The Lion King1994
As Scar (voice)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Jeremy Irons
Born
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.
Filmography (169)
The Beekeeper2024
As Wallace Westwyld
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Kingdom of Heaven2005
As Tiberias
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016
As Alfred
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Flash2023
As Alfred Pennyworth
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Zack Snyder's Justice League2021
As Alfred
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Justice League2017
As Alfred
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Lolita1997
As Humbert Humbert
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Red Sparrow2018
As Vladimir Korchnoi
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995
As Simon
TMDb 7.3 / 10
House of Gucci2021
As Rodolfo Gucci
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Time Machine2002
As Über-Morlock
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Margin Call2011
As John Tuld
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Man in the Iron Mask1998
As Aramis
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Damage1992
As Dr. Stephen Fleming
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Assassin's Creed2016
As Alan Rikkin
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Inland Empire2006
As Kingsley Stewart
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Mission1986
As Father Gabriel
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Eragon2006
As Brom
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Once Upon a Studio2023
As Scar (voice)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
HighlanderRelease date TBA
Stealing Beauty1996
As Alex Parrish
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Beautiful Creatures2013
As Macon Ravenwood
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dead Ringers1988
As Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Race2016
As Avery Brundage
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The House of the Spirits1993
As Esteban Trueba
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Pink Panther 22009
As Avellaneda
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Beekeeper 22027
As Wallace Westwyld
The Man Who Knew Infinity2016
As G. H. Hardy
TMDb 7.2 / 10
High-Rise2015
As Anthony Royal
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Palestine 362025
As High Commissioner Wauchope
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Appaloosa2008
As Randall Bragg
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Merchant of Venice2004
As Antonio
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Their Finest2017
As Secretary of War
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Night Train to Lisbon2013
As Raimund
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Munich - The Edge of War2021
As Neville Chamberlain
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Dungeons & Dragons2000
As Profion
TMDb 4.4 / 10
The Words2012
As The Old Man
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Casanova2005
As Pucci
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The French Lieutenant's Woman1981
As Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
TMDb 6.5 / 10
M. Butterfly1993
As René Gallimard
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl2025
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters2020
As Lawrence Philips
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Reversal of Fortune1990
As Claus von Bülow
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Color of Magic 2in12010
As Patricij
The Path to Redemption2006
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Last Call2002
As F. Scott Fitzgerald
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Chinese Box1997
As John
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Correspondence2016
As Ed Phoerum
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Fourth Angel2001
As Jack Elgin
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Birds Like Us2017
As Mi (voice)
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Being Julia2004
As Michael Gosselyn
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Moonlighting1982
As Nowak
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Muse of Fire2013
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Endless Corridor2014
As Narrator
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Last Movies2026
As Self - Narrator
Georgia O'Keeffe2009
As Alfred Stieglitz
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Waking Sleeping Beauty2009
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
This Ordinary Thing2025
As Self (voice)
Longitude2000
As Rupert Gould
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Waterland1992
As Tom Crick
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Kafka1991
As Kafka
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Faeries1999
As The Shapeshifter (voice)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Swann in Love1984
As Charles Swann
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Crystal Planet2026
As Governor Mordokan (voice)
Earthquake On Everest2015
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Game of Lions2013
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film2003
As Self - Reader / Self - Listener ("Ohio Impromptu")
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Trashed2012
As Himself
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Night of 100 Stars II1985
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!1990
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Blast 'Em1992
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Jade Eyed Leopard2020
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Way of the Cheetah2022
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary1986
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League2016
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Danny the Champion of the World1989
As William Smith
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Lynch 22007
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Statue of Liberty1985
As Self (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé2022
