Jeremy Irons
British actor (born 1948)
Jeremy Irons is an English actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Reversal of Fortune and the Tony Award for The Real Thing. He rose to fame in Brideshead Revisited and won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for the Tudor miniseries in which he played Robert Dudley. His work includes Dead Ringers, the voice of Scar in The Lion King, and Watchmen.
Jeremy Irons appears in 14 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1981 to 2024. Most of that work is in drama, action and superhero. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Zack Snyder (3), Gal Gadot (3), David Thewlis (3), Jesse Eisenberg (3), Michael Shannon (2).
Known for
- Reversal of Fortune (1990), Claus von Bulow. The role that earned him the Oscar for Best Actor.
- Brideshead Revisited (1981), Charles Ryder. Made his name on television in the Evelyn Waugh adaptation.
- Dead Ringers (1988), Beverly and Elliot Mantle. Plays twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg’s psychological thriller.
- The Lion King (1994), Scar (voice). Voiced the scheming uncle in Disney’s animated hit.
- Watchmen (2019), Adrian Veidt. Plays the reclusive Ozymandias in HBO’s series.
- Elizabeth I (2005), Robert Dudley. Won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the TV miniseries.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Jeremy Irons been in?
- Jeremy Irons appears in The Beekeeper (2024), The Flash (2023), Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021), Watchmen (2019), Justice League (2017), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Lolita (1997), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The House of the Spirits (1993) and Reversal of Fortune (1990) on The Remote.
- When was Jeremy Irons born?
- Jeremy Irons was born on 19 September 1948.
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