Jeremy Irons began his career in England in theatre at the Bristol Old Vic and then debuted in London in GODSPELL as John the Baptist. His work in the West End and at Stratford upon Avon culminated with his performance of Richard II for the RSC. He made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard’s THE REAL THING opposite Glenn Close, for which he won both the Drama League and Tony Awards for Best Actor.

Irons has played many roles for television, most notably in LOVE FOR LYDIA and TALES FROM HOLLYWOOD. His performance in BRIDESHEAD REVISITED brought him worldwide acclaim and nominations for an Emmy Award, the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 1996, he directed and co-starred in MIRAD, A BOY FROM BOSNIA, a Channel 4 film about refugees.

On the big screen, he has starred in such films as Jerry Skolimowski’s MOONLIGHTING, Harold Pinter’s BETRAYAL, Volker Schlondorff’s SWANN IN LOVE and THE MISSION with Robert DeNiro. Irons played opposite Meryl Streep in THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN, for which he received the Variety Club Award for Best Actor and a BAFTA nomination, and Roald Dahl’s DANNY, CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. His performance in DEAD RINGERS brought him a Best Actor Award from the New York Film Critics Circle and a Canadian Genie. Irons starred again with Glenn Close in the film REVERSAL OF FORTUNE. For this, Irons received the 1990 Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor.

Irons went on to work in such films as Steven Soderbergh’s KAFKA, David Cronenberg’s M. BUTTERFLY, Bille August’s THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS, created the voice of Scar for Disney’s THE LION KING, and followed with the action film DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE and Bernardo Bertolucci’s STEALING BEAUTY.

Irons’ more recent films include Wayne Wang’s CHINESE BOX and MAN IN THE IRON MASK. He played Humbert Humbert in Adrian Lyne’s controversial film LOLITA and also costarred in LONGITUDE, an A&E Granada film. Further film credits include AND NOW… LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE TIME MACHINE, CALLAS FOREVER, LAST CALL and MATHILDE. In 2003 Jeremy Irons debuted in the New York City Opera production of Stephen Sondheim’s A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Upcoming films include István Szabó’s BEING JULIA with Annette Bening, and Ridley Scott’s KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Irons will be in Venice this autumn shooting CASANOVA, a film by Lasse Halström.