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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
This Ordinary Thing
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:05/12/2025
Palestine 36
Character:High Commissioner Wauchope
Release Date:31/10/2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Character:Self
Release Date:06/02/2025
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Character:self
Release Date:03/09/2024
Wild Transylvania – Dracula's Hidden Kingdom
Character:Narrator
Release Date:14/03/2024
Quintessentially Irish
Character:Self
Release Date:12/03/2024
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio
Character:
Release Date:13/02/2024
The Beekeeper
Character:Wallace Westwyld
Release Date:08/01/2024
Codice Carla
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2023
Once Upon a Studio
Character:Scar (voice)
Release Date:24/09/2023
The Cello
Character:Francesco
Release Date:14/09/2023
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Character:Self - 'Alfred'
Release Date:29/08/2023
The Flash
Character:Alfred Pennyworth
Release Date:13/06/2023
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion
Character:Traveller (archived audio)
Release Date:26/05/2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/05/2023
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/12/2022
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist
Character:Self
Release Date:31/08/2022
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/02/2022
Eternal Enemies: Revealed
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/02/2022
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/02/2022
Relentless Enemies: Revealed
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/02/2022
Living With Big Cats: Revealed
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/01/2022
The Way of the Cheetah
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/01/2022
Munich – The Edge of War
Character:Neville Chamberlain
Release Date:31/12/2021
House of Gucci
Character:Rodolfo Gucci
Release Date:24/11/2021
Napoleon: In the Name of Art
Character:
Release Date:08/11/2021
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2021
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:02/08/2021
Architects of Ancient Arabia
Character:Narrator
Release Date:31/03/2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Character:Alfred
Release Date:18/03/2021
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
Character:Lawrence Philips
Release Date:04/12/2020
Jade Eyed Leopard
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/09/2020
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
Character:Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/04/2019
An Actor Prepares
Character:Atticus
Release Date:31/08/2018
Better Start Running
Character:Garrison
Release Date:28/04/2018
Red Sparrow
Character:Vladimir Korchnoi
Release Date:15/02/2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2017
Justice League
Character:Alfred
Release Date:15/11/2017
Birds Like Us
Character:Mi (voice)
Release Date:05/05/2017
Their Finest
Character:Secretary of War
Release Date:19/02/2017
Assassin's Creed
Character:Alan Rikkin
Release Date:21/12/2016
The Sultan and the Saint
Character:Narrator
Release Date:12/11/2016
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Character:G. H. Hardy
Release Date:08/04/2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Character:Alfred
Release Date:23/03/2016
Race
Character:Avery Brundage
Release Date:19/02/2016
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2016
Correspondence
Character:Ed Phoerum
Release Date:14/01/2016
I Wish For You
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:01/01/2016
Correspondence
Character:Ed Phoerum
Release Date:01/01/2016
High-Rise
Character:Anthony Royal
Release Date:22/11/2015
The Genius of George Boole
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/09/2015
Emotional Uncertainties
Character:Self
Release Date:11/08/2015
Earthquake On Everest
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/06/2015
Endless Corridor
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/06/2014
The Voysey Inheritance
Character:Edward Voysey
Release Date:15/05/2014
Game of Lions
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/12/2013
Muse of Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:26/09/2013
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2013
Goodbye Granadaland
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2013
The Wind Gods
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/04/2013
Night Train to Lisbon
Character:Raimund
Release Date:07/03/2013
Beautiful Creatures
Character:Macon Ravenwood
Release Date:13/02/2013
Trashed
Character:Himself
Release Date:13/12/2012
Another Way Home
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/11/2012
The Words
Character:The Old Man
Release Date:07/09/2012
Seeds of Freedom
Character:Narator
Release Date:01/01/2012
Margin Call
Character:John Tuld
Release Date:28/09/2011
The Last Lions
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/02/2011
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:24/01/2010
The Majestic Plastic Bag
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2010
The Power of the Powerless
Character:
Release Date:12/11/2009
Georgia O'Keeffe
Character:Alfred Stieglitz
Release Date:19/09/2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/09/2009
The Chronoscope
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/07/2009
The Pink Panther 2
Character:Avellaneda
Release Date:06/02/2009
Appaloosa
Character:Randall Bragg
Release Date:19/09/2008
Magic in the air, Bantry House Music
Character:Festival audience member
Release Date:31/07/2008
1984
Character:Television Voice
Release Date:12/05/2008
Eden at the End of the World
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2008
Lynch 2
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2007
J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2007
Eragon
Character:Brom
Release Date:14/12/2006
Inland Empire
Character:Kingsley Stewart
Release Date:06/12/2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2006
Eye of the Leopard
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/10/2006
The Path to Redemption
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2006
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/04/2006
Mathilde
Character:Col. De Petris
Release Date:01/01/2006
Casanova
Character:Pucci
Release Date:25/12/2005
Revisiting Brideshead
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2005
The Merchant of Venice
Character:Himself
Release Date:06/10/2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Character:Tiberias
Release Date:03/05/2005
Gallipoli
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/03/2005
The Merchant of Venice
Character:Antonio
Release Date:03/12/2004
Being Julia
Character:Michael Gosselyn
Release Date:03/09/2004
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/10/2003
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/05/2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2003
Callas Forever
Character:Larry Kelly
Release Date:18/09/2002
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Character:Valentin Valentin
Release Date:29/05/2002
Last Call
Character:F. Scott Fitzgerald
Release Date:25/05/2002
Ohio Impromptu
Character:Reader / Listener
Release Date:02/04/2002
The Time Machine
Character:Über-Morlock
Release Date:04/03/2002
The Short Life of Anne Frank
Character:Narrator (English version)
Release Date:01/11/2001
The Fourth Angel
Character:Jack Elgin
Release Date:15/08/2001
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/2001
Dungeons & Dragons
Character:Profion
Release Date:08/12/2000
Longitude
Character:Rupert Gould
Release Date:02/01/2000
Faeries
Character:The Shapeshifter (voice)
Release Date:23/01/1999
The Man in the Iron Mask
Character:Aramis
Release Date:12/03/1998
The Lolita Story
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1998
Chinese Box
Character:John
Release Date:14/11/1997
Lolita
Character:Humbert Humbert
Release Date:27/09/1997
Stealing Beauty
Character:Alex Parrish
Release Date:29/03/1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Character:Simon
Release Date:19/05/1995
A Night to Die For
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1995
The Making of the Lion King
Character:Self
Release Date:24/06/1994
The Lion King
Character:Scar (voice)
Release Date:15/06/1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/05/1994
The House of the Spirits
Character:Esteban Trueba
Release Date:21/10/1993
M. Butterfly
Character:René Gallimard
Release Date:01/10/1993
Damage
Character:Dr. Stephen Fleming
Release Date:02/12/1992
Tales from Hollywood
Character:Odon Von Horvath
Release Date:18/10/1992
Earth and the American Dream
Character:Reader (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1992
Waterland
Character:Tom Crick
Release Date:21/08/1992
From Time to Time
Character:H.G. Wells
Release Date:12/04/1992
Kafka
Character:Kafka
Release Date:15/11/1991
The Beggar's Opera
Character:Prisoner
Release Date:01/10/1991
'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1991
Reversal of Fortune
Character:Claus von Bülow
Release Date:19/10/1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/04/1990
Australia
Character:Edouard Pierson
Release Date:13/09/1989
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/09/1989
A Chorus of Disapproval
Character:Guy Jones
Release Date:18/08/1989
Danny the Champion of the World
Character:William Smith
Release Date:28/07/1989
The Dream
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/1988
Dead Ringers
Character:Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
Release Date:23/09/1988
The Making of Dead Ringers
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:01/01/1988
The Mission
Character:Father Gabriel
Release Date:06/09/1986
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/09/1986
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/1986
The Statue of Liberty
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:26/10/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
The Wild Duck
Character:Harold
Release Date:05/03/1984
Swann in Love
Character:Charles Swann
Release Date:23/02/1984
Betrayal
Character:Jerry
Release Date:19/02/1983
The Captain's Doll
Character:Captain Alexander Hepburn
Release Date:11/02/1983
Moonlighting
Character:Nowak
Release Date:26/09/1982
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Character:Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
Release Date:28/08/1981
Nijinsky
Character:Mikhail Fokine
Release Date:20/03/1980
Langrishe, Go Down
Character:Otto Beck
Release Date:20/09/1978
Television Appearances
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Abbé Faria
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Character:Self
The Pentaverate
Character:Jeremy Irons
The Morning Show
Character:Martin Levy
Watchmen
Character:Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Character:Self
Metropolis
Character:
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Racing Legends
Character:Self
The Hollow Crown
Character:Henry IV
Shakespeare Uncovered
Character:Himself
Prohibition
Character:Reader (voice)
The Borgias
Character:Rodrigo Borgia
The Colour of Magic
Character:Patrician
Elizabeth I
Character:Earl of Leicester
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
Working Shakespeare
Character:Host
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites
Character:Readings (Voice)
Longitude
Character:Rupert Gould
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Dr. Cap Jackson
The View
Character:Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Brisant
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
HBO First Look
Character:
Performance
Character:Odon Von Horvath
The Civil War
Character:Various
The Simpsons
Character:Bar Rag (voice)
Comic Relief
Character:
Daytime Live
Character:
Nature
Character:Narrator
Brideshead Revisited
Character:Charles Ryder
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Otto Beck
Love for Lydia
Character:Alex Sanderson
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Churchill's People
Character:Samuel Ross
Notorious Woman
Character:Franz Liszt
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Nephew
Great Performances
Character:Self
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Edward Voysey
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
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