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Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Actor, also producer · Born September 19, 1948 (78) · Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK

Oscar winner · 3 Primetime Emmys · 2 Golden Globes · 4 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 19, 1948 (78)
From
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 159 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26

What are Jeremy Irons' films like?

Across their 74 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
20%
Bonds
20%
Morality
19%
Power
15%
Society
11%
Ideas
8%
Survival
7%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themePower8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 66 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 18 · Dark 30

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 26 · Heightened 12

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 14 · Charged 24 · Intense 28

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 35 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 45 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 30 · Full focus 15

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 24 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 25

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

59 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 17 of 59 analyzed roles.

Mentor
17 of 59
Hero
16 of 59
Shadow
15 of 59
Trickster
4 of 59
Threshold guardian
4 of 59
Shapeshifter
3 of 59
Show the 59 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Melancholic
34
Contemplative
22
Warm
13
Dread
11
Other
71

How their films linger

Thought-provoking34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet35
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous15
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jeremy Irons' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeremy Irons' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

159 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 60 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Beekeeper 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Wallace Westwyld

  • The Crystal Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Governor Mordokan (voice)

  • What is dyslexia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as The Inventor

  • Mara: Rebirth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Palestine 36(2025)

    as High Commissioner Wauchope

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Abbé Faria

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Uomini e Dei: Le meraviglie del Museo Egizio(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Beekeeper(2024)

    as Wallace Westwyld

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Studio(2023)

    as Scar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Cello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Francesco

  • Worlds Collide: Making 'The Flash'(2023)

    Thanks · as Self - 'Alfred'

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Flash(2023)

    as Alfred Pennyworth

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Pentaverate(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jeremy Irons

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Eternal Enemies: Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Eye of the Leopard: Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Relentless Enemies: Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Ultimate Enemies: Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Living With Big Cats: Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator

  • The Way of the Cheetah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Munich: The Edge of War(2021)

    as Neville Chamberlain

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • House of Gucci(2021)

    as Rodolfo Gucci

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Napoleon: In the Name of Art(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Architects of Ancient Arabia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as Alfred

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Nepal Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Love, Weddings & Other Disasters(2020)

    as Lawrence Philips

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Jade Eyed Leopard(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Martin Levy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Watchmen(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • An Actor Prepares(2018)

    as Atticus

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Better Start Running(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Garrison

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Red Sparrow(2018)

    as Vladimir Korchnoi

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Justice League(2017)

    as Alfred

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Birds Like Us(2017)

    as Mi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Their Finest(2016)

    as Secretary of War

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Creed(2016)

    as Alan Rikkin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Sultan and the Saint(2016)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Knew Infinity(2015)

    as G. H. Hardy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as Alfred

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Race(2016)

    as Avery Brundage

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Justice League(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Correspondence(2016)

    as Ed Phoerum

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I Wish For You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Grandfather

  • High-Rise(2015)

    as Anthony Royal

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Genius of George Boole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Emotional Uncertainties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Earthquake On Everest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Metropolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Endless Corridor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • The Voysey Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Edward Voysey

  • Game of Lions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Wind Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Night Train to Lisbon(2013)

    as Raimund

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful Creatures(2013)

    as Macon Ravenwood

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Another Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • The Words(2012)

    as The Old Man

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Henry IV

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Seeds of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narator

  • Prohibition(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Reader (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Margin Call(2011)

    as John Tuld

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 29 episodes · as Rodrigo Borgia

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Lions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • The Majestic Plastic Bag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • The Power of the Powerless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Georgia O'Keeffe(2009)

    as Alfred Stieglitz

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Chronoscope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • The Pink Panther 2(2009)

    as Avellaneda

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Appaloosa(2008)

    as Randall Bragg

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Magic in the air, Bantry House Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Festival audience member

  • 1984 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Television Voice

  • The Color of Magic(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patrician

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Eden at the End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator

  • The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Patrician

  • The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Patrician

  • J.M.W. Turner: A National Gallery of Art Film Presentation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Eragon(2006)

    as Brom

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Inland Empire(2006)

    as Kingsley Stewart

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Eye of the Leopard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Relentless Enemies: Lions and Buffalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Mathilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Col. De Petris

