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Jeremy Irons

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
Love For Lydia (TV Series)Love For Lydia (TV Series) (1977)
Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Mel Martin, Jeremy Irons, Christopher Blake
Adapted from the H.E. Bates' book, this scrumptious Masterpiece Theatre series details the exploits of the beautiful but vapid Lydia and the four men…
Langrishe, Go DownLangrishe, Go Down (1978)
Dir. David Jones
Feat. Judi Dench, Jeremy Irons, Harold Pinter
Teledrama about a steamy affair in 1930s Dublin between a lonely spinster (Dench) and a parasitic intellectual (Irons), on her family's…
French Lieutenant's Woman, TheFrench Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981)
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons
Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons star in an elegant portrayal of secretive affairs and social strictures. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
Brideshead Revisited (Mini-series)Brideshead Revisited (Mini-series) (1981) Recommended
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick
Famous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel chronicles one Charles Ryder and his relationship with the Marchmain family in England between the wars.…
MoonlightingMoonlighting (1982)
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
Feat. Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons plays a Polish building supervisor who is stranded in London with his workers, when a brutal clampdown occurs in their homeland.…
BetrayalBetrayal (1983) Recommended
Dir. David Jones
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Patricia Hodge, Jeremy Irons
Amorality tale of a publisher, his wife and her lover, adapted from Harold Pinter's powerhouse play, effectively told in reverse chronology. Ben…
Swann in LoveSwann in Love (1984)
Dir. Volker Schlondorff
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti, Alain Delon
Lavish filming of Proust's novel 'Remembrance of Things Past' which centres around a high class man who risks everything for his erotic obsessions.…
Mission, TheMission, The (1986)
Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Liam Neeson
Jeremy Irons plays a Jesuit missionary in the jungles of 18th Century Brazil. Robert De Niro is his agressive adversary who gradually comes to seek…
Dead RingersDead Ringers (1988) Recommended
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Genevieve Bujold
You'll share in Jeremy Irons' nightmares as twin gynaecologists, both brilliant and respected in their trade, who succumb to perverse mid–life…
Chorus of DisapprovalChorus of Disapproval (1989)
Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins, Prunella Scales
A light and slight drama set around widower Jeremy Iron’s move to a seaside town and involvement with a local theatre group. Superb cast livens the…
Danny: Champion of the WorldDanny: Champion of the World (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons
Jeremy Irons stars with his real son Samuel, as father and son crusading to protect their rural community from the ravaging interests of big…
Reversal of FortuneReversal of Fortune (1990)
Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver
In his best performance, Jeremy Irons won an Oscar for portraying Claus Von Bulow, a European émigré who was accused of trying to poison his wife…
KafkaKafka (1991) Recommended
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ian Holm, Theresa Russell
This unsuspecting follow–up film for the director of the independent smash hit, SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE went largely unreleased, though it has…
DamageDamage (1992)
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson
Jeremy Irons plays a Tory cabinet minister who becomes entangled, (especially physically) with his son's fiancee – a chic,…
Waterland (1992)
Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Sinead Cusack, Lena Headey
Jeremy Irons plays a history teacher in America who recounts his own suppressed coming of age to his cynical students. Adapted from Graham Swift's…
House of the SpiritsHouse of the Spirits (1993)
Dir. Bille August
Feat. Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close
Alternately ponderous and fascinating screen version of Isabel Allende's acclaimed saga charting the turbulent history of a South American family…
M ButterflyM Butterfly (1993)
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jeremy Irons, John Lone
Bizarre true–story of a French diplomat's long–term sexual relationship with a Chinese opera singer who managed to conceal the fact that…
Die Hard with a VengeanceDie Hard with a Vengeance (Die Hard 3) (1995)
Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons
Third chapter in the big loud adventures of a white–vested cop goes to a ridiculous extreme to top what is increasingly seeming like an…
Stealing BeautyStealing Beauty (1995) Recommended
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons
Bertolucci is at home on the range of rural Tuscany for his most accessible and fanciful outing. Much like every character in the film, its hard…
LolitaLolita (1997)
Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffiths
Nabakov's novel, still raising eyebrows, is here lavished with a meticulous production and all the artistry the director of 9 ½ WEEKS could rustle…
Man in the Iron Mask, TheMan in the Iron Mask, The (1998)
Dir. Randall Wallace
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu
Modern swashbuckler conducts the sequel to THE THREE MUSKETEERS (also from Alexander Dumas) in measured tones that defeat one's expectations.…
Chinese Box (1998)
Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung
Set in Hong Kong just prior to the British handover to China, this follows the last dissatisfied days of dying journalist Jeremy Irons as he pads the…
LongitudeLongitude (1999)
Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Stephen Fry
Adapted from the book by Dava Sobel, this tells the intriguing story surrounding the 18th century search for an accurate way to calculate longitude,…
Dungeons and DragonsDungeons and Dragons (2000)
Dir. Courtney Soloman
Feat. Jeremy Irons
An elaborate yet hokey movie–isation of the popular fantasy role–play game, with the prestige casting of Jeremy Irons as the villain.…
Beckett on FilmBeckett on Film (Waiting for Godot, et al.) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Neil Jordan, Kieron J Walsh
Feat. Julianne Moore, David Kelly, Jeremy Irons
An ambitious anthology of Samuel Beckett's nineteen stageplays, filmed here creatively by a roster of prestige actors and directors. Disc…
Fourth Angel, TheFourth Angel, The (2001)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Charlotte Rampling
The inimitable Jeremy Irons plays a magazine editor whose family are killed in a terrorist attack by a Serbian man, and he decides to seek justice…
