Jude Law

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-12-29 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Lewisham, London, England, UK

Jude Law

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The View

    The View

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Rise of the Guardians

    Rise of the Guardians

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Holiday

    The Holiday

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Eden

    Eden

  • Black Rabbit

    Black Rabbit

  • Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Gattaca

    Gattaca

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

  • King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

  • The Order

    The Order

  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Captain Marvel

    Captain Marvel

  • Spy

    Spy

  • The Aviator

    The Aviator

  • Enemy at the Gates

    Enemy at the Gates

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

  • Firebrand

    Firebrand

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

  • Cold Mountain

    Cold Mountain

  • The New Pope

    The New Pope

  • Contagion

    Contagion

  • Closer

    Closer

  • eXistenZ

    eXistenZ

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Repo Men

    Repo Men

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • Toast of London

    Toast of London

  • Hugo

    Hugo

  • Presence of Mind

    Presence of Mind

  • The Young Pope

    The Young Pope

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley

    The Talented Mr. Ripley

  • Genius

    Genius

  • Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

  • The Nest

    The Nest

  • Peter Pan & Wendy

    Peter Pan & Wendy

  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

  • The Third Day

    The Third Day

  • Exit Through the Gift Shop

    Exit Through the Gift Shop

  • Dom Hemingway

    Dom Hemingway

  • Skywatch

    Skywatch

  • Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  • The Wizard of the Kremlin

    The Wizard of the Kremlin

  • Bent

    Bent

  • Shopping

    Shopping

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Radioman

    Radioman

  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

  • The Vote

    The Vote

  • My Blueberry Nights

    My Blueberry Nights

  • Side Effects

    Side Effects

  • Sleuth

    Sleuth

  • The Rhythm Section

    The Rhythm Section

  • I ♥ Huckabees

    I ♥ Huckabees

  • 360

    360

  • Final Cut

    Final Cut

  • The Crane

    The Crane

  • Immortality

    Immortality

  • Breaking and Entering

    Breaking and Entering

  • Black Sea

    Black Sea

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Vox Lux

    Vox Lux

  • National Theatre Live: Obsession

    National Theatre Live: Obsession

  • Alfie

    Alfie

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • The Third Day: Autumn

    The Third Day: Autumn

  • Neo Yokio

    Neo Yokio

  • Music from Another Room

    Music from Another Room

  • Love, Honour and Obey

    Love, Honour and Obey

  • Operation Good Guys

    Operation Good Guys

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

  • Punchdrunk: Behind the Mask

    Punchdrunk: Behind the Mask

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • I Love You, I Love You Not

    I Love You, I Love You Not

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • Harold Pinter: A Celebration

    Harold Pinter: A Celebration

  • Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

    Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

  • Wild Things

    Wild Things

  • Free Speech Fear Free

    Free Speech Fear Free

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • The Day After Peace

    The Day After Peace

  • Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

    Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

  • The Roof

    The Roof

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

  • Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

    Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

  • A Place in Time

    A Place in Time

  • Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

    Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

  • The Boy in the Oak

    The Boy in the Oak

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

    Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

  • A Rainy Day in New York

    A Rainy Day in New York

  • Happy M’Gee

    Happy M’Gee

  • Connection

    Connection

  • The Hat

    The Hat

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack

    The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack

  • Untitled Jude Law x Justin Kuritzkes Movie

    Untitled Jude Law x Justin Kuritzkes Movie