Earthquake On Everest 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Endless Corridor 2014
as Narrator
The Voysey Inheritance 2014
as Edward Voysey
Game of Lions 2013
as Narrator (voice)
Muse of Fire 2013
as Self
The Sunflower Superjam 2012 2013
as Self
- Goodbye Granadaland
Goodbye Granadaland 2013
as Self
The Wind Gods: 33rd America's Cup 2013
as Narrator (voice)
Night Train to Lisbon 2013
as Raimund
Beautiful Creatures 2013
as Macon Ravenwood
Trashed 2012
as Himself
- Another Way Home
Another Way Home 2012
as Narrator
The Words 2012
as The Old Man
Seeds of Freedom 2012
as Narator
Margin Call 2011
as John Tuld
The Last Lions 2011
as Narrator
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Harold Pinter: A Celebration 2010
as Self
The Majestic Plastic Bag 2010
as Narrator
The Power of the Powerless 2009
Actor
Georgia O'Keeffe 2009
as Alfred Stieglitz
The Chronoscope 2009
as Narrator
The Pink Panther 2 2009
as Avellaneda
Appaloosa 2008
as Randall Bragg
Magic in the air, Bantry House Music 2008
as Festival audience member
1984 2008
as Television Voice
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 2008
as Patrician
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 2008
as Patrician
Eden at the End of the World 2008
as Narrator
Lynch 2 2007
as Self
J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation 2007
as Narrator
Eragon 2006
as Brom
Inland Empire 2006
as Kingsley Stewart
- The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall 2006
as Self
Eye of the Leopard 2006
as Narrator
The Path to Redemption 2006
as Self
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo 2006
as Narrator (voice)
Mathilde 2006
as Col. De Petris
Casanova 2005
as Pucci
Revisiting Brideshead 2005
as Self
The Merchant of Venice 2005
as Himself
Kingdom of Heaven 2005
as Tiberias
Gallipoli 2005
as Narrator
Fiat Croma 2005
as Lead
The Merchant of Venice 2004
as Antonio
Being Julia 2004
as Michael Gosselyn
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions 2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World 2003
as Narrator
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
as Self
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film 2003
as Self - Reader / Self - Listener ("Ohio Impromptu")
Callas Forever 2002
as Larry Kelly
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... 2002
as Valentin Valentin
Last Call 2002
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Heart of the Festival 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Ohio Impromptu 2002
as Reader / Listener
The Time Machine 2002
as Über-Morlock
The Short Life of Anne Frank 2001
as Narrator (English version)
The Fourth Angel 2001
as Jack Elgin
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" 2001
as Self
Dungeons & Dragons 2000
as Profion
Longitude 2000
as Rupert Gould
Faeries 1999
as The Shapeshifter (voice)
The Man in the Iron Mask 1998
as Aramis
The Lolita Story 1998
as Himself
Chinese Box 1997
as John
Lolita 1997
as Humbert Humbert
Stealing Beauty 1996
as Alex Parrish
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self
Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995
as Simon
A Night to Die For 1995
as Self
The Making of the Lion King 1994
as Self
The Lion King 1994
as Scar (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994
as Self (archive footage)
The House of the Spirits 1993
as Esteban Trueba
M. Butterfly 1993
as René Gallimard
Damage 1992
as Dr. Stephen Fleming
Tales from Hollywood 1992
as Odon Von Horvath
Earth and the American Dream 1992
as Reader (voice)
Waterland 1992
as Tom Crick
Blast 'Em 1992
as Self (uncredited)
From Time to Time 1992
as H.G. Wells
Kafka 1991
as Kafka
The Beggar's Opera 1991
as Prisoner
'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe 1991
as Narrator
Reversal of Fortune 1990
as Claus von Bülow
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace 1990
as John Newton (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Australia 1989
as Edouard Pierson
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World' 1989
as Narrator
A Chorus of Disapproval 1989
as Guy Jones
Danny the Champion of the World 1989
as William Smith
- The Dream
The Dream 1989
Actor
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie 1988
as Self
Dead Ringers 1988
as Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
The Making of Dead Ringers 1988
as Self - Actor
The Mission 1986
as Father Gabriel
- Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier 1986
as Narrator (voice)
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary 1986
as Self
The Statue of Liberty 1985
as Self (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
The Wild Duck 1984
as Harold
Swann in Love 1984
as Charles Swann
Betrayal 1983
as Jerry
The Captain's Doll 1983
as Captain Alexander Hepburn
Moonlighting 1982
as Nowak
The French Lieutenant's Woman 1981
as Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
Nijinsky 1980
as Mikhail Fokine
Langrishe, Go Down 1978
as Otto Beck
Credits from TMDB.