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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
Sheriff Hank Thompson
for Sheriff Hank Thompson in The Good, The Bad, and The Walking Dead
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In the rugged and lawless terrain of the Old West, a new kind of threat emerges that challenges the very essence of survival. "The Good, The Bad, The Walking Dead" is an action-packed Western film that seamlessly blends the genre's classic elements with the terrifying presence of the undead. The story follows three distinct characters whose paths converge in the small frontier town of Norfolk. The Good - Marshal Lucas Kane is an honorable and skilled lawman, known for his quick draw and unwavering sense of justice. When Norfolk is suddenly overrun by a mysterious outbreak, turning the local population into ravenous zombies, Kane takes it upon himself to rally the remaining survivors and defend their home. With his leadership and combat expertise, he becomes the town's last line of defense. The Bad - Outlaw Jed Cassidy is a notorious gunslinger with a sordid past. Cassidy sees the zombie outbreak as an opportunity to seize control of Norfolk. He strikes a tense alliance with Kane, knowing that cooperation is their best chance against the undead hordes. Throughout the film, Cassidy's motivations remain shrouded in mystery, keeping the audience guessing about his true intentions. The Walking Dead - The source of the infection remains unclear, but the relentless march of the undead led by Zombie Lincoln brings an impending sense of doom to Norfolk. The zombie versions of soldiers of civil war and wild west legends force the remaining survivors to get ready for war in fortress.
