- Born
- Birth nameDavid Jude Law
- Height5′ 10¼″ (1.78 m)
- Jude Law is an English actor. Law has been nominated for
two Academy Awards and continues to build a prolific body of work that
spans from early successes such as
Gattaca (1997) and
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
to more recent turns as Dr. John Watson in
Sherlock Holmes (2009) and
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011),
as Hugo's father in Hugo (2011) and in the
titular role in
Dom Hemingway (2013).
David Jude Law was born on December 29, 1972 in Lewisham, London, England, to Margaret Anne (Heyworth) and Peter Robert Law, both of whom
taught at comprehensive schools; his father later became a headmaster.
Law has said that he was named after both the book Jude the Obscure and
the song Hey Jude.
In 1992, Jude began his stage career. He starred in many plays
throughout London, and was nominated for the
Laurence Olivier Award of "Outstanding
Newcomer" After doing the play "Indiscretions" in London, he moved and
did it again on Broadway. This time, he was alongside
Kathleen Turner. He then
received a Tony Nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actor". He was
then rewarded the Theatre World Award. After Broadway, Jude started on
the big screen, in many independent films. His first big-named movie
was Gattaca (1997), with
Uma Thurman and
Ethan Hawke. He also had a good role in
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997).
Jude's latest rise to fame has been because of
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999),
in which he plays Matt Damon's obsession. The
film did very well at the box office, and critics loved Jude's acting.
Following the success of Gattaca (1997)
and
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999),
Law's feature film career continued to gain momentum throughout the
late 1990s and early 2000s with roles in such films as
Enemy at the Gates (2001),
Road to Perdition (2002),
I Heart Huckabees (2004),
The Aviator (2004) and many others.
Law is one of three actors, along with
Colin Farrell and
Johnny Depp, to take over acting
responsibilities in the Terry Gilliam
project
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
following Heath Ledger's death.
Law is a partner in the production company "Natural Nylon". His
partners include Jonny Lee Miller,
Ewan McGregor and his ex-wife
Sadie Frost.
Law has been active in many charitable activities and supports several
different foundations and causes, doing work for organizations
including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Make Poverty History, Breast
Cancer Care and others. Law is also a peace advocate, and in 2011,
participated in street protests against the rule of Alexander
Lukashenko in Belarus.
Law married Sadie Frost in 1997 and the
couple had two sons (Rafferty and Rudy) and a daughter (Iris) before
divorcing in 2003. Law and Alfie (2004)
co-star Sienna Miller were engaged to be
married in 2005 and separated in 2006 (they would later rekindle their
relationship in 2009, splitting once again in 2011). Law and American
model Samantha Burke had a brief relationship in 2008 that resulted in
the birth of Law's fourth child, daughter Sophia. Law's fifth child, with an ex-girlfriend, Catherine Harding, was born in 2015.- IMDb Mini Biography By: IMDb Editors and bcnu_84@hotmail.com
- SpousesPhillipa Coan(April 30, 2019 - present) (2 children)Sadie Frost(September 2, 1997 - October 29, 2003) (divorced, 3 children)
- ChildrenRafferty LawRudy Indiana Otis LawSophia Burke LawAda Law
- ParentsMargaret Anne HeyworthPeter Robert Law
- Often plays a representative of the ideal man (Gattaca, The Talented Mr. Ripley, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence)
- Bold green eyes
- Rich smooth voice
- When joining the N.Y.M.T., he was placed in the wrong dormitory because
they thought he was a girl because of his name. He never told anyone
but was soon caught and moved. - During a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), Jay Leno asked him where his name came from, and he replied that he was named after The Beatles song "Hey Jude".
- Former roommate of Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller.
- His parents were both orphans.
- Became engaged to actress Sienna Miller in January 2005. In July 2005, she ended the engagement and he publicly apologized for cheating on her with
nanny Daisy Wright. They reconciled briefly and broke up again in 2006.
- My only obligation is to keep myself and other people guessing.
- I would never know how to sell myself as a sex symbol. That's not how
I'm programmed. - [...] you go to the National with your parents and think: 'I'd love to
be here.' And then suddenly you are. It's a dream come true. - I've always thought Prince Charming in Cinderella was the most boring
role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch. - I honestly have no interest in celebrity whatsoever. If anything, I
always cringe at it because it takes away from what I am, which is an
actor who wants to be better and do better things.
- Sherlock Holmes (2009) - $9,000,000
- Sleuth (2007) - $10,000,000
- Closer (2004) - $9,500,000
- Alfie (2004) - $8,000,000
- Cold Mountain (2003) - $10,000,000
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