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2 | ->''"I don't want to do anything that I'm not passionate about."'' |
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4 | David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972 in Lewisham), known professionally as Jude Law, is an English actor, film producer and director. |
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6 | He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first television role in 1989. After starring in films directed by Creator/AndrewNiccol, Creator/ClintEastwood and Creator/DavidCronenberg, he was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor in 1999 for his performance in Anthony Minghella's ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley''. In 2000, he won a Best Supporting Actor UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} Award for his work in the film. In 2003, he was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor for his performance in another Minghella film, ''Literature/ColdMountain''. He is also known for his role as Dr. John Watson in the ''Film/{{Sherlock Holmes|2009}}'' film series alongside Creator/RobertDowneyJr as Holmes. In 2017, he was cast as Albus Dumbledore in the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' {{Prequel}} series ''Film/FantasticBeasts''. |
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8 | In 2006, he was ranked as [[HollywoodHypeMachine one of the top ten most bankable film stars in Hollywood]]. In 2007, he received an Honorary César and was named a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government |
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10 | Not to be confused with Creator/JenniferLawrence, who is sometimes referred to by the nickname "J-Law". |
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12 | !! Selected filmography: |
13 | * ''Literature/TheTailorOfGloucester'' (1989) as Sam, Mayor's Stableboy |
14 | * ''[[Series/SherlockHolmes The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1991) as Joe Barnes |
15 | * ''Film/{{Shopping}}'' (1994) as Billy |
16 | * ''Film/{{Bent}}'' (1997) as Stormtrooper |
17 | * ''Film/{{Gattaca}}'' (1997) as Jerome Eugene Morrow |
18 | * ''Film/MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil'' (1997) as Billy Carl Hanson |
19 | * ''Film/{{eXistenZ}}'' (1999) as Ted Pikul |
20 | * ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley'' (1999) as Dickie Greenleaf |
21 | * ''Film/EnemyAtTheGates'' (2001) as Vasily Zaytsev |
22 | * ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' (2001) as Gigolo Joe |
23 | * ''Film/RoadToPerdition'' (2002) as Harlen Maguire |
24 | * ''Literature/ColdMountain'' (2003) as W.P. Inman |
25 | * ''Film/IHeartHuckabees'' (2004) as Brad Stand |
26 | * ''Film/{{Alfie}}'' (2004) as Alfie |
27 | * ''Film/{{Closer}}'' (2004) as Dan |
28 | * ''Film/TheAviator'' (2004) as Creator/ErrolFlynn |
29 | * ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow'' (2004) as Sky Captain / Joseph Sullivan |
30 | * ''Film/{{A Series of Unfortunate Events|2004}}'' (2004) as Lemony Snicket |
31 | * ''Film/{{Breaking and Entering|2006}}'' (2006) as Will Francis |
32 | * ''Literature/AllTheKingsMen'' (2006) as Jack Burden |
33 | * ''Film/TheHoliday'' (2006) as Graham |
34 | * ''Theatre/{{Sleuth}}'' (2007) as Milo |
35 | * ''Film/TheImaginariumOfDoctorParnassus'' (2009) as Tony (2nd transformation) |
36 | * ''Film/{{Sherlock Holmes|2009}}'' (2009) as Dr. John Watson |
37 | ** ''Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows'' (2011) |
38 | ** ''Sherlock Holmes 3'' (TBA) |
39 | * ''Film/RepoMen'' (2010) as Remy |
40 | * ''Film/{{Contagion|2011}}'' (2011) as Alan Krumwiede |
41 | * ''Film/{{Hugo}}'' (2011) as Hugo's Father |
42 | * ''Literature/AnnaKarenina'' (2012) as Count Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin |
43 | * ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' (2012) as Pitch Black / The Bogeyman (voice) |
44 | * ''Film/SideEffects'' (2013) as Dr. Jonathan Banks |
45 | * ''Film/DomHemingway'' (2013) as Dom Hemingway |
46 | * ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' (2014) as the Author (in 1968) |
47 | * ''Film/BlackSea'' (2014) as Captain Robinson |
48 | * ''Film/{{Spy}}'' (2015) as Bradley Fine |
49 | * ''Series/TheYoungPope'' (2016) as Lenny Belardo / [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope Pius XIII]] |
50 | ** ''Series/TheNewPope'' (2020) |
51 | * ''Film/KingArthurLegendOfTheSword'' (2017) as King Vortigern |
52 | * ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' as [[Characters/HarryPotterAlbusDumbledore Albus Dumbledore]] |
53 | ** ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'' (2018) |
54 | ** ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheSecretsOfDumbledore'' (2022) |
55 | * ''Film/VoxLux'' (2018) as [[NoNameGiven The Manager]] |
56 | * ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' (2019) as Yon-Rogg |
57 | * ''Film/ARainyDayInNewYork'' (2019) as Ted Davidoff |
58 | * ''Series/TheThirdDay'' (2020) as Sam |
59 | * ''Film/PeterPanAndWendy'' (2023) as Captain James Hook |
60 | * ''Film/{{Firebrand}}'' (2024) as [[UsefulNotes/HenryVIII King Henry VIII]] |
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62 | !! Selected theatre: |
63 | * ''Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat'' |
64 | * ''Theatre/{{Pygmalion}}'' |
65 | * ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'' |
66 | * ''Theatre/TisPityShesAWhore'' |
67 | * ''Theatre/DoctorFaustus'' |
68 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' |
69 | * ''Theatre/HenryV'' |
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73 | !Tropes |
74 | * BillingDisplacement: He gets third billing in ''Film/{{Spy}}''. [[spoiler:His character vanishes from the plot 15 minutes in being presumed dead and only returns right before the start of the third act,]] having far less screentime than Creator/MirandaHart or Creator/RoseByrne. |
75 | * FakeAmerican: Many of his roles are this. |
76 | * MrFanservice: He tends to appear in many "Sexiest Man Alive" lists, especially during the TurnOfTheMillennium. |
77 | * ProductionPosse: Most famously with Anthony Minaghella. |
78 | * ProtagonistTitle: Many of his leading roles are the eponymous hero of the story. |
79 | * ShakespearianActors: He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre and been in many plays, including ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' and ''Theatre/HenryV'', ever since. |
80 | * StarMakingRole: ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley''. |
81 | * ThoseTwoActors: Frequently co-star with Creator/GwynethPaltrow and Creator/KateWinslet. |
82 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
83 | ** He dropped out of the movie ''Film/FromHell''. Additionally, he was originally considered for the role of [[Creator/TomHardy Shinzon of Remus]] in ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' and the role of [[Creator/OrlandoBloom Will Turner]] in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''. |
84 | ** Creator/BryanSinger originally wanted him to play Zod in ''Film/SupermanReturns''. |
85 | ** He was originally cast as Ozymandias in ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'', and was attached to the role late enough in pre-production that his likeness is clearly recognizable in the character's [[http://i43.tinypic.com/344sfoh.jpg costume sketch]]. His reasons for dropping out remain unknown, and he was replaced by the then-relatively unknown Creator/MatthewGoode instead, in keeping with the idea that the story should be a bigger star than the actors involved. For the matter, he had also expressed interest in playing Rorschach. |
86 | ** He got pretty far in the casting process to play Gilderoy Lockheart in the [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets second]] ''Film/HarryPotter '' film but the production team thought he looked too young. A decade and a half later, he got cast as a younger Albus Dumbledore in ''Film/FantasticBeasts''. |
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