Jeremy Irons is an English actor known for his roles on stage, screen and television.
Theatre Following his training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons first acted with the school's theatre company: YearProductionRoleVenue1969The Winter's TaleFlorizelBristol Old VicHay FeverSimonWhat the Butler SawNickMajor BarbaraThe Servant of Two Masters Macbeth The Boy Friend1970As You Like ItOh, What a Lovely War!Little Theatre BristolThe School for Scandal1971–1973GodspellJohn/JudasRoundhouse and Wyndham's Theatre1973The Diary of a MadmanThe MadmanAct Inn1974Much Ado About NothingDon PedroYoung VicThe CaretakerMick1975The Taming of the ShrewPetruchioRoundhouse1976Wild OatsHarry ThunderAldwych Theatre1977Stratford and Piccadilly Theatre1978The Rear ColumnJamesonGlobe Theatre1984–1985The Real ThingHenry Plymouth Theatre (Broadway)1986The Winter's TaleLeontesRoyal Shakespeare TheatreThe RoverWillmoreSwan Theatre and Mermaid TheatreRichard IIRichard IIRoyal Shakespeare Theatre1987Barbican TheatreMy Fair LadyProfessor Henry HigginsRoyal Albert Hall2003A Little Night MusicFredrick EgermanNew York City Opera2005CelebrationRussellGate Theatre and Albery TheatreCamelotKing ArthurHollywood Bowl2006EmbersHenrikDuke of York's TheatrePinter Plays, Poetry & ProseTeatro Carignano, Turin2008Never So GoodHarold Macmillan National Theatre2009ImpressionismThomas BuckleGerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway2011CamelotKing ArthurShubert Theatre, Broadway2013The Mystery PlaysGodGloucester Cathedral and Worcester Cathedral2016Long Day's Journey into NightJames TyroneBristol Old Vic2018Wyndham's Theatre, BAM and Wallis Annenberg Center2017Correspondence 1944–1959 Readings from the epistles between Albert Camus and Maria CasaresAlbertTeatro Argentina, RomeAshes to Ashes (Special creation for the Europe Theatre Prize)Devlin
Film Year Title Role Notes 1980 Nijinsky Mikhail Fokine 1981 Charles Henry Smithson/Mike 1982 Moonlighting Nowak 1983 Betrayal Jerry1984 The Wild Duck Harold Swann in Love Charles Swann 1985 The Statue of Liberty Himself Voice; Documentary 1986 The Mission Father Gabriel 1988 Dead Ringers Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle1989 A Chorus of Disapproval Guy Jones Australia Edouard Pierson Danny, the Champion of the World William Smith 1990 Reversal of Fortune Claus von Bülow1991 Beggar's Opera Prisoner Kafka Franz Kafka1992 The Timekeeper H. G. Wells Short film Waterland Tom Crick Damage Dr. Stephen Fleming1993 M. Butterfly René Gallimard The House of the Spirits Esteban Trueba1994 Spaceship Earth Narrator (3rd edition) Voice; Documentary short The Lion King Scar Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Simon Gruber 1996 Stealing Beauty Alex 1997 Chinese Box John Lolita Humbert Humbert 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Aramis 1999Faeries The Shapeshifter Voice Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City Poseidon Voice; Short film 2000 Dungeons & Dragons Profion 2001 The Fourth Angel Jack Elgin2002 Callas Forever Larry Kelly The Time Machine The Über-Morlock And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen Valentin Valentin2004 Mathilde Col. De Petris The Merchant of Venice Antonio Being Julia Michael Gosselyn2005 Kingdom of Heaven Tiberias Casanova Pucci2006 Inland Empire Kingsley Stewart Eragon BromEye of the Leopard Narrator Voice; Documentary 2008 Appaloosa Randall Bragg 2009 The Pink Panther 2 Alonso Avellaneda 2011 Margin Call John Tuld The Last Lions Narrator Voice; Documentary2012The WordsThe Old ManTrashedHimselfDocumentary; also executive producer2013Night Train to LisbonRaimund GregoriusBeautiful CreaturesMacon Ravenwood2015High-RiseAnthony RoyalThe Man Who Knew InfinityG. H. Hardy2016The CorrespondenceEd PhoerumRaceAvery BrundageBatman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeAlfred PennyworthTheir FinestSecretary of WarAssassin's CreedAlan Rikkin 2017Birds Like Us Kondor/Mi VoiceJustice League Alfred Pennyworth2018Red SparrowVladimir Korchnoi Better Start RunningGarrisonAlso executive producerAn Actor Prepares Atticus Smith 2020 Love, Weddings & Other Disasters Lawrence Phillips 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueAlfred PennyworthDirector's cut of Justice League Munich – The Edge of War Neville Chamberlain House of Gucci Rodolfo Gucci2023 The Flash Alfred Pennyworth The Cello Francesco Once Upon a Studio Scar Voice; Short film 2024 The Beekeeper Wallace Westwyld 2025 Palestine 36 High Commissioner Wauchope 2026 Governor Mordokan Voice 2027 Wallace Westwyld Post-production Julian Miles The leader of the Watchers Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesNephew GeorgeEpisode: "The Case of the Mirror of Portugal"1974The PallisersFrank Tregear6 episodesNotorious WomanFranz Liszt2 episodes1975Churchill's PeopleSamuel RossEpisode: "Liberty Tree"1977Love for LydiaAlex Sanderson7 episodes1978Play of the Week (BBC2)Otto BeckEpisode: Langrishe, Go Down1979Play of the Month (BBC2)Edward VoyseyEpisode: The Voysey Inheritance1981 Brideshead Revisited Charles Ryder 11 episodes1983The Captain's DollCaptain Alex HepworthTelevision film1989The Dream The ManTelevision short1990The Civil WarVarious roles Voices; 9 episodes1991 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Jeremy Irons/Fishbone"1992PerformanceOdon Von HorvathEpisode: "Tales from Hollywood"1996The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th CenturySiegfried SassoonVoice; 3 episodes 2000 Longitude Rupert Gould 4 episodes 2001 The Short Life of Anne Frank Narrator Television documentary 2002 Last Call F. Scott Fitzgerald Television film2003Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair DoSeverus SnapeTelevision special 2005Elizabeth IRobert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester2 episodes 2008 The Colour of Magic Havelock Vetinari2009The Magic 7 Thraxx Voice; Television film Georgia O'Keeffe"Lifetime to Paint Bio of Georgia O'Keeffe" TV Guide. 6 November 2008. Retrieved on 7 November 2008. Alfred Stieglitz Television film 2010 Arena Various Characters Episode: "Harold Pinter: A Celebration" 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Cap Jackson 2 episodes 2011–13 Rodrigo Borgia 29 episodes2012The SimpsonsBar Rag Voice; Episode: "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches" Henry IV Part I and Part IIHenry IV2 episodes2013 Life on FireNarrator6 episodes2019WatchmenAdrian Veidt8 episodes 2021 Napoleon – In the Name of Art Presenting narratorDocumentary The Emirates from AboveNarrator2022 The Pentaverate6 episodes2024 The Count of Monte CristoAbbé Faria8 episodes 2025 Nature NarratorEpisode: “Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom”The Morning ShowMartin LevyRecurring
See also List of awards and nominations received by Jeremy Irons List of British actors List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Great Britain List of actors with Academy Award nominations List of Primetime Emmy Award winners List of Golden Globe winners References
External links
Jeremy Irons at the Turner Classic Movies database