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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
Alfred Pennyworth
for Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: Under The Red Hood (Live Action 2010)
Suggested by go77e
*rewritten for live action* Years ago, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne’s second Robin, was brutally murdered by the Joker—a loss that shattered Bruce emotionally and fractured Gotham’s fragile peace. Now, the city is descending into chaos. A mysterious and ruthless new vigilante calling himself the Red Hood violently dismantles organized crime’s infrastructure, targeting drug lords, arms dealers, and corrupt officials. His methods are deadly and unrelenting, blurring the line between hero and executioner. Batman (Jon Hamm) returns to a city he barely recognizes, struggling to stop the escalating violence without crossing his own moral line. His new Robin, Tim Drake (Anton Yelchin), is eager but inexperienced, caught in the shadow of the Red Hood’s brutal efficiency. The criminal underworld—led by the ruthless Black Mask—is desperate to maintain control. Black Mask’s top enforcers, Bulk (Amaury Nolasco) and Baton (Jon Bernthal), are tasked with eliminating the Red Hood by any means necessary. They enlist the aid of the enigmatic arms dealer Ms. Li (Daniela Melchior), whose shadowy network supplies weapons and tech. As Batman investigates, he uncovers evidence linking the Red Hood’s arsenal to illegal shipments controlled by Ms. Li and her mysterious associates, including the deadly Fearsome Hand—a covert martial arts syndicate led by a merciless assassin (Byung-hun Lee). Further complicating matters, the sinister scientist Edward Nygma (Paul Bettany) emerges with cryptic clues and riddles that hint at a larger conspiracy. Batman’s investigation leads him to Tyler Bramford (Ben Foster), a brutal mercenary who reveals that Jason Todd survived the Joker’s attack but was left broken and brutalized. With Jason’s life saved through a combination of clandestine medical intervention and dark training—guided by the League of Assassins’ enforcer Ubu (Tamer Hassan)—he has returned as the Red Hood, consumed by vengeance and rejection of Batman’s no-kill code. The stakes escalate when Amazo—a terrifying, near-indestructible android weapon developed in secret by Ms. Li’s contacts—is unleashed on Gotham’s streets. This new threat forces Batman, Red Hood, and Robin into an uneasy alliance. Together, they must stop Amazo’s rampage before the city burns. In a harrowing climax, Batman confronts Jason. The Red Hood demands that Bruce choose between killing the Joker or letting Jason take justice into his own hands. Batman refuses to kill, but Jason’s rage explodes into a brutal fight, pushing them both to their limits. The film ends with Jason disappearing into the shadows, a broken but unyielding antihero, while Batman and Robin prepare for the new, darker Gotham ahead.
