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Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

56 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jeremy Irons is an English actor who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and began his career on stage in 1969, playing Shakespeare and other roles in London's West End before making his Broadway debut in 1984 in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, which brought him a Tony Award. He became a screen name as Charles Ryder in the television adaptation Brideshead Revisited (1981) and in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), then took leading parts in Moonlighting (1982), The Mission (1986) and Dead Ringers (1988), winning the Academy Award for Best Actor as Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune (1990). Later films include Lolita (1997), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), The Merchant of Venice (2004), Margin Call (2011) and House of Gucci (2021). He voiced Scar in The Lion King (1994) and played Alfred Pennyworth in the DC films, and won an Emmy for Elizabeth I.

78years old

Turns 79 on September 19in 340 days

  • Born Cowes
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Jeremy John Irons (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
56
Career span
45 years1980 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    At the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway, Irons played Henry, a man having an affair, in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, acting with Glenn Close. That role brought him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

  2. Behind the camera

    Irons directed a music video in 1985 for Carly Simon's single "Tired of Being Blonde", which was heavily promoted. In 1994, he made a cameo appearance in the video for Elastica's hit single "Connection".

  3. Beyond film

    Irons was seen in Faoi Lán Cheoil, a documentary for the Irish television channel TG4, taking fiddle lessons from Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh.

  4. Beyond film

    Irons recorded the entire canon of T. S. Eliot's poetry for BBC Radio 4, starting with The Waste Land in 2012 and finishing in 2017.

Jeremy Irons movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Lion King1994 Adventure, Animation, Dramaas Scarvoice

    IMDb rating 8.51.3M votes

  2. Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Simon Gruber

    IMDb rating 7.6433K votes

  3. Assassin's Creed2016as Rikkin

    IMDb rating 5.6221K votes

  4. The Man in the Iron Mask1998as Aramis

    IMDb rating 6.5192K votes

  5. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016as Alfred

    IMDb rating 6.4799K votes

  6. Eragon2006as Brom

    IMDb rating 5.1135K votes

  7. The Beekeeper2024as Wallace Westwyld

    IMDb rating 6.3186K votes

  8. The Time Machine2002as Über-Morlock

    IMDb rating 6.0137K votes

Most often with

Zack Snyder directed three of these films, David Cronenberg two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Charlotte Rampling, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Charlotte RamplingRonald Pickup, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Ronald PickupJ.K. Simmons, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with J.K. SimmonsBen Affleck, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ben AffleckCiarán Hinds, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ciarán HindsDiane Lane, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Diane LaneZack SnyderDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Zack SnyderDavid CronenbergDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by David Cronenberg

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Box office

What Jeremy Irons's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.6 billion

36 of the 56 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 56 films: 36 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 8 figure not found.

  • 36Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016as Alfred$874 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 78% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016as Alfred
    $874M19.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Lion King1994as Scar (voice)
    $763M16.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Justice League2017as Alfred
    $661M14.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995as Simon Gruber
    $366M8.0% of the total
  5. 5
    The Flash2023as Alfred Pennyworth
    $271M5.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Eragon2006as Brom
    $250M5.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Assassin's Creed2016as Rikkin
    $241M5.2% of the total
  8. 8
    The Man in the Iron Mask1998as Aramis
    $183M4.0% of the total
The Beekeeper (2024), $163 millionHouse of Gucci (2021), $153 millionRed Sparrow (2018), $152 millionThe Time Machine (2002), $124 millionThe Pink Panther 2 (2009), $75.9 millionBeautiful Creatures (2013), $60.1 millionCasanova (2005), $37.7 millionThe French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), $26.9 millionRace (2016), $24.8 millionThe Merchant of Venice (2004), $21.6 millionAppaloosa (2008), $20.2 millionMargin Call (2011), $19.5 millionThe Mission (1986), $17.2 millionReversal of Fortune (1990), $15.4 millionDungeons & Dragons (2000), $15.2 millionBeing Julia (2004), $14.3 million

$991 millionfrom the other 28 films with a worldwide figure, 22% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 1984 to 2017, four of them major.

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Jeremy Irons's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1991Best ActorReversal of FortuneWon
Golden Globes
AwardsWon
Emmy Awards
2006Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieElizabeth IWon
Tony Awards
1984Best Actor in a PlayWon
Other honors
2017Europe Theatre PrizeWon
1998European Film Academy Special Achievement AwardWon
1997Donostia AwardWon

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