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Jeremy Irons Biography

in full Jeremy John Irons

(1948– )

Related Works

Films
1980 Nijinsky
1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman

1982 Moonlighting
1982 Betrayal
1984 Swann in Love
1883 The Wild Duck
1986 The Mission
1988 A Chorus of Disapproval
1988 Dead Ringers
1988 Danny, Champion of the World
1990 Reversal of Fortune
1991 Kafka
1992 Waterland
1993 Damage
1993 M. Butterfly
1994 The House of the Spirits
1994 The Lion King (voice only)
1995 Die Hard With a Vengeance
1996 Stealing Beauty
1997 Lolita
1998 The Man in the Iron Mask
1998 Chinese Box
2001 The Night of the Iguana
2002 The Time Machine
2002 Callas Forever
2004 Being Julia
2004 The Merchant of Venice
2005 Kingdom of Heaven
2005 Casanova
2006 Inland Empire
Theatre
1971–2 Godspell
1973 Diary of a Madman
1975 The Taming of the Shrew
1974 Much Ado About Nothing
1974 The Caretaker
1975 An Inspector Calls
1976–7 Wild Oats
1978 The Rear Column
1984 The Real Thing
1986 A Winter's Tale
1986 Richard II
1987 The Rover
2006 Embers
Television
1975 The Pallisers
1981 Brideshead Revisited
1983 The Captain's Doll
2005 Elizabeth I
2006 The Magic 7

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(born Sept. 19, 1948, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Eng.) British actor. He made his London stage debut in Godspell (1973) and appeared on Broadway in The Real Thing (1984, Tony Award). After his screen debut in Nijinsky (1980), he won notice for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) and became widely popular in the television series Brideshead Revisited (1980–81). His performances were notable for their sensitivity and sophistication, and he offered deliciously wicked turns in Dead Ringers (1988) and Reversal of Fortune (1990, Academy Award). His later films include Damage (1992), The Lion King (1994), and Lolita (1997).