Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor. After receiving classic training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969, and had since appeared in countless London theatre productions including 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 and garnered a Tony Award for Best Actor.
Irons is also an occasional television actor. He earned his first Golden Globe Award for his television debut in BBC's series Brideshead Revisited(1981). In 2006, Irons starred opposite Helen Mirren in HBO's miniseries Elizabeth I, for which he received his second Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In pop culture, He is also known for lending his voice to the Disney character Scar in The Lion King(1994).
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