Jude Law

Acting · Born 1972-12-29 in Lewisham, London, England, UK

Biography

David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He began his career in British theatre before landing small roles in various 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 the Academy Award in the same category. 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…

Filmography

• Enemy at the Gates as Vassili Zaitsev
• The Talented Mr. Ripley as Dickie Greenleaf
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Gigolo Joe
• The Holiday as Graham Simpkins
• Gattaca as Jerome Eugene Morrow
• Sherlock Holmes as Dr. John Watson
• Cold Mountain as Inman
• The Aviator as Errol Flynn
• Road to Perdition as Harlen Maguire
• Hugo as Hugo's Father

TV

• The Young Pope as Lenny Belardo / Pope Pius XIII
• Sherlock Holmes as Joe Barnes
• What If...? as Yon-Rogg (voice)
• The New Pope as Pius XIII / Lenny Belardo
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• The View as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self