Jeremy Irons

Born

September 19, 1948 (76 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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.

Quintessentially Irish

Quintessentially Irish

Self

6.4

2024

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

6.0

2024

The Beekeeper

The Beekeeper

Wallace Westwyld

7.3

2024

Codice Carla

Codice Carla

Self

0.0

2023

Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

Scar (voice)

8.3

2023

The Cello

The Cello

Francesco

6.0

2023

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Self - 'Alfred'

3.8

2023

The Flash

The Flash

Alfred Pennyworth

6.6

2023

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Self (archive footage)

5.5

2023

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

Self (archive footage)

0.0

2022

Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist

Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist

Self

5.5

2022

Eternal Enemies: Revealed

Eternal Enemies: Revealed

Narrator (voice)

8.0

2022

Eye of the Leopard: Revealed

Eye of the Leopard: Revealed

Narrator (voice)

0.0

2022

Ultimate Enemies: Revealed

Ultimate Enemies: Revealed

Narrator (voice)

0.0

2022

Relentless Enemies: Revealed

Relentless Enemies: Revealed

Narrator (voice)

0.0

2022

Living With Big Cats: Revealed

Living With Big Cats: Revealed

Narrator

0.0

2022

The Way of the Cheetah

The Way of the Cheetah

Narrator (voice)

5.2

2022

Napoleon: In the Name of Art

Napoleon: In the Name of Art

8.2

2021

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

Himself

0.0

2021

Architects of Ancient Arabia

Architects of Ancient Arabia

Narrator

9.5

2021

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Self

10.0

2017

The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

G. H. Hardy

7.2

2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Alfred

6.0

2016

Race

Race

Avery Brundage

7.2

2016

Correspondence

Correspondence

Ed Phoerum

6.4

2016

I Wish For You

I Wish For You

Grandfather

0.0

2016

High-Rise

High-Rise

Anthony Royal

5.6

2015

Earthquake On Everest

Earthquake On Everest

Narrator (voice)

5.0

2015

The Voysey Inheritance

The Voysey Inheritance

Edward Voysey

0.0

2014

Game of Lions

Game of Lions

Narrator (voice)

5.0

2013

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

Self

6.5

2013

Goodbye Granadaland

Self

0.0

2013

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

Raimund

6.5

2013

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

Macon Ravenwood

6.0

2013

Trashed

Trashed

Himself

7.2

2012

Another Way Home

Narrator

10.0

2012

The Words

The Words

The Old Man

6.7

2012

Margin Call

Margin Call

John Tuld

6.9

2011

The Last Lions

The Last Lions

Narrator

7.2

2011

The Majestic Plastic Bag

Narrator

7.7

2010

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

Alfred Stieglitz

5.3

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self (archive footage)

7.2

2009

The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2

Avellaneda

5.7

2009

Appaloosa

Appaloosa

Randall Bragg

6.6

2008

1984

1984

Television Voice

6.0

2008

Eden at the End of the World

Eden at the End of the World

Narrator

0.0

2008

Lynch 2

Lynch 2

Self

0.0

2007

Eragon

Eragon

Brom

5.1

2006

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

Kingsley Stewart

7.0

2006

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall

Self

5.3

2006

Eye of the Leopard

Eye of the Leopard

Narrator

8.3

2006

Mathilde

Mathilde

Col. De Petris

0.0

2006

Casanova

Casanova

Pucci

6.5

2005

Revisiting Brideshead

Revisiting Brideshead

Self

0.0

2005

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

Tiberias

7.0

2005

Gallipoli

Gallipoli

Narrator

7.1

2005

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Antonio

6.8

2004

Being Julia

Being Julia

Michael Gosselyn

6.5

2004

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

Narrator

5.6

2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

7.0

2003

Callas Forever

Callas Forever

Larry Kelly

6.4

2002

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

Valentin Valentin

5.8

2002

Last Call

Last Call

F. Scott Fitzgerald

5.9

2002

Ohio Impromptu

Ohio Impromptu

Reader / Listener

8.5

2002

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Über-Morlock

6.3

2002

The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel

Jack Elgin

5.2

2001

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

Profion

4.3

2000

Longitude

Longitude

Rupert Gould

7.3

2000

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Aramis

6.6

1998

Chinese Box

Chinese Box

John

5.9

1997

Lolita

Lolita

Humbert Humbert

7.1

1997

Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty

Alex Parrish

6.7

1996

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Simon

7.3

1995

The Lion King

The Lion King

Scar (voice)

