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My Take
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.
Overview
Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, being one of the few actors who has achieved the Triple Crown of Acting.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / voice actor / stage actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.