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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.
Jeremy Irons
Christopher Dent
for Christopher Dent in Batman II: The Dynamic Duo (2009)
Suggested by crimsonking44
Gotham’s underworld has changed. After Falcone's death the old families have been replaced by “freaks”, with Penguin, Ventriloquist, and Catwoman on the top. Sal Maroni remains the last major mob boss and is approached by a mysterious figure known only as “Apollo,” who offers to help him seize control of Gotham. At the same time, Bruce Wayne meets the orphaned circus acrobat Dick Grayson, whose parents were murdered in a circus accident staged by Maroni. Batman soon discovers Dick investigating the mob on his own. After learning Bruce’s secret, Dick becomes his sidekick Robin despite Alfred’s objections. Together, Batman and Robin investigate Apollo’s identity while facing the deadly Calendar Man, an assassin hired by Maroni. Meanwhile, Harvey Dent, newly married to Gilda, struggles with the trauma of his abusive father. After being defeated, Maroni reveals the shocking truth: Apollo is Harvey, who believes he can control crime from within. Consumed by desperation, Harvey brutally murders his father before being arrested. At their trial, Maroni throws acid in Harvey’s face in revenge for using him as a tool, leaving him horribly scarred and comatose. In the aftermath, Gilda refuses to give up hope that Harvey will recover, while Bruce officially adopts Dick as his son.