8.3

1994

The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

Esteban Trueba

6.9

1993

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

René Gallimard

6.6

1993

Damage

Damage

Dr. Stephen Fleming

6.6

1992

Waterland

Waterland

Tom Crick

6.4

1992

Kafka

Kafka

Kafka

6.4

1991

Reversal of Fortune

Reversal of Fortune

Claus von Bülow

6.6

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Self

6.0

1990

A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval

Guy Jones

5.2

1989

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

William Smith

6.2

1989

Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers

Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle

7.1

1988

The Mission

The Mission

Father Gabriel

7.4

1986

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

Nowak

7.0

1982

The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Charles Henry Smithson / Mike

6.4

1981

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

10.0

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

Self

7.3

2025

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

self

6.0

2024

Wild Transylvania – Dracula's Hidden Kingdom

Wild Transylvania – Dracula's Hidden Kingdom

Narrator

0.0

2024

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

Traveller (archived audio)

0.0

2023

Birds Like Us

Birds Like Us

Mi (voice)

3.8

2022

Munich – The Edge of War

Munich – The Edge of War

Neville Chamberlain

6.9

2021

House of Gucci

House of Gucci

Rodolfo Gucci

6.6

2021

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

Self

0.0

2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Alfred

8.1

2021

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

Lawrence Philips

6.0

2020

Jade Eyed Leopard

Jade Eyed Leopard

Narrator (voice)

0.0

2020

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

Self - Host / Narrator (voice)

7.2

2019

An Actor Prepares

An Actor Prepares

Atticus

5.8

2018

Better Start Running

Better Start Running

Garrison

6.0

2018

Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow

Vladimir Korchnoi

6.5

2018

Justice League

Justice League

Alfred

6.1

2017

Their Finest

Their Finest

Secretary of War

6.6

2017

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

Alan Rikkin

5.4

2016

The Sultan and the Saint

The Sultan and the Saint

Narrator

6.8

2016

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

Self

6.0

2016

The Genius of George Boole

The Genius of George Boole

Narrator (voice)

7.5

2015

Emotional Uncertainties

Self

0.0

2015

Endless Corridor

Endless Corridor

Narrator

5.0

2014

The Sunflower Superjam 2012

The Sunflower Superjam 2012

Self

0.0

2013

The Wind Gods

Narrator (voice)

0.0

2013

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

Self

0.0

2001

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

8.0

1985

The Well of Saint Nobody

William

0.0

Encore

Nigel

0.0

Seeds of Freedom

Seeds of Freedom

Narator

0.0

2012

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Self

0.0

2010

The Power of the Powerless

The Power of the Powerless

0.0

2009

J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation

J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation

Narrator

0.0

2007

The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption

Self

8.0

2006

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Himself

0.0

2005

The Short Life of Anne Frank

The Short Life of Anne Frank

Narrator (English version)

10.0

2001

The Lolita Story

The Lolita Story

Himself

6.0

1998

The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

Self

10.0

1994

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self (archive footage)

7.0

1994

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

Reader (voice)

6.7

1992

'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe

'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe

Narrator

0.0

1991

Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'

Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'

Narrator

0.0

1989

The Dream

8.7

1989

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Self

6.0

1988

The Making of Dead Ringers

The Making of Dead Ringers

Self - Actor

8.0

1988

Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Narrator (voice)

5.0

1986

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Self

6.7

1986

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

Self (voice)

