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Jeremy John Irons is an English actor. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has since appeared in many West End theatre productions, including The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Godspell, Richard II, and Embers. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing and received a Tony Award for Best Actor.

Irons's first major film role came in the romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman , for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas, such as Moonlighting , Betrayal , and The Mission , he was praised for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers . Irons 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 .

Irons has also had roles in Steven Soderbergh's mystery thriller Kafka , the period drama The House of the Spirits , the romantic drama M. Butterfly , the voice of Scar in Disney's The Lion King , Simon Gruber in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance , the drama Lolita , Musketeer Aramis in The Man in the Iron Mask , the action adventure Dungeons & Dragons , the drama The Merchant of Venice , the drama Being Julia , the epic historical drama Kingdom of Heaven , the fantasy-adventure Eragon , the Western Appaloosa , and the indie drama Margin Call . In 2016, he appeared in Assassin's Creed and, starting that year, has portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and reprising the role in Justice League . In 2019, he appeared as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's Watchmen, a continuation of the graphic novel series of the same name.

Irons has also made many appearances in television dramas. He earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his break-out role in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited . In 2005, Irons appeared in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I, for which he received a Golden Globe Award 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. He is one of the few actors who have achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting", winning an Academy Award for film, an Emmy Award 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. Wikipedia  

✵ 19. September 1948
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Famous Jeremy Irons Quotes

“I think that there is this idea that what you should go after is fame. That is a hugely mistaken idea because fame means absolutely nothing. This whole culture of wanting to become famous is on a hiding to nothing, a sign of a society that’s lost its way and will only judge people as being valid if they’re famous, which of course is all bullshit. As Tom Stoppard said, the only thing that fame means is that more people know you than you know.”

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons: Why our TV isn't what it used to be
The Telegraph
2008-12-20
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/3870293/Jeremy-Irons-Why-our-TV-isnt-what-it-used-to-be.html
2011-08-11

“The movie industry is run by accountants in Hollywood and it's as simple as this; everyone has a number on their computer. They can look up Jeremy Irons and see what my last five movies have made. Say you want to make a $20m picture, which is relatively cheap. If Jeremy makes $9m, the director makes $5m, then you need a leading lady, and they just go through those figures - that's how casting happens. And none of my movies has made a lot of money.”

Jeremy Irons

Lipworth, Elaine, "King of all his castles"

“I've never been passionate about acting, and I find more and more that I work to live the life I want to live. An actor like Al Pacino lives to act. I'm not sure though, there's something about the detachment I have, the feeling of the lack of importance about what I do, that is healthy.”

Jeremy Irons

King of all his castles
The New Zealand Herald
2005-05-14
Elaine
Lipworth
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10125499
2011-08-11

“Most people are robust. If a man puts his hand on a woman's bottom, any woman worth her salt can deal with it. It is communication. Can't we be friendly?”

Jeremy Irons

If a man pats a woman's bottom he's just being friendly, says Jeremy Irons
2011-08-09
Daily Mail
Liz
Thomas
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023917/Jeremy-Irons-If-man-pats-womans-hes-just-friendly.html
2011-08-11

“I'm a very difficult person. My wife's a very difficult person. Living together is difficult but all marriages are the same - desperately difficult. … I can't imagine letting a marriage go unless it's intolerable. Every time you get through a difficulty, the bond is stronger. If you're lucky enough to get to a stage where you have been together a long time, your lives are so intertwined. I think being polite and kind to each other is terribly important. That, more than anything, can go a huge way in relationships.”

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons: power player
The Telegraph
2008-03-13
Chloe
Fox
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3671865/Jeremy-Irons-Power-player.html
2011-08-11

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