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Jeremy Irons

Irons in 2014 Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. He is one of the few actors who has achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" in the US having won Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Awards for Film, Television and Theatre.

Irons received classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and started his acting career on stage in 1969. He 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.

His first major film role came in ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' (1981), for which he received a BAFTA Award for Best Actor nomination. After starring in dramas such as ''Moonlighting'' (1982), ''Betrayal'' (1983), ''The Mission'' (1986), and ''Dead Ringers'' (1988), he received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Claus von Bülow in ''Reversal of Fortune'' (1990). Other notable films include ''Kafka'' (1991), ''Damage'' (1992), ''M. Butterfly'' (1993), ''Die Hard with a Vengeance '' (1995), ''Lolita'' (1997), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004), ''Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), ''Appaloosa'' (2008), and ''Margin Call'' (2011). He voiced Scar in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994) and played Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Extended Universe (2016–2023) series.

On television, Irons's break-out role came playing Charles Ryder in the ITV series ''Brideshead Revisited'' (1981), receiving nominations for the BAFTA Award, Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester in the HBO miniseries ''Elizabeth I'' (2005) and was Emmy-nominated for playing Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's ''Watchmen'' (2019). He starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series ''The Borgias'' (2011–2013). In October 2011, he was named the Goodwill Ambassador for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization . Provided by Wikipedia
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    Manuscript found in accra Unabridged. by Coelho, Paulo

    Published: Random House Audio, 2013
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    The alchemist Unabridged. by Coelho, Paulo

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    Brideshead revisited Unabridged. by Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966

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    Lolita Unabridged. by Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977

    Published: Random House Audio, 2005
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    William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

    Published: Shylock Trading Limited : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005
    Description: 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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    Brideshead revisited. Disc 1 Digitally remastered collector's ed. by Granada Television, Acorn Media (Firm)

    Published: Acorn Media, 2002
    Description: 1 videodisc (204 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    Other Authors: “…Irons, Jeremy, 1948-…”
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    Brideshead revisited. Disc 2 Digitally remastered collector's ed. by Granada Television, Acorn Media (Firm)

    Published: Acorn Media, 2002
    Description: 1 videodisc (208 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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    Brideshead revisited. Disc 3 Digitally remastered collector's ed. by Granada Television, Acorn Media (Firm)

    Published: Acorn Media, 2002
    Description: 1 videodisc (246 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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    Kingdom of heaven 4-disc director's cut. by Gregson-Williams, Harry

    Published: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2006
    Description: 4 videodiscs (194 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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    The Mission Two-disc special edition. by Morricone, Ennio

    Published: Warner Home Video, 2003
    Description: 2 videodiscs (125 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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    Margin call Widescreen edition. by Larson, Nathan, 1970-

    Published: Lions Gate Films, Inc, 2011
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    The hollow crown. The complete series by Goold, Rupert, Eyre, Richard, 1943-, Power, Ben, Cork, Adam, Warbeck, Stephen, Johnston, Adrian, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

    Published: Universal Studios, 2013
    Description: 4 videodiscs (8 hrs., 48 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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