Jeremy Irons

Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. The movies in which he has starred include The Lion King (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Lolita (1997), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

Irons trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.  He played John the Baptist and Judas in Godspell for a total of 1,128 performances.Stanley Green's Encyclopaedia of the Musical, Cassell (1976) In 2005, Irons won both an Emmy award and a Golden Globe award for his supporting role in the television mini-series, Elizabeth I.

Filmography
 Year Title Role Notes 1980 Nijinsky Mikhail Fokine 1981  Charles Henry Smithson/Mike Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1981 Brideshead Revisited Charles Ryder  1982 Moonlighting Nowak 1983 Betrayal Jerry 1984  Harold 1984 Swann in Love Charles Swann 1986  Father Gabriel Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1988  Guy Jones 1987 My Fair Lady Henry Higgins 1988 Dead Ringers Beverly Mantle/Elliot Mantle  1989 Australia Edouard Pierson 1989 Danny, the Champion of the World William Smith 1990 Reversal of Fortune Claus von Bülow  1991  Prisoner 1991 Kafka Kafka 1992  H.G. Wells 1992 Waterland Tom Crick 1992 Damage Dr. Stephen Fleming 1993 M. Butterfly René Gallimard 1993  Esteban Trueba 1994 Spaceship Earth Narrator 1994  Scar (voice)  1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Simon Gruber 1996 Stealing Beauty Alex Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 1997 Chinese Box John 1997 Lolita Humbert Humbert 1998  Aramis 1999 Islands of Adventure: Poseidon's Fury: Escape from the Lost City Poseidon voice actor 2000 Dungeons & Dragons Profion 2000 Longitude Rupert Gould Television series (4 episodes) 2001  Jack Elgin 2001 Beckett on Film – Ohio Impromptu Reader/Listener 2002 Callas Forever Larry Kelly 2002 Last Call F. Scott Fitzgerald 2002  Über-Morlock 2003 And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen Valentin Valentin 2003 Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites Voice 2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Himself 2004 Mathilde Pukovnik Unprofora 2004  Antonio 2004 Being Julia Michael Gosselyn Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2005 Gallipoli Gallipoli 2005 Kingdom of Heaven Tiberias 2005 Casanova Pucci 2006 Inland Empire Kingsley Stewart 2006 Eragon Brom 2006 Elizabeth I Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester  2008  Havelock Vetinari Television miniseries 2008 Appaloosa Randall Bragg  2009  Alonso Avellaneda  2009 Georgia O'Keeffe Alfred Stieglitz  2011 Margin Call John Tuld  2011  Rodrigo Borgia 2013Beautiful CreaturesMacon Ravenwood2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeAlfred Pennyworth2017Justice LeagueAlfred PennyworthPost-Production 

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Category:Tony Award winning actors