Jude Law

Biography

David Jude Heyworth Law (born December 29, 1972) is an English actor. He began his career in theatre before landing small roles in various British television productions and feature films. Law gained international recognition for his role in Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Law found further critical and commercial success in Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Sam Mendes' Road to Perdition (2002), Minghella's Cold Mountain (2003), for which he earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, in addition to the drama Closer (2004) and the romantic comedy The Holiday (2006). His subsequent roles were as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), a young Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), and Yon-Rogg in Captain Marvel (2019); all of which rank among his highest-grossing releases. Other notable films include Contagion (2011), Hugo (2011), Side Effects (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Spy (2015), as well as the television series The Young Pope (2016), The New Pope (2020), and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024). In addition to his film work, Law has performed in several West End and Broadway productions, including Les Parents Terribles in 1994, Hamlet in 2010, and Anna Christie in 2011. These earned him nominations for two Tony Awards. The French government has also awarded him the Honorary Césarand and named him a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.

Known For

Vassili Zaitsev

Enemy at the Gates

Dickie Greenleaf

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Will Francis

Breaking and Entering

Steven Grlscz

The Wisdom of Crocodiles

Gigolo Joe

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Graham

The Holiday

Brad Stand

I ♥ Huckabees

Jerome Eugene Morrow

Gattaca

Dr. John Watson

Sherlock Holmes

Jack Burden

All the King's Men

Dan

Closer

Inman

Cold Mountain

Ted Pikul

eXistenZ

Errol Flynn

The Aviator

Jeremy

藍莓之夜

Harlen Maguire

Road to Perdition

Milo Tindle

Sleuth

Terry Husk

The Order

Sky Captain

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas

Wilde

Lemony Snicket (voice)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Imaginarium Tony 2

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Remy

Repo Men

Billy Carl Hanson

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Alfie

Alfie

Henry VIII

Firebrand

Minx

Rage

Hugo's Father

Hugo

Billy

Shopping

Ethan / SS Officer

I Love You, I Love You Not

Alan Krumwiede

Contagion

Jude

Love, Honour and Obey

Danny Kowalski

Music from Another Room

Jude

Final Cut

Pitch (voice)

Rise of the Guardians

Stormtrooper

Bent

Dr. Friedrich Ritter

Eden

Self

The Day After Peace

Dr. John Watson

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Karenin

Anna Karenina

Secretary

El celo

Michael Daly

360

Young Author

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Jonathan Banks

Side Effects

Self

The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack

Self

Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

Self

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

Dom Hemingway

Dom Hemingway

Self

Radioman

Captain Robinson

Black Sea

Bradley Fine

Spy

Thomas Wolfe

Genius

Self

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Vortigern

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Self

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Mayor's Stableboy

The Tailor of Gloucester

Colin Henderson

The Vote

Self

Live 8

Vladimir Putin

Le Mage du Kremlin

Self

Connection

Untitled Jude Law x Justin Kuritzkes Movie

And Yet Another Fan

The Roof

Manager

Vox Lux

Self

Muse of Fire

Gino

National Theatre Live: Obsession

Albus Dumbledore

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Ted Davidoff

A Rainy Day in New York

Iain Boyd "B"

The Rhythm Section

Self

Free Speech Fear Free

Rory O'Hara

The Nest

Young Man

The Crane

Yon-Rogg

Captain Marvel

Self

Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

Man on Roof

Skywatch

Albus Dumbledore

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Self

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

Self

Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

James Hook

Peter Pan & Wendy

Self

A Place in Time

Sam

The Third Day: Autumn

The Hat

Charles (voice) / Sadie (voice) / Maitre D (voice)

Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

Happy M’Gee

Self (uncredited)

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Dr. John Watson

Sherlock Holmes 3

Self

Punchdrunk: Behind the Mask

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-12-29

Place of Birth

Lewisham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

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