Jeremy Irons

Biography

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 Br... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

3.3

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK

Birthday

September 19, 1948

Known for

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993
6.6
Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

2005
7.0
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995
7.3
The Time Machine

The Time Machine

2002
6.3
The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

1993
6.9
Inland Empire

Inland Empire

2006
7.0
Kafka

Kafka

1991
6.4
Lynch 2

Lynch 2

2007
0.0
Eragon

Eragon

2006
5.1
Damage

Damage

1992
6.6
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004
6.8
Chinese Box

Chinese Box

1997
5.8
The Mission

The Mission

1986
7.4
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990
6.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall

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

2006
5.3
Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

2000
4.4
The Lion King

The Lion King

1994
8.3
The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981
6.4
Architects of Ancient Arabia

Architects of Ancient Arabia

2021
9.5
Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers

1988
7.1
Lolita

Lolita

1997
7.1
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998
6.6
Earthquake On Everest

Earthquake On Everest

2015
5.0
Appaloosa

Appaloosa

2008
6.6
Casanova

Casanova

2005
6.4
The Cello

The Cello

2023
4.3
Napoleon: In the Name of Art

Napoleon: In the Name of Art

2021
8.2
Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1982
7.0
Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty

1996
6.7
The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2

2009
5.7
Game of Lions

Game of Lions

2013
5.0
Reversal of Fortune

Reversal of Fortune

1990
6.6
The Voysey Inheritance

The Voysey Inheritance

2014
0.0
Callas Forever

Callas Forever

2002
6.3
Gallipoli

Gallipoli

2005
7.1
Being Julia

Being Julia

2004
6.4
Longitude

Longitude

2000
7.4
Margin Call

Margin Call

2011
6.9
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...

2002
5.6
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto

2021
0.0
The Last Lions

The Last Lions

2011
7.2
Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

1989
6.2
The Words

The Words

2012
6.7
The Flash

The Flash

2023
6.6
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World

2003
5.6
The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel

2001
5.2
Goodbye Granadaland

Goodbye Granadaland

2013
0.0
The Way of the Cheetah

The Way of the Cheetah

2022
5.2
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

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

2003
7.0
Langrishe, Go Down

Langrishe, Go Down

1978
3.7
Trashed

Trashed

2012
7.2
Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

2013
6.0
The Majestic Plastic Bag

The Majestic Plastic Bag

2010
7.7
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed

Ultimate Enemies: Revealed

2022
0.0
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed

Eye of the Leopard: Revealed

2022
0.0
Eternal Enemies: Revealed

Eternal Enemies: Revealed

2022
8.0
Relentless Enemies: Revealed

Relentless Enemies: Revealed

2022
0.0
Eye of the Leopard

Eye of the Leopard

2006
8.4
A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989
5.3
Another Way Home

Another Way Home

2012
10.0
Ohio Impromptu

Ohio Impromptu

2002
8.5
Waterland

Waterland

1992
6.3
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

...
10.0
Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

2009
4.9
Swann in Love

Swann in Love

1984
5.5
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013
6.5
Betrayal

Betrayal

1983
5.9
Last Call

Last Call

2002
5.9
Nijinsky

Nijinsky

1980
4.8
Australia

Australia

1989
4.1
Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

2023
5.5
The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

1991
4.3
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé

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

2022
0.0
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016
6.0
Faeries

Faeries

1999
5.1
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013
6.5
Tales from Hollywood

Tales from Hollywood

1992
1.0
The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

1984
6.7
Mathilde

Mathilde

2006
0.0
Revisiting Brideshead

Revisiting Brideshead

2005
0.0
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide

2023
3.8
Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

2023
8.3
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995
7.8
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009
7.2
High-Rise

High-Rise

2015
5.6
1984

1984

2008
6.0
I Wish For You

I Wish For You

2016
0.0
Codice Carla

Codice Carla

2023
0.0
A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

1995
0.0
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio

2024
6.0
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist

Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist

2022
5.5
Eden at the End of the World

Eden at the End of the World

2008
0.0
Correspondence

Correspondence

2016
6.4
The Beekeeper

The Beekeeper

2024
7.3
Race

Race

2016
7.3
The Chronoscope

The Chronoscope

2009
8.5
Living With Big Cats: Revealed

Living With Big Cats: Revealed

2022
0.0
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions

Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions

2003
10.0
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo

2006
7.8
Quintessentially Irish

Quintessentially Irish

2024
6.4
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017
10.0
The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016
7.2
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

2023
0.0
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985
8.0
The Genius of George Boole

The Genius of George Boole

2015
7.5
Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

2016
5.4
The Well of Saint Nobody

The Well of Saint Nobody

...
0.0
Encore

Encore

...
0.0
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

2001
0.0
The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

1985
6.7
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

2025
7.2
Endless Corridor

Endless Corridor

2014
5.0
The Wind Gods

The Wind Gods

2013
0.0
Justice League

Justice League

2017
6.1
The Dream

The Dream

1989
8.7
Their Finest

Their Finest

2017
6.6
'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe

'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe

1991
0.0
Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow

2018
6.5
An Actor Prepares

An Actor Prepares

2018
5.8
J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation

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

2007
0.0
Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010
0.0
Birds Like Us

Birds Like Us

2022
3.8
Better Start Running

Better Start Running

2018
5.9
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

1986
7.1
The Sultan and the Saint

The Sultan and the Saint

2016
6.8
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

2016
6.0
The Lolita Story

The Lolita Story

1998
6.0
The Making of Dead Ringers

The Making of Dead Ringers

1988
8.0
The Short Life of Anne Frank

The Short Life of Anne Frank

2001
10.0
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

2019
7.2
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988
6.0
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

2020
6.0
The Power of the Powerless

The Power of the Powerless

2009
0.0
Seeds of Freedom

Seeds of Freedom

2012
0.0
The Sunflower Superjam 2012

The Sunflower Superjam 2012

2013
0.0
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992
6.7
Emotional Uncertainties

Emotional Uncertainties

2015
0.0
Munich – The Edge of War

Munich – The Edge of War

2021
6.9
House of Gucci

House of Gucci

2021
6.6
Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021
8.1
Jade Eyed Leopard

Jade Eyed Leopard

2020
0.0
The Path to Redemption

The Path to Redemption

2006
8.0
The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

1994
10.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

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

1994
7.0
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood

2021
0.0
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier

1986
5.0
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'

1989
0.0
The Captain's Doll

The Captain's Doll

1983
0.0
Wild Transylvania – Dracula's Hidden Kingdom

Wild Transylvania – Dracula's Hidden Kingdom

2024
0.0
Palestine 36

Palestine 36

2025
8.4
Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

2024
6.0
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2005
0.0
The Crystal Planet

The Crystal Planet

...
0.0
Water People: The Story of Us

Water People: The Story of Us

...
0.0
Rizana: A Caged Bird

Rizana: A Caged Bird

...
0.0
The Beekeeper 2

The Beekeeper 2

...
0.0
Highlander

Highlander

...
0.0
From Time to Time

From Time to Time

1992
0.0
Magic in the air, Bantry House Music

Magic in the air, Bantry House Music

2008
10.0
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

2025
0.0
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994
7.5
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
The View

The View

1997
4.3
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
8.1
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004
6.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993
7.2
Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

1981
7.9
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015
6.6
Longitude

Longitude

2000
7.0
The Civil War

The Civil War

1990
7.9
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
7.4
The Pallisers

The Pallisers

1974
6.7
Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

2005
7.2
Love for Lydia

Love for Lydia

1977
0.0
Notorious Woman

Notorious Woman

1974
5.0
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965
5.0
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7.0
Comic Relief

Comic Relief

1988
5.7
Daytime Live

Daytime Live

1987
3.5
The Borgias

The Borgias

2011
7.6
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
7.0
Performance

Performance

1991
6.0
The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

2008
6.7
Shakespeare Uncovered

Shakespeare Uncovered

2012
7.5
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

2023
7.7
Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

1981
5.3
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005
6.7
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
7.9
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
5.3
The Pentaverate

The Pentaverate

2022
5.9
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

2025
7.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5
Watchmen

Watchmen

2019
7.6
Racing Legends

Racing Legends

2012
0.0
The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

2012
7.4
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Metropolis

Metropolis

2015
2.0
Prohibition

Prohibition

2011
7.9
Great Performances

Great Performances

1971
5.8
HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1992
4.9
Brisant

Brisant

1994
5.5
Nature

Nature

1982
7.8
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

2003
0.0
Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

2003
0.0
BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977
7.0
Churchill's People

Churchill's People

1974
1.0
The Morning Show

The Morning Show

2019
7.7

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