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. In the early 1990s, Klugman lost a vocal chord to cancer but has continued acting on stage and on television. His most famous role has turned out to be the voice of Scar in The Lion King. He is best known for his starring roles in two popular television series of the 1970s and early 1980s: The Odd Couple (1970-1975) and Quincy, M.E. (1976-1983). Butterfly, The House of the Spirits, Lolita (remake), and Die Hard With a Vengeance. He also won an Emmy Award for his work on the television series The Defenders and appeared in four episodes of the acclaimed series The Twilight Zone. Other films include Reversal of Fortune (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Kafka, Damage, M. He starred in several classic films including 12 Angry Men and Days Of Wine And Roses.

In 1988 he starred in the dual role of mad twin physicians in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers. Klugman began acting after serving in the United States Army during World War II. In 1984 Irons won a Tony Award for his Broadway performance opposite Glenn Close in The Real Thing. Jack Klugman (born April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television and movie actor. Also in 1981, he starred in the film The French Lieutenant's Woman. Brideshead brought him back together with Anthony Andrews, with whom he had appeared in The Pallisers seven years earlier.

The role which shot him to fame was that of Charles Ryder in the television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited in 1981. After several appearances on British television, his film debut came in 1980 in Nijinsky. 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. Jeremy Irons (born September 19, 1948) is a British actor.

Nijinsky (1980). The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981). Moonlighting (1982). Betrayal (1983).

The Wild Duck (1983). Un amour de Swann (1984). The Mission (1986). Dead Ringers (1988).

A Chorus of Disapproval (1988). Australia (1989). Reversal of Fortune (1990). Zebracka opera (1991).

Kafka (1991). From Time to Time (1992). Waterland (1992). Fatale (1992).

Butterfly (1993). M. The House of the Spirits (1993). The Lion King (1994) (voice).

Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995). Stealing Beauty (1996). Chinese Box (1997). Lolita (1997).

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).