Jude Law
Acting
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.
Born: December 29, 1972
Place of Birth: Lewisham, London, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Vladimir Putin
as Jake Friedken
as Dr. Friedrich Ritter
as Terry Husk
as Jod Na Nawood
as Henry VIII
as Self - Guest
as James Hook
as Self
as Albus Dumbledore
as Yon-Rogg (voice)
as Sam
as Sam
as Rory O'Hara
as Iain Boyd "B"
as Pius XIII / Lenny Belardo
as Man on Roof
as Ted Davidoff
as Yon-Rogg
as Albus Dumbledore
as Manager
as Charles (voice)
as Self
as Vortigern
as Lenny Belardo / Pope Pius XIII
as Thomas Wolfe
as And Yet Another Fan
as Colin Henderson
as Bradley Fine
as Captain Robinson
as Young Author
as Dom Hemingway
as Jude Law
as Self
as Self
as Jonathan Banks
as Self
as Pitch (voice)
as Karenin
as Michael Daly
as Narrator (voice)
as Hugo's Father
as Dr. John Watson
as Alan Krumwiede
as Self
as Remy
as Self (uncredited)
as Self
as Dr. John Watson
as Imaginarium Tony 2
as Minx
as Self
as Jeremy
as Milo Tindle
as Self
as Self
as Will Francis
as Graham
as Jack Burden
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Errol Flynn
as Lemony Snicket (voice)
as Dan
as Alfie
as Sky Captain
as Brad Stand
as Inman
as Self
as Harlen Maguire
as Gigolo Joe
as Vassili Zaitsev
as Secretary
as Jude
as Dickie Greenleaf
as Self
as Ted Pikul
as Steven Grlscz
as Jude
as Danny Kowalski
as Stormtrooper
as Billy Carl Hanson
as Jerome Eugene Morrow
as Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
as Self
as Ethan / SS Officer
as Self
as Billy
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Young Man
as Mayor's Stableboy
as Self
as Joe Barnes
as Self - Host
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self
as Self