
Jude Law
- Date of Birth: 1972-12-29
- Place of Birth: Lewisham, London, England, UK
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... 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.

Final Cut
Drama, Thriller • 1998 November

Peter Pan & Wendy
Family, Fantasy, Action, Adventure • 2023 April

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Talk, Comedy • 1992 May

Shopping
Crime, Drama, Action • 1994 December

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Documentary • 2000 June

The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack
Documentary • 1999 January

Neo Yokio
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy • 2017 September

I Love You, I Love You Not
Drama, Family, Romance • 1996 August

Presence of Mind
Horror, Thriller, Drama • 2000 September

The View
Talk • 1997 August