  • Casanova(2005)

    as Pucci

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth I(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Earl of Leicester

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

    as Tiberias

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Gallipoli(2005)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Fiat Croma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Lead

  • The Merchant of Venice(2004)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Being Julia(2004)

    as Michael Gosselyn

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Enemies: Elephants and Lions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Working Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · as Host

  • Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Readings (Voice)

  • The Hittites(2003)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Callas Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Larry Kelly

  • And Now Ladies & Gentlemen(2002)

    as Valentin Valentin

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Last Call(2002)

    as F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ohio Impromptu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Reader / Listener

  • The Time Machine(2002)

    as Über-Morlock

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Short Life of Anne Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (English version)

  • The Fourth Angel(2001)

    as Jack Elgin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dungeons & Dragons(2000)

    as Profion

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rupert Gould

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rupert Gould

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Cap Jackson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Faeries(1999)

    as The Shapeshifter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Iron Mask(1998)

    as Aramis

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Chinese Box(1997)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lolita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Humbert Humbert

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stealing Beauty(1996)

    as Alex Parrish

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Die Hard with a Vengeance(1995)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Lion King(1994)

    as Scar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The House of the Spirits(1993)

    as Esteban Trueba

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • M. Butterfly(1993)

    as René Gallimard

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Damage(1992)

    as Dr. Stephen Fleming

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Tales from Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Odon Von Horvath

  • Earth and the American Dream(1992)

    as Reader (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Waterland(1992)

    as Tom Crick

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • From Time to Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as H.G. Wells

  • Kafka(1991)

    as Kafka

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Odon Von Horvath

  • The Beggar's Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Prisoner

  • 'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator

  • Reversal of Fortune(1990)

    as Claus von Bülow

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Civil War(1990)

    Show 9 episodes · as Various (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Bar Rag (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Australia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Edouard Pierson

  • Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator

  • A Chorus of Disapproval(1989)

    as Guy Jones

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Danny the Champion of the World(1989)

    as William Smith

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Dead Ringers(1988)

    as Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Comic Relief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Daytime Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mission(1986)

    as Father Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Ears - The Steadfast Tin Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Wild Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Harold

  • Swann in Love(1984)

    as Charles Swann

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jerry

  • The Captain's Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Captain Alexander Hepburn

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Moonlighting(1982)

    as Nowak

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Ödön von Horváth

  • Brideshead Revisited(1981)

    Show 11 episodes · as Charles Ryder

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The French Lieutenant's Woman(1981)

    as Charles Henry Smithson / Mike

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Nijinsky(1980)

    as Mikhail Fokine

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Langrishe, Go Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Otto Beck

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Otto Beck

  • Love for Lydia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 13 episodes · as Alex Sanderson

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Samuel Ross

  • Notorious Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Franz Liszt

  • The Pallisers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · as Frank Tregear

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Nephew

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Voysey

  • A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Encore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Nigel

  • Highlander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Rihana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Julian Miles

  • The Well of Saint Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as William

  • Water People: The Story of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Ocean (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 159 titles, 152 of them dated from 1965 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Lion King (1994)

$979M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Beekeeper (2024)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19652026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting156 of 159: 155 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing2 of 159: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 159: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s21 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s38 · acting2010s36 · 35 acting · 2 crew2020s26 · 24 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 31% of 58 roles
81919601061621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 3 Primetime Emmys, 2 Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 20 major nominations, 1982–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
  3. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Narrator
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  4. 2012
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Independent Spirit Award, won
  5. 2010
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  6. 2007
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  7. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  8. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Show 5 earlier years
  1. 1991
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  2. 1987
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  3. 1985
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  4. 1983
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  5. 1982
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
    • BAFTA Award, nominated ×2 · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jeremy Irons' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 67; across their 66 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 66

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up36
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

49 of their 82 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser49
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Birds Like Us (2017)

93rd percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lion King (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 56 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jeremy Irons' work okay for kids?

Across up to 40 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore35 titles13–85 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity40 titles13–71 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles10–82 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs33 titles14–61 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles21–77 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jeremy Irons work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeremy Irons' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vernon Dobtcheff shares the most, 4.

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Writers

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles