JL
Jude Law
Actor, Producer, DirectorBorn December 29, 1972 (52 years)
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.
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.
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| 2025 | The Wizard of the Kremlin · as Vladimir Putin |
| 2025 | Black Rabbit (TV Series) · as Jake Friedken |
| 2024 | Eden · as Dr. Friedrich Ritter |
| 2024 | The Order · as Terry Husk |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (TV Series) · as Jod Na Nawood |
| 2023 | Firebrand · as Henry Viii |
| 2023 | Peter Pan & Wendy · as James Hook |
| 2022 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2021 | Inside Politics with Manu Raju (2023) (TV Series) · as Dr. John Watson |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Yon-Rogg (voice) |
| 2020 | The Third Day: Autumn · as Sam |
| 2020 | The Nest · as Rory O'hara |
| 2020 | The Third Day (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 2020 | The Rhythm Section · as Iain Boyd "b" |
| 2020 | The New Pope (TV Series) · as Pius Xiii / Lenny Belardo |
| 2019 | Skywatch · as Man On Roof |
| 2019 | A Rainy Day in New York · as Ted Davidoff |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel · as Yon-Rogg |
| 2018 | Vox Lux · as Manager |
| 2018 | Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas · as Charles (voice) / Sadie (voice) / Maitre D (voice) |
| 2018 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald · as Albus Dumbledore |
| 2017 | Neo Yokio (TV Series) · as Charles (voice) |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Obsession · as Gino |
| 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword · as Vortigern |
| 2016 | The Young Pope (TV Series) · as Lenny Belardo / Pope Pius Xiii |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | A Life on Screen: Stephen Fry · as Cast |
| 2015 | Spy · as Bradley Fine |
| 2015 | The Vote · as Colin Henderson |
| 2014 | Black Sea · as Captain Robinson |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel · as Young Author |
| 2013 | Dom Hemingway · as Dom Hemingway |
| 2013 | Side Effects · as Jonathan Banks |
| 2012 | Rise of the Guardians · as Pitch (voice) |
| 2012 | Anna Karenina · as Karenin |
| 2011 | 360 · as Michael Daly |
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows · as Dr. John Watson |
| 2011 | Hugo · as Hugo's Father |
| 2011 | Contagion · as Alan Krumwiede |
| 2010 | The 64th Annual Tony Awards · as Hamlet |
| 2010 | Repo Men · as Remy |
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes · as Dr. John Watson |
| 2009 | Rage · as Minx |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus · as Imaginarium Tony 2 |
| 2007 | My Blueberry Nights · as Jeremy |
| 2007 | Sleuth · as Milo Tindle |
| 2006 | The Holiday · as Graham |
| 2006 | Breaking and Entering · as Will Francis |
| 2006 | All the King's Men · as Jack Burden |
| 2004 | The Aviator · as Errol Flynn |
| 2004 | A Series of Unfortunate Events · as Lemony Snicket (voice) |
| 2004 | Closer · as Dan |
| 2004 | Alfie · as Alfie |
| 2004 | I Heart Huckabees · as Brad Stand |
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow · as Sky Captain |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain · as Inman |
| 2002 | Road to Perdition · as Harlen Maguire |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence · as Gigolo Joe |
| 2001 | Enemy at the Gates · as Vassili Zaitsev |
| 2000 | Love, Honor and Obey · as Jude |
| 1999 | Presence of Mind · as Secretary |
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley · as Dickie Greenleaf |
| 1999 | eXistenZ · as Ted Pikul |
| 1998 | Immortality · as Steven Grlscz |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Music from Another Room · as Danny Kowalski |
| 1997 | Operation Good Guys (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil · as Billy Carl Hanson |
| 1997 | Venice Report · as Lord Alfred Douglas |
| 1997 | Wilde · as Lord Alfred 'bosie' Douglas |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Gattaca · as Jerome Eugene Morrow |
| 1996 | I Love You, I Love You Not · as Ethan / Ss Officer |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | The Crane · as Young Man |
| 1991 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) (TV Series) · as Joe Barnes |
| 1990 | Families (TV Series) · as Nathan Thompson |
| 1989 | The Tailor of Gloucester · as Mayor's Stableboy |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV Series) · as Joe Barnes |