6.7

1985

The Captain's Doll

The Captain's Doll

Captain Alexander Hepburn

0.0

1983

Palestine 36

0.0

The Crystal Planet

Governor Mordokan (voice)

0.0

Water People: The Story of Us

The Ocean (voice)

0.0

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Self · (3 episodes)

7.7

2023

The Pentaverate

The Pentaverate

Jeremy Irons · (6 episodes)

5.9

2022

The Morning Show

The Morning Show

Martin Levy · (10 episodes)

7.8

2019

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

4.0

2002

Rizana: A Caged Bird

Professor Julian Miles

0.0

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Abbé Faria · (8 episodes)

7.8

2025

Watchmen

Watchmen

Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias · (9 episodes)

7.7

2019

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Self · (1 episode)

6.7

2015

Metropolis

Metropolis

(5 episodes)

2.0

2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self · (2 episodes)

5.3

2014

Racing Legends

Racing Legends

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2012

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

Henry IV · (2 episodes)

7.4

2012

Shakespeare Uncovered

Shakespeare Uncovered

Himself · (1 episode)

7.5

2012

Prohibition

Prohibition

Reader (voice) · (3 episodes)

7.9

2011

The Borgias

The Borgias

Rodrigo Borgia · (29 episodes)

7.6

2011

The Chronoscope

The Chronoscope

Narrator

8.5

2009

The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

Patrician · (2 episodes)

6.7

2008

The One Show

The One Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.7

2006

Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

Narrator (voice)

7.8

2006

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

Earl of Leicester · (2 episodes)

7.2

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self · (1 episode)

6.8

2005

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self · (1 episode)

6.7

2004

Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions

Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions

Narrator (voice)

10.0

2003

Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

Host · (5 episodes)

0.0

2003

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

Readings (Voice) · (4 episodes)

0.0

2003

Longitude

Longitude

Rupert Gould · (2 episodes)

7.0

2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dr. Cap Jackson · (2 episodes)

7.9

1999

Faeries

Faeries

The Shapeshifter (voice)

5.1

1999

The View

The View

Self · (3 episodes)

4.4

1997

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

(1 episode)

8.1

1996

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self

8.1

1995

A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

Self

0.0

1995

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

1994

Brisant

Brisant

Self · (1 episode)

5.5

1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

7.2

1993

Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

Odon Von Horvath

1.0

1992

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

(1 episode)

4.9

1992

Performance

Performance

Odon Von Horvath · (1 episode)

6.0

1991

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

Prisoner

4.3

1991

The Civil War

The Civil War

Various · (9 episodes)

8.0

1990

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Bar Rag (voice) · (1 episode)

8.0

1989

Australia

Australia

Edouard Pierson

4.5

1989

Comic Relief

(1 episode)

5.7

1988

Daytime Live

(1 episode)

3.5

1987

The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

Harold

6.7

1984

Swann in Love

Swann in Love

Charles Swann

5.6

1984

Betrayal

Betrayal

Jerry

5.8

1983

Nature

Nature

Narrator · (1 episode)

8.1

1982

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

Charles Ryder · (11 episodes)

7.9

1981

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

Self · (1 episode)

5.3

1981

Nijinsky

Nijinsky

Mikhail Fokine

5.0

1980

Langrishe, Go Down

Langrishe, Go Down

Otto Beck

4.2

1978

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Otto Beck · (1 episode)

7.0

1977

Love for Lydia

Love for Lydia

Alex Sanderson · (13 episodes)

0.0

1977

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · (1 episode)

7.0

1975

Notorious Woman

Notorious Woman

Franz Liszt · (7 episodes)

5.0

1974

The Pallisers

The Pallisers

Frank Tregear · (26 episodes)

6.7

1974

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Nephew · (1 episode)

7.4

1971

Great Performances

Great Performances

Self · (1 episode)

5.5

1971

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Edward Voysey · (1 episode)

5.0

1965

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

1962

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Host · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self · (4 episodes)

7.1

1953