Jeremy Irons
Known for
One of the great contemporary British actors. Best Actor Oscar winner for 'Reversal of Fortune' (1990). He voiced the villain Scar in Disney's 'The Lion King' (1994), one of his most remembered roles, and played Alfred in 'Batman v Superman' (2016) of the DC universe. He shone in 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' (1981), Cronenberg's 'Dead Ringers' (1988) and the series 'Brideshead Revisited' (1981). British actor of unmistakable voice and extremely wide range between theater, auteur cinema and major productions, recognized for his elegance and his interpretive intensity.
Jeremy Irons
80 Movies
21 Series
One of the great contemporary British actors. Best Actor Oscar winner for 'Reversal of Fortune' (1990). He voiced the villain Scar in Disney's 'The Lion King' (1994), one of his most remembered roles, and played Alfred in 'Batman v Superman' (2016) of the DC universe. He shone in 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' (1981), Cronenberg's 'Dead Ringers' (1988) and the series 'Brideshead Revisited' (1981). British actor of unmistakable voice and extremely wide range between theater, auteur cinema and major productions, recognized for his elegance and his interpretive intensity.
Movies
Plays Scar (voice)
The Lion King
1994
Plays Alfred Pennyworth
The Flash
2023
Plays Wallace Westwyld
The Beekeeper
2024
Plays Tiberias
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Plays Alfred
Justice League
2017
Plays Alfred
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Plays Alfred
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Plays Dr. Stephen Fleming
Damage
1992
Plays Humbert Humbert
Lolita
1997
Plays Simon
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
Plays Vladimir Korchnoi
Red Sparrow
2018
Plays Rodolfo Gucci
House of Gucci
2021
Plays Scar (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
Plays John Tuld
Margin Call
2011
Plays Aramis
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
Plays Father Gabriel
The Mission
1986
Plays Über-Morlock
The Time Machine
2002
Plays Alan Rikkin
Assassin's Creed
2016
Plays Kingsley Stewart
Inland Empire
2006
Plays Secretary of War
Their Finest
2017
Plays Alex Parrish
Stealing Beauty
1996
Plays Brom
Eragon
2006
Plays G. H. Hardy
The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016
Plays Profion
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
Plays Avellaneda
The Pink Panther 2
2009
Plays Macon Ravenwood
Beautiful Creatures
2013
Plays Anthony Royal
High-Rise
2015
Plays Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
Dead Ringers
1988
Plays Esteban Trueba
The House of the Spirits
1993
Plays Pucci
Casanova
2005
Plays Claus von Bülow
Reversal of Fortune
1990
Plays Randall Bragg
Appaloosa
2008
Plays Antonio
The Merchant of Venice
2004
Plays The Old Man
The Words
2012
Plays Neville Chamberlain
Munich - The Edge of War
2021
Plays Avery Brundage
Race
2016
Plays Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
Plays Lawrence Philips
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
2020
Plays High Commissioner Wauchope
Palestine 36
2025
Plays René Gallimard
M. Butterfly
1993
Plays Raimund
Night Train to Lisbon
2013
Plays Michael Gosselyn
Being Julia
2004
Plays John
Chinese Box
1997
Plays F. Scott Fitzgerald
Last Call
2002
Plays Jack Elgin
The Fourth Angel
2001
Plays Mi (voice)
Birds Like Us
2017
Plays Ed Phoerum
Correspondence
2016
Plays Nowak
Moonlighting
1982
Plays Charles Swann
Swann in Love
1984
Plays Kafka
Kafka
1991
TV Shows
Plays Rodrigo Borgia
The Borgias
2011
Plays Alex Sanderson
Love for Lydia
1977
Plays Charles Ryder
Brideshead Revisited
1981
Plays Various (voice)
The Civil War
1990
Plays Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
Watchmen
2019
Plays Abbé Faria
The Count of Monte Cristo
2025
Plays Jeremy Irons
The Pentaverate
2022
Plays Frank Tregear
The Pallisers
1974
Plays Martin Levy
The Morning Show
2019
Plays Rupert Gould
Longitude
2000
Plays Earl of Leicester
Elizabeth I
2005
Plays Patrician
The Colour of Magic
2008
Plays Henry IV
The Hollow Crown
2012
Plays Franz Liszt
Notorious Woman
1974
Plays Bar Rag (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
Plays Nephew
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Plays Edward Voysey
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Plays Odon Von Horvath
Performance
1991
Plays Otto Beck
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Plays Samuel Ross
Churchill's People
1974
Plays Ödön von Horváth
American Playhouse
1982
Latest Trailers
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The Crystal Planet
Full Filmography
The Crystal Planet
Governor Mordokan (voice)
2026
Film
What is dyslexia?
The Inventor
2026
Film
The Count of Monte Cristo
Abbé Faria · 8 episodes
2025
TV
Palestine 36
High Commissioner Wauchope
2025
Film
The Beekeeper
Wallace Westwyld
2024
Film
Once Upon a Studio
Scar (voice)
2023
Film
The Cello
Francesco
2023
Film
The Flash
Alfred Pennyworth
2023
Film
The Pentaverate
Jeremy Irons · 6 episodes
2022
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jeremy Irons and where are they from?
Jeremy Irons is 77 years old, born on September 19, 1948 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Jeremy Irons?
Jeremy Irons is best known for roles in The Lion King, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League.
How many movies has Jeremy Irons been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1978), Jeremy Irons has appeared in 74 movies and 20 TV shows.
What was Jeremy Irons's first movie?
The career of Jeremy Irons began with Langrishe, Go Down (1978).
What is Jeremy Irons's most recent movie or series?
Jeremy Irons's most recent release is What is dyslexia?, which premiered on April 25, 2026.
What TV shows has Jeremy Irons appeared in?
On television, Jeremy Irons has appeared in The Simpsons, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Watchmen, The Morning Show.
Does Jeremy Irons have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Jeremy Irons's upcoming work includes: The Crystal Planet (2026), The Beekeeper 2 (2027).
Jeremy Irons
1948-09-19 · Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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 Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, receiving the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Irons's break-out role came in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited (1981) and is frequently ranked among the greatest British television dramas as well as greatest literary adaptations. It would earn him a Golden Globe Award nomination. His first major film role came in the romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas, such as Moonlighting (1982), Betrayal (1983), and The Mission (1986), he was praised for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988). Irons has 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 (1990).
Irons had roles in Steven Soderbergh's mystery thriller Kafka (1991), the period drama The House of the Spirits (1993), the romantic drama M. Butterfly (1993), voiced Scar in Disney's The Lion King (1994), played Simon Gruber in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Humbert Humbert in Lolita (1997) and Aramis in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). He starred in the action adventure Dungeons & Dragons (2000), played Antonio in The Merchant of Venice (2004), appeared in Being Julia (2004), the historical drama Kingdom of Heaven (2005), the fantasy-adventure Eragon (2006), the Western Appaloosa (2008), and the indie drama Margin Call (2011). In 2016, he appeared in Assassin's Creed and portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (2017), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).
On television, Irons appeared in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I, receiving a Golden Globe 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. In 2019, he appeared as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's Watchmen. He is one of the few actors who have achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" in the US, winning an Oscar for film, an Emmy 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.