Jeremy Irons

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 19, 1948 (76 years old)

Jeremy Irons

Known For

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
1h 8m
Movie 2025

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

In honor of “The Lion King's” 30th Anniversary, the Hollywood Bowl transforms into the Pride Lands for an immersive concert event. This music event celebrates the franchise's evolution, from the 1994 animated film to the Tony Award-winning musical, and the 2019 and 2024 live-action films, honoring the music and characters that made it a global phenomenon.

The Count of Monte Cristo
TV Show 2025

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantes, a sailor falsely accused of treason, is imprisoned in the Château d'If off Marseille. After escaping, and adopting the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo, he plans revenge against those who wrongly accused him.

Alec Guinness: A Class Act
1h 30m
Movie 2024

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

The story of one of Britain's most celebrated actors of the 20th century, told by those who knew and admired him.

Quintessentially Irish
2h 0m
Movie 2024

Quintessentially Irish

A celebration of all things Irish, from sweeping landscapes to traditions and quirky sense of humor.

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio
1h 26m
Movie 2024

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

Kha, architect and builder of tombs for the pharaohs, must undertake the journey to the Underworld. Telling us the story of his voyage is Jeremy Irons, in the guise of a narrator. His words take us inside the secret world of Egyptian mythology, religion and funerary culture, interweaving the story with the history of the oldest museum in the world, the Museo Egizio in Turin, founded in 1824 and will soon be celebrating its 200th anniversary. In fact, the Kha’s own Tomb is to be found in Turin along with the most complete and most valuable private collection of grave goods outside of Egypt.

The Beekeeper
1h 45m
Movie 2024

The Beekeeper

One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.

Once Upon a Studio
0h 9m
Movie 2023

Once Upon a Studio

Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

The Cello
2h 0m
Movie 2023

The Cello

An aspiring cellist learns the cost of his brand-new cello is a lot more insidious than he first thought.

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
0h 37m
Movie 2023

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

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.

Acting

2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
The Count of Monte Cristo
2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
2024
Quintessentially Irish
2024
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio
2024
The Beekeeper
2023
Codice Carla
2023
Once Upon a Studio
2023
The Cello
2023
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023
The Flash
2023
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion
2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2022
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
2022
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
2022
Birds Like Us
2022
The Pentaverate
2022
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed
2022
Eternal Enemies: Revealed
2022
Relentless Enemies: Revealed
2022
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed
2022
Living With Big Cats: Revealed
2022
The Way of the Cheetah
2021
Munich – The Edge of War
2021
House of Gucci
2021
Napoleon: In the Name of Art
2021
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
2021
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
2021
Architects of Ancient Arabia
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2020
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
2020
Jade Eyed Leopard
2019
Watchmen
2019
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
2018
An Actor Prepares
2018
Better Start Running
2018
Red Sparrow
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
Justice League
2017
Their Finest
2016
The Sultan and the Saint
2016
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
Race
2016
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Correspondence
2016
I Wish For You
2015
The Genius of George Boole
2015
Earthquake On Everest
2011
Prohibition
2011
The Borgias
2008
The Colour of Magic
2006
Eragon
2005
Elizabeth I
2003
Working Shakespeare
2003
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
2000
Longitude
1997
Lolita

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