Jeremy Irons' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Borgias Rodrigo Bor… Who Do You Think You Are? (UK) Jeremy Irons The Colour of Magic (UK) Lord Vetinari Brideshead Revisited (UK) Charles Ryder The Hollow Crown (UK) Henry IV Play Away (UK) Jeremy Irons

Main Movie Roles 2009 - The Pink Panther 2 2008 - Appaloosa 2006 - Inland Empire 2006 - Eragon 2005 - Kingdom of Heaven 2005 - Casanova 2004 - Being Julia 2002 - The Time Machine 2002 - Callas Forever 2000 - Dungeons & Dragons 1997 - Lolita 1996 - Stealing Beauty 1995 - Die Hard with a Vengeance 1994 - The Lion King 1993 - M. Butterfly 1993 - The House of the Spirits 1992 - Damage 1991 - Kafka 1990 - Reversal of Fortune 1988 - Dead Ringers 1986 - The Mission 1982 - Moonlighting 1981 - The French Lieutenant's Woman

BIOGRAPHY:

This very English actor began by busking, and then joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School His first break came in the musical Godspell, when he played John the Baptist alongside David Essex. Once described as 'the thinking woman's pin up' he has made his name in most notable, thought provoking films such as Dead Ringers (1988) and gained a Golden Globe Award in addition to an Oscar for Best Actor in 1990 for his role as Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990) alongside Glenn Close.


TRIVIA:

• One of the first celebrities to wear the recently created Red Ribbon, supporting the fight against AIDS (1991).
• Has a signet ring with the insignia PDI engraved on it. It belonged to his father Paul Dugan Irons.
• An exceptionaly good horseman and enjoys skiing. Hates cooking, but loves gardening and the beauty of nature.
• President of the jury at 2007 Sarajevo Film Festival.
• Helped to financially Sponser British Character Actor Stephen Manwaring whilst Stephen was at The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in 1999-2002.
• Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000
• Attended Sherborne School in Dorset until 1966.
• In 1996, he became the fourteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Actor, _Reversal of Fortune (1990)_ (qv), Tony: Best Actor-Play, "The Real Thing" (1984) and Emmy: Best Voice-Over Performance, _"The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" (1996)_ (qv).