Jeremy Irons

For me, Jeremy Irons is proof that a voice can be a complete instrument. That dry, velvet baritone has carried Oscar-winning drama, classical stages, and even animated villainy with equal authority. What I admire most is his refusal to coast: a Triple Crown of Acting winner who still takes odd, risky parts deep into his seventies. There is a patrician chill he can summon that nobody else quite matches — intelligence weaponized as menace — yet offstage he shows a bohemian, self-deprecating charm. He represents a vanishing breed of stage-trained British actor for whom craft outranks celebrity, and I treasure every late-career appearance.

Name (English)

Jeremy Irons

Name (Japanese)

ジェレミー・アイアンズ

Reading

じぇれみー・あいあんず

Born

September 19, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

Cowes, United Kingdom

Occupation

film actor / voice actor / stage actor / television actor / actor

Awards & achievements

• 1997 Donostia Award
• 1991 Academy Award for Best Actor
• 1984 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
• Golden Globe Awards
• 1998 European Film Academy Special Achievement Award
• 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
• 2017 Europe Theatre Prize

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AC%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA

Tags

• film actor
• voice actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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