Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons (born September 19, 1948) is a British actor.

Born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, he began his acting career in Bristol, then appeared on the London as John the Baptist opposite David Essex in Godspell. After several appearances on British television, his film debut came in 1980 in Nijinsky. The role which shot him to fame was that of Charles Ryder in the television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited in 1981. Brideshead brought him back together with Anthony Andrews, with whom he had appeared in The Pallisers seven years earlier. Also in 1981, he starred in the film The French Lieutenant's Woman.

In 1984 Irons won a Tony Award for his Broadway performance opposite Glenn Close in The Real Thing. In 1988 he starred in the dual role of mad twin physicians in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers. Other films include Reversal of Fortune (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Kafka, Damage, M. Butterfly, The House of the Spirits, Lolita (remake), and Die Hard With a Vengeance. His most famous role has turned out to be the voice of Scar in The Lion King.

He is married to Irish actress Sinead Cusack, and is the father of two sons, of whom Nicholas Irons is also an actor.

Filmography as actor includes

  • Being Julia (2004)
  • Callas Forever (2002)
  • And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen (2002)
  • The Time Machine (2002)
  • The Night of the Iguana (2001)
  • The Fourth Angel (2001)
  • Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
  • Faeries (1999) (voice)
  • The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
  • Lolita (1997)
  • Chinese Box (1997)
  • Stealing Beauty (1996)
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
  • The Lion King (1994) (voice)
  • The House of the Spirits (1993)
  • M. Butterfly (1993)
  • Fatale (1992)
  • Waterland (1992)
  • From Time to Time (1992)
  • Kafka (1991)
  • Zebracka opera (1991)
  • Reversal of Fortune (1990)
  • Australia (1989)
  • A Chorus of Disapproval (1988)
  • Dead Ringers (1988)
  • The Mission (1986)
  • Un amour de Swann (1984)
  • The Wild Duck (1983)
  • Betrayal (1983)
  • Moonlighting (1982)
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
  • Nijinsky (1980)

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He is married to Irish actress Sinead Cusack, and is the father of two sons, of whom Nicholas Irons is also an actor. He has twice won the Tony Award for Best Featured (Supporting) Actor in a Play, in 1975 and 2002, and twice been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play, in 1978 and 2004. His most famous role has turned out to be the voice of Scar in The Lion King. Frank Langella (born January 1, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American stage and movie actor. Butterfly, The House of the Spirits, Lolita (remake), and Die Hard With a Vengeance. as George Prager. Other films include Reversal of Fortune (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Kafka, Damage, M. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) ..

In 1988 he starred in the dual role of mad twin physicians in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers. as Ostap Bender. In 1984 Irons won a Tony Award for his Broadway performance opposite Glenn Close in The Real Thing. The Twelve Chairs (1970) .. Also in 1981, he starred in the film The French Lieutenant's Woman. as Count Dracula. Brideshead brought him back together with Anthony Andrews, with whom he had appeared in The Pallisers seven years earlier. Dracula (1979) ..

The role which shot him to fame was that of Charles Ryder in the television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited in 1981. as Skeletor. After several appearances on British television, his film debut came in 1980 in Nijinsky. Masters of the Universe (1987) .. Born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, he began his acting career in Bristol, then appeared on the London as John the Baptist opposite David Essex in Godspell. as Santangel. Jeremy Irons (born September 19, 1948) is a British actor. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) ..

Nijinsky (1980). as Jeffrey Roston. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981). Body of Evidence (1993) .. Moonlighting (1982). as White House Chief of Staff Bob Alexander. Betrayal (1983). Dave (1993) ..

The Wild Duck (1983). as Detective Hayden. Un amour de Swann (1984). Brainscan (1994) .. The Mission (1986). as Dawg Brown. Dead Ringers (1988). Cutthroat Island (1995) ..

A Chorus of Disapproval (1988). as Clare Quilty. Australia (1989). Lolita (1997) .. Reversal of Fortune (1990). as Boris Balkan. Zebracka opera (1991). The Ninth Gate (1999) ..

Kafka (1991). as Edgar Price. From Time to Time (1992). Sweet November (2001) .. Waterland (1992). as Jackson Burns. Fatale (1992). The Beast (2001) ..

Butterfly (1993). as Voice of the Dragon. M. Red Dragon (2002) (scenes deleted) .. The House of the Spirits (1993). House of D (2004). The Lion King (1994) (voice). as Father Tew.

Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995). The Novice (2004) .. Stealing Beauty (1996). Back in the Day (2004). Chinese Box (1997). as Professor Driskoll. Lolita (1997). Sweet William (2005) ..

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). Faeries (1999) (voice). Dungeons & Dragons (2000). The Fourth Angel (2001).

The Night of the Iguana (2001). The Time Machine (2002). Ladies and Gentlemen (2002). And Now..

Callas Forever (2002). Being Julia (2004).