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Jeremy Irons

Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. He is one of the few actors who has achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" in the US having won Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Awards for Film, Television and Theatre.

Irons received classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and started his acting career on stage in 1969. He 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.

His first major film role came in ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' (1981), for which he received a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas such as ''Moonlighting'' (1982), ''Betrayal'' (1983), ''The Mission'' (1986), and ''Dead Ringers'' (1988), he received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Claus von Bülow in ''Reversal of Fortune'' (1990). Other notable films include ''Kafka'' (1991), ''Damage'' (1992), ''M. Butterfly'' (1993), ''Die Hard with a Vengeance '' (1995), ''Lolita'' (1997), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004), ''Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), ''Appaloosa'' (2008), and ''Margin Call'' (2011). He voiced Scar in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994) and played Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Extended Universe (2016–2023) series of films.

On television, Irons's break-out role came in the ITV series ''Brideshead Revisited'' (1981), receiving nominations for the British Academy Television Award and Golden Globe for Best Actor. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in the miniseries ''Elizabeth I'' (2005). He starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series ''The Borgias'' (2011–2013) and as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's ''Watchmen'' (2019). In October 2011, he was named the Goodwill Ambassador for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization . Provided by Wikipedia