English actor whose first major film role came in the 1981 romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman, for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor.
Early Life (Childhood)Irons was born in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. He briefly performed in a four man school band called Four Pillars of Wisdom. He attended Sherborne School in Dorset from 1962 to 1966.
Interesting FactsHe became known for his sinister vocal performance as Scar in The Lion King, and played the villainous Simon in Die Hard With A Vengeance. After playing Claus in Reversal of Fortune, he received an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Personal LifeHis mother, Barbara Anne Brereton Brymer worked as a housewife and his father, Paul Dugan Irons, had a career as an accountant. He married Sinéad Cusack in 1978 and his son is actor Max Irons.
NETWORTH And ACHIEVEMENTHe has won tonnes of awards in his career including Tony, Golden Globe and a Prime Time Emmy too.
