Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons is an English actor whose work spans stage, television, and film, including Brideshead Revisited, Reversal of Fortune, and The Lion King.
Brideshead Revisited: Evelyn Waugh’s novel about an aristocratic English family and the shifting loyalties of its narrator, Charles Ryder. Irons played Charles Ryder in the acclaimed 1981 television adaptation.
Glenn Close: An American actor known for work in film, television, and theatre. Close co-starred with Irons in Reversal of Fortune as Sunny von Bülow.
Voice acting: Performance in which an actor supplies spoken or sung material without appearing bodily in the work. Irons’s distinctive voice carries Scar in The Lion King and narrates numerous productions.
Academy Award for Best Actor: An annual Academy Award honoring a leading performance by an actor in a film. Irons received the award for Reversal of Fortune in 1991.
Reversal of Fortune: A 1990 film dramatizing Claus von Bülow’s trial and the uncertainty surrounding his wife’s coma. Irons won the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Claus von Bülow.
John Mortimer: An English barrister, novelist, and playwright who created the television character Rumpole of the Bailey. Mortimer wrote Brideshead Revisited’s television adaptation, which brought Irons wide recognition.
Audiobook: A recording of a text read aloud, often by a professional narrator or performer. Irons has narrated audiobooks, including literary works by authors such as T. S. Eliot.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play: A Tony Award recognizing a leading actor’s performance in a Broadway play. Irons won the award for The Real Thing in 1984.
The Lion King: A 1994 animated Disney film about a young lion prince who returns to reclaim his kingdom. Irons voiced Scar, the film’s calculating antagonist.
Tom Stoppard: A British playwright and screenwriter known for intellectually intricate plays, including The Real Thing. Stoppard’s play provided Irons with a Tony-winning stage role.