Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons
Irons at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Jeremy John Irons (1948-09-19) 19 September 1948 (age 76) Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation(s)	Actor, activist
Years active	1969–present
Spouses	Julie Hallam ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1969)​ Sinéad Cusack ​ ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	2, including Max Irons
Relatives	Sorcha Cusack (sister-in-law) Niamh Cusack (sister-in-law) Pádraig Cusack (brother-in-law) Catherine Cusack (sister-in-law) Cyril Cusack (father-in-law) Maureen Cusack (mother-in-law)

Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. The movies in which he has starred include The Lion King (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Lolita (1997), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

Irons trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He played John the Baptist and Judas in Godspell for a total of 1,128 performances.^[1] In 2005, Irons won both an Emmy award and a Golden Globe award for his supporting role in the television mini-series, Elizabeth I.

1. ↑ Stanley Green's Encyclopaedia of the Musical, Cassell (1976)