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Jeremy Irons


This very English actor began by busking, and then joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School His first break came in the musical Godspell, when he played John the Baptist alongside David Essex. Once described as 'the thinking woman's pin up' he has made his name in most notable, thought provoking films... See full bio »

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2013 Night Train to Lisbon
Raimund Gregorius
 
2012 The Hollow Crown (TV mini-series)
Henry IV
Henry IV, Part 2 (2012) … Henry IV
Henry IV, Part 1 (2012) … Henry IV
 
2011-2012 The Borgias (TV series)
Rodrigo Borgia
Day of Ashes (2012) … Rodrigo Borgia
 
2012 The Simpsons (TV series)
Bar Rag
Moe Goes from Rags to Riches (2012) … Bar Rag (voice)
 
2012 The Words
The Old Man
 
2011 Eco-Hollywood (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Dr. Captain Jackson
Totem (2011) … Dr. Captain Jackson
Mask (2011) … Dr. Captain Jackson
 
2010 The Majestic Plastic Bag (short)
Narrator
 
2009 Georgia O'Keeffe (TV movie)
Alfred Stieglitz
 
2009 The Chronoscope (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2009 The Magic 7 (TV movie)
Thraxx (voice)
 
2008 The Color of Magic (TV movie)
Patrician
 
2006 Eragon
Brom
 
2006 Eragon (Video Game)
Brom (voice)
 
2005 Elizabeth I (TV mini-series)
Earl of Leicester / Lord Dudley
Episode #1.2 (2005) … Lord Dudley
 
2005 RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare (video)
Narrator
 
2005 Once Upon a Halloween (video)
Cauldron (voice)
 
2005 Casanova
Pucci
 
2004 Mathilde
Col. De Petris
 
2003 Dame Edna Live at the Palace (TV movie)
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
King James I / Lord Grey / Thomas Paine
Independence (2003) … Thomas Paine
Liberty for All (2003) … King James I
Safe for Democracy (2003) … Lord Grey
 
2002 Callas Forever
Larry Kelly
 
2002 Fitzgerald (TV movie)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
 
2002 And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
Valentin Valentin
 
2002 The Time Machine
Über-Morlock
 
2001 The Fourth Angel
Jack Elgin
 
2000 Longitude (TV movie)
Rupert Gould
 
2000 Ohio Impromptu (TV short)
Reader/Listener
 
1999 Faeries
The Shapeshifter (voice)
 
1997 Chinese Box
John
 
1997 Mirad (TV movie)
Djuka
 
1996 1914-1918 (TV series)
Siegfried Sassoon
Mutiny (1996) … Siegfried Sassoon (voice)
Slaughter (1996) … Siegfried Sassoon (voice)
War Without End (1996) … Siegfried Sassoon (voice)
 
1994 The Lion King
Scar (voice)
 
1993 M. Butterfly
René Gallimard
 
1992 Performance (TV series)
Odon Von Horvath
 
1992 Waterland
Tom Crick
 
1992 From Time to Time (short)
H.G. Wells
 
1991 Kafka
Kafka
 
1991 The Beggar's Opera
Prisoner
 
1991 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Host / Sherlock Holmes / Various
Jeremy Irons/Fishbone (1991) … Host / Sherlock Holmes / Various
 
1990 The Civil War (TV mini-series documentary)
Various
The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (1990) … Various (voice)
War Is All Hell (1865) (1990) … Various (voice)
Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) … Various (voice)
Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) (1990) … Various (voice)
Simply Murder (1863) (1990) … Various (voice)
 
1990 Reversal of Fortune
Claus von Bülow
 
1989 Australia
Edouard Pierson
 
1989 A Chorus of Disapproval
Guy Jones
 
1989 Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World (TV movie)
William Smith
 
1989 The Dream (TV movie)
 
1988 Dead Ringers
Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
 
1983 Betrayal
Jerry
 
1983 The Captain's Doll (TV movie)
Captain Alex Hepworth
 
1982 Spaceship Earth (short)
3rd Edition Narrator - 1994-2007
 
1982 Moonlighting
Nowak
 
1980 Nijinsky
Mikhail Fokine
 
1979 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Edward Voysey
 
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
Otto Beck
Langrishe Go Down (1978) … Otto Beck
 
1977 Love for Lydia (TV series)
Alex Sanderson
Episode #1.8 (1977) … Alex Sanderson
Episode #1.7 (1977) … Alex Sanderson
Episode #1.6 (1977) … Alex Sanderson
Episode #1.4 (1977) … Alex Sanderson
Episode #1.3 (1977) … Alex Sanderson
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Samuel Ross
Liberty Tree (1975) … Samuel Ross
 
1975 The Liberty Tree (TV movie)
 
1974 Notorious Woman (TV mini-series)
Franz Liszt
Trial (1974) … Franz Liszt
Conflict (1974) … Franz Liszt
 
1974 The Pallisers (TV series)
Frank Tregear
Episode #1.26 (1974) … Frank Tregear
Episode #1.25 (1974) … Frank Tregear
Episode #1.24 (1974) … Frank Tregear
Episode #1.22 (1974) … Frank Tregear
Episode #1.21 (1974) … Frank Tregear
 
1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Nephew George
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1997 Lolita (performer: "My Carmen")
 
1994 The Lion King (performer: "Be Prepared" 1994)
 
1990 Sing Yourself Silly! (video short) (performer: "Put Down the Duckie" 1986 - uncredited)
 
1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV movie) (performer: "Put Down the Duckie")
 
1984 Carnival of the Animals (TV movie) ("Carnival of the Animals")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2012 Trashed (documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1997 Mirad (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (150 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 World of Borgias (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2012-2013 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.156 (2013) … Himself
Episode #1.114 (2012) … Himself
 
2013 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.18 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Brisant (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 14 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Himself
Jeremy Irons (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 4 February 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 Decoding Die Hard (video documentary)
Himself
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2013 Sahaya Going Beyond (documentary short)
Himself
 
2012 ES.TV HD (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 27 December 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Another Way Home (documentary)
Narrator
 
2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #25.8 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 7 September 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #8.300 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Trashed (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 April 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Shakespeare Uncovered (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama & Presenter
 
2011 Prohibition (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
A Nation of Hypocrites (2011) (voice)
A Nation of Scofflaws (2011) (voice)
A Nation of Drunkards (2011) … Himself (voice)
 
2011 Icelandic Volcanoes, Who is Next? (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2011 Sidewalks Entertainment (TV series)
Himself
Peet & Irons (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.398 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Metropolis (TV series)
Himself
Berlinale 2011: Part II (2011) … Himself
 
1989-2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
Episode dated 3 October 1997 (1997) … Himself
Episode dated 19 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2011 The Last Lions (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2010 Naissance d'une ile (documentary)
Narrator (voice: English version)
 
2010 Trappeurs de volcans (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice: English version)
 
2010 Ash Runners (documentary) (voice)
 
2010 The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (TV series documentary)
Himself
Shaking Hands with Death (2010) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Arena (TV series documentary)
Various characters
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010) … Various characters
 
2010 Golden Globes Red Carpet Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2010 Face Booth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 May 2009 (2009) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 The Power of the Powerless (documentary)
Narrator
 
2008 The Story of the Costume Drama (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Stars (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2006-2008 The Andrew Marr Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.29 (2008) … Himself
Episode #1.25 (2006) … Himself
 
2008 Eden at the End of the World (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2007 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2006 Film 2013 (TV series)
Himself
Films of the Year (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 11 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Clive James Talking in the Library (TV series)
Himself
 
2006 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Who Do You Think You Are? (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jeremy Irons (2006) … Himself
 
2006 TV's 50 Greatest Stars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 The Outsider (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Path to Redemption (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Eye of the Leopard (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Relentless Enemies (video documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 American Chopper: The Series (TV series)
Himself
Eragon Bike 2 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The Suite with Dave Karger (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest (2005)
 
2005 Cinema TV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Sport at Heart (short)
Himself
 
2005 'Merchant of Venice': Shakespeare Through the Lens (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Kingdom of Hope: The Making of 'Kingdom of Heaven' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995-2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Simon
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) … Himself
Behind the Scenes: 'Die Hard: With a Vengeance' (1995) … Himself - Simon
 
2005 Gallipoli (documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 Jeremy Vine Meets... (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #2.1 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short
 
2005 'Kingdom of Heaven': Interactive Production Grid (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Predators at War (TV documentary)
 
2004 The View (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 December 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Himself
Jeremy Irons (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Money Programme (TV series documentary)
Himself
Get Cartier (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Breakfast with the Arts (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.19 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Hittites (documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
Episode #9.14 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (video documentary)
Himself - Reader/Listener ("Ohio Impromptu")
 
2003 Reporters at War (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (TV documentary) (voice)
 
2002 Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2002 2002 World Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself - César d'honneur
La 27ème nuit des Césars (2002) … Himself - César d'honneur
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2000 Lux (TV series)
Himself (2001)
 
2001 Het korte leven van Anne Frank (TV documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2001 The Making of 'Dungeons and Dragons' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Beatles Revolution (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Night of a Thousand Shows (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Brigitte & Friends (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 May 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Vértigo (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 October 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Films of Adrian Lyne … Himself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1998 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 October 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 ¿Qué apostamos? (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.3 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Lo + plus (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)
 
1992-1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
Episode #1.142 (1992) … Himself
 
1997 Very Important Pennis (TV series)
Himself
Very Important Pennis: Part 3 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 On the Set of Lolita (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 The Sunday Show (TV series)
Himself
Christmas Special (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Ballando con Bertolucci (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: 'Braveheart' Film Clip
 
1995 In the Wild (TV series documentary)
Whales with Christopher Reeve (1995) (voice)
 
1995 A Night to Die for (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
 
1994 The Making of 'The Lion King' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
Wetten, dass..? aus Linz (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Russia's Last Tsar (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1993 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 December 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Talkshowet (TV series)
Himself
Jeremy Irons (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Besser als mein Haus je war (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1993 Tal cual (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 July 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Momentos de Glória (TV series)
Himself
 
1992 Earth and the American Dream (documentary)
Reader
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1991 Forty Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Reader
Autogeddon (1991) … Himself - Reader
 
1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1991 Everyman (TV series documentary)
The Dream (1991)
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1991 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.3 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1991 The Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor
 
1990 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 October 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard (TV series)
Himself
Interview with Jeremy Irons … Himself
 
1990 Larry King TNT Extra (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV movie)
Himself (segment "Put Down the Duckie")
 
1987 An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The Statue of Liberty (documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1984 The 38th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Play
 
1984 Carnival of the Animals (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
 
1982 The Video Age (TV series)
Himself
 
1982 The 34th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special & Presenter: Best Drama Series
 
1982 The Variety Club Awards for 1981 (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Film Actor of 1981
 
1971 Play Away (TV series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (25 titles)
2012 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (TV movie)
Charles Henry Smithson/Mike/Esteban Trueba
 
2008 Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas (TV movie)
Esteban Trueba
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Claus von Bülow (uncredited)
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2007 Planet Voice (TV series)
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 XX premios Goya (TV special)
Tiberias (uncredited)
 
2005 Greatest Before They Were Stars TV Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 Camilla: The Uncrowned Queen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 Making a Scene (TV series documentary)
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Room 101 (TV series)
 
1995 Ennio Morricone (TV documentary)
 
1994 Troldspejlet (TV series)
 
1990 Sing Yourself Silly! (video short)
Himself
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Father Gabriel (uncredited)
 
1986 Kate Bush: The Whole Story (video)
Guest (clip: The Big Sky)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Reads excerpts from Michael Powell's and Emeric Pressburger's novel "The Red Shoes" on the laserdisc version of The Red Shoes. See more »

Publicity Listings:

11 Interviews  | 4 Articles  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on portraying Rodrigo Borgia] I don't want to make him a sympathetic man. I want him to be an inconsistent man, a man where one moment you think 'Christ, that's terrible!' and some moments you think 'Oh, he's wonderful!' Like all of us, I want to try and create someone that is neither black nor white. See more »

Trivia:

The "Series of Unfortunate Events" novels by Daniel Handler make reference to three of his characters. In Reversal of Fortune, he plays Klaus von Bülow, husband to Sunny von Bülow. Two of the lead characters in Handler's novels are named Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. In The Carnivorous Carnival, Klaus and his other sister Violet disguise themselves as circus freaks named Beverly and Elliot... See more »

Trademark:

Renowned for aggressive and industrious work ethic See more »

Nickname:

King See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo