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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The View

    The View

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Black Rabbit

    Black Rabbit

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Eden

    Eden

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Rise of the Guardians

    Rise of the Guardians

  • King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

  • Captain Marvel

    Captain Marvel

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

  • Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

    Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

  • The Holiday

    The Holiday

  • The Order

    The Order

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

  • Gattaca

    Gattaca

  • The Aviator

    The Aviator

  • Closer

    Closer

  • Cold Mountain

    Cold Mountain

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley

    The Talented Mr. Ripley

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Enemy at the Gates

    Enemy at the Gates

  • Road to Perdition

    Road to Perdition

  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

  • Spy

    Spy

  • Hugo

    Hugo

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

  • Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

  • Toast of London

    Toast of London

  • Repo Men

    Repo Men

  • The Young Pope

    The Young Pope

  • Peter Pan & Wendy

    Peter Pan & Wendy

  • eXistenZ

    eXistenZ

  • Contagion

    Contagion

  • My Blueberry Nights

    My Blueberry Nights

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • The Third Day

    The Third Day

  • The New Pope

    The New Pope

  • Presence of Mind

    Presence of Mind

  • Love, Honour and Obey

    Love, Honour and Obey

  • 360

    360

  • Breaking and Entering

    Breaking and Entering

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Punchdrunk: Behind the Mask

    Punchdrunk: Behind the Mask

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • I ♥ Huckabees

    I ♥ Huckabees

  • Genius

    Genius

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Firebrand

    Firebrand

  • Dom Hemingway

    Dom Hemingway

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Black Sea

    Black Sea

  • Sleuth

    Sleuth

  • National Theatre Live: Obsession

    National Theatre Live: Obsession

  • Harold Pinter: A Celebration

    Harold Pinter: A Celebration

  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

  • Immortality

    Immortality

  • Side Effects

    Side Effects

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Radioman

    Radioman

  • The Rhythm Section

    The Rhythm Section

  • Skywatch

    Skywatch

  • Bent

    Bent

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  • Exit Through the Gift Shop

    Exit Through the Gift Shop

  • The Nest

    The Nest

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Operation Good Guys

    Operation Good Guys

  • Neo Yokio

    Neo Yokio

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

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Vote

    The Vote

  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Perfect Chemistry

  • Alfie

    Alfie

  • Final Cut

    Final Cut

  • The Wizard of the Kremlin

    The Wizard of the Kremlin

  • A Place in Time

    A Place in Time

  • Shopping

    Shopping

  • Wild Things

    Wild Things

  • The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • I Love You, I Love You Not

    I Love You, I Love You Not

  • Vox Lux

    Vox Lux

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

    Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented

  • The Crane

    The Crane

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Music from Another Room

    Music from Another Room

  • The Third Day: Autumn

    The Third Day: Autumn

  • Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

    Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack

    The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack

  • Free Speech Fear Free

    Free Speech Fear Free

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

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

  • Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

    Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

  • Happy M’Gee

    Happy M’Gee

  • A Rainy Day in New York

    A Rainy Day in New York

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

    Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

  • The Roof

    The Roof

  • Connection

    Connection

  • Untitled Jude Law x Justin Kuritzkes Movie

    Untitled Jude Law x Justin Kuritzkes Movie

  • The Boy in the Oak

    The Boy in the Oak

  • The Hat

    The Hat

  • The Day After Peace

    The Day After Peace

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

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