And Now Ladies and GentlemenAnd Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2002)
Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte
A smooth exercise in self–satire from dir. Lelouch, with Jeremy Irons playing a shifty jewel–thief who hooks up with lounge–singer…
Time Machine, TheTime Machine, The (2002)
Dir. Simon Wells
Feat. Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Jeremy Irons
Though directed by the great–grandson of H G Wells, this adaptation of the classic sci–fi fable glosses the humbling future vision of a…
Callas ForeverCallas Forever (2003) Recommended
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli pays glorious homage to his longtime friend and colleague, the late opera legend Maria Callas, and the result is…
Broadway: The Golden AgeBroadway: The Golden Age (2003)
Dir. Rick McKay
Feat. Bob Fosse, Carol Channing, Carol Burnett
Comprehensive documentary about America's most celebrated indigenous art form, Broadway theatre, covering an entire century of New York theatre, and…
Being JuliaBeing Julia (2004)
Dir. Istvan Szabo
Feat. Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Bruce Greenwood
An aging diva of the London stage (Bening) falls into a flirtation, then romance with a young admirer in the uneasy England of the 1930s, in this…
Merchant of Venice, TheMerchant of Venice, The (2004) Recommended
Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes
Al Pacino seems at home in the Bard’s world compared to his more recent contemporary forays, turning in a thorough and morally ambiguous rendition…
Kingdom of HeavenKingdom of Heaven (2005)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green
Arch–epic of the 12th century crusades, this follows an honourable French blacksmith (Bloom) into the maelstrom of Jerusalem,…
CasanovaCasanova (2005)
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons
A lavish, middle–brow account of the infamous 18th century Italian lover, played here with deadpan wit by Heath Ledger, which weaves its own…
EragonEragon (2006) Recommended
Dir. Stefan Fangmeier
Feat. Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich
A child–friendly fire–breathing fantasy set in a land where dragons are almost extinct, and a farm boy named Eragon must meet his destiny…
Inland EmpireInland Empire (2006)
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux
Warped and optically haunting suspense starring Lynch regular Laura Dern as a focused actress ecstatic about receiving a part in a new film, until…
Colour of Magic, The Colour of Magic, The (2008)
Dir. Vadim Jean
Feat. Sean Astin, Jeremy Irons, David Jason
A live–action return to Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld,' where an unfortunate wizard, enthusiastic tourist and fierce wooden box with legs must…
AppaloosaAppaloosa (2008) Recommended
Dir. Ed Harris
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Renee Zellweger
Enjoyable "old–school" Western directed by Ed Harris, who also stars as an incorrigible marshal who is hired along with deputy Viggo Mortensen…
Georgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'Keeffe (2009)
Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Joan Allen, Jeremy Irons, Ed Jr. Begley
This made–for–television biopic of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz, is distinguished as…
Borgias, The (TV Series)Borgias, The (TV Series) (2011)
Feat. Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger
Sumptuous chronicling of the notorious Borgia family and their rise to the pinnacle of the Roman Catholic Church. Created by Neil Jordan.
Margin CallMargin Call (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. J.C. Chandor
Feat. Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany
Something of a coup d'etat for its first time feature writer–director, this is a staggeringly assured drama that details white–collar…
Words, TheWords, The (2012)
Dir. Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid
Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer whose conscience gets the better of him when a found manuscript he passes off as his own achieves great…
Hollow Crown, The (TV Series)Hollow Crown, The (TV Series) (2012) Recommended
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston
A star–studded, BAFTA–nominated mini–series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV Parts One and Two,…
Beautiful CreaturesBeautiful Creatures (2013)
Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons
A young man is drawn to a mysterious new arrival whose family possess secret supernatural powers in this vivid adaptation of Kami Garcia and Margaret…
Night Train to LisbonNight Train to Lisbon (2013)
Dir. Bille August
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Mélanie Laurent, Jack Huston
Jeremy Irons goes walkabout as a professor seeking an escape from his buttoned–down academic life, embarking on a train journey to Lisbon after…
High-RiseHigh-Rise (High Rise) (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller
A blackly comic, super–stylish slice of dystopia set in a retro–futurist 1975 in which life for the residents of a tower block begins to…
Man Who Knew Infinity, TheMan Who Knew Infinity, The (2015)
Dir. Matthew Brown
Feat. Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Malcolm Sinclair
Biographical drama based on the extraordinary life and academic career of pioneering Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship…
Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of JusticeBatman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams
Dour superhero spectacle sees DC comic's finest face off after Batman becomes concerned with Superman's unchecked powers.
RaceRace (2016)
Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons
Earnest biopic of the great Olympian Jesse Owens whose efforts at the 1936 Berlin Olympics flew in the face of Adolph Hitler's vision for Aryan…
Assassin's CreedAssassin's Creed (2016)
Dir. Justin Kurzel
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons
Movie adaptation of the enormously popular video game where a man unlocks his "genetic memory", allowing him to access the memories, knowledge and…
Justice LeagueJustice League (2017)
Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot
DC Comics' answer to Marvel's Avengers combines the forces of their superhero properties; Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The…
Red SparrowRed Sparrow (2018)
Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts
Ultra–stylish spy thriller with Jennifer Lawrence as a Russian ballerina whose attempts to support her ailing mother lead her to train as a…
House of GucciHouse of Gucci (2021)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto
Lavish drama about the Gucci dynasty, with Lady Gaga (A STAR IS BORN) note–perfect as Patrizia Reggiani, the ambitious outsider who marries…

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