As Self (archive footage)
Tom Hanks: The Nomad2023
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
RihanaRelease date TBA
As Julian Miles
Gallipoli2005
As Narrator
TMDb 7.1 / 10
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
RSC Meets USA: Working ShakespeareRelease date TBA
As Self (Host)
Heart of the Festival2002
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Callas Forever2002
As Larry Kelly
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
An Actor Prepares2018
As Atticus
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Encore
EncoreRelease date TBA
As Nigel
What is dyslexia?2026
As The Inventor
Ohio Impromptu2002
As Reader / Listener
TMDb 9.0 / 10
A Chorus of Disapproval1989
As Guy Jones
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Broadway: The Next GenerationRelease date TBA
As Self
A Night to Die For1995
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall2006
As Self
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Wild Duck1984
As Harold
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Fiat Croma2005
As Lead
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Chronoscope2009
As Narrator
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier1986
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!1994
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Making of the Lion King1994
As Self
TMDb 8.7 / 10
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 12008
As Patrician
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Last Lions2011
As Narrator
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Mathilde2006
As Col. De Petris
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie1988
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Merchant of Venice2005
As Himself
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...2002
As Valentin Valentin
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Tales from Hollywood1992
As Odon Von Horvath
TMDb 3.0 / 10
The Hittites: A Civilization that Changed the World2003
As Narrator
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Earth and the American Dream1992
As Reader (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Majestic Plastic Bag2010
As Narrator
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Quintessentially Irish2024
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Australia1989
As Edouard Pierson
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Nijinsky1980
As Mikhail Fokine
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Voysey Inheritance2014
As Edward Voysey
The Cello2023
As Francesco
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Genius of George Boole2015
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Harold Pinter: A Celebration2010
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders2019
As Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
From Time to Time1992
As H.G. Wells
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Eden at the End of the World2008
As Narrator
Dracula's Hidden Kingdom2026
As Self - Narrator
Eye of the Leopard: Revealed2022
As Narrator (voice)
Better Start Running2018
As Garrison
TMDb 5.9 / 10
19842008
As Television Voice
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio2024
TMDb 6.0 / 10
J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation2007
As Narrator
Betrayal1983
As Jerry
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Living With Big Cats: Revealed2022
As Narrator
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide2023
As Self - 'Alfred'
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Magic in the air, Bantry House Music2008
As Festival audience member
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Alec Guinness: A Class Act2024
As self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Franco Zeffirelli: Rebel Conformist2022
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Eye of the Leopard2006
As Narrator
TMDb 8.3 / 10
'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe1991
As Narrator
The Beggar's Opera1991
As Prisoner
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Ultimate Enemies: Revealed2022
As Narrator (voice)
Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo2006
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Architects of Ancient Arabia2021
As Narrator
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Codice Carla2023
As Self
Marina Cicogna - La vita e tutto il resto2021
As Self
Napoleon: In the Name of Art2021
TMDb 8.2 / 10
The Short Life of Anne Frank2001
As Narrator (English version)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 22008
As Patrician
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Relentless Enemies: Revealed2022
As Narrator (voice)
Eternal Enemies: Revealed2022
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Revisiting Brideshead2005
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Sunflower Superjam 20122013
As Self
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"2001
As Self
Langrishe, Go Down1978
As Otto Beck
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood2021
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Another Way Home
Another Way Home2012
As Narrator
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Captain's Doll1983
As Captain Alexander Hepburn
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Making of Dead Ringers1988
As Self - Actor
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered HandRelease date TBA
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions2003
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Seeds of Freedom2012
As Narator
The Wind Gods2013
As Narrator (voice)
I Wish For You2016
As Grandfather
Goodbye Granadaland
Goodbye Granadaland2013
As Self
The Sultan and the Saint2016
As Narrator
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Dream
The Dream1989
TMDb 8.6 / 10
The Lolita Story1998
As Himself
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Power of the Powerless2009
Emotional Uncertainties
Emotional Uncertainties2015
As Self
The Well of Saint Nobody
The Well of Saint NobodyRelease date TBA
As William
Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World'1989
As Narrator
Water People: The Story of Us
Water People: The Story of UsRelease date TBA
As The Ocean (voice)
Filmography and biography: TMDb