Actor, born in London, UK. He joined the National Youth Music Theatre and went on to gain a role in the Granada TV soap opera Families. He later performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre. His feature films include Wilde (1997), The Talented Mr Ripley (1999), AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001), Cold Mountain (2003, Oscar nomination), Alfie (2004), and Breaking and Entering (2006). He was married (19972003) to actress Sadie Frost.
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Law at the 2001 Berlinale (photo by Michael Weiner) |
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| Birth name | David Jude Heyworth Law |
| Born |
December 29, 1972 (age 33) Lewisham, South London, England |
| Height | 1.80 m / 5'11" |
| Notable roles |
Dickie Greenleaf in The Talented Mr. Ripley Harlen Maguire in Road to Perdition W. Inman in Cold Mountain Dan in Closer |
David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law.
Biography
Early life
Law was born in Lewisham, South London, England to two teachers, Peter and Maggie Law. His sister Natasha Law is a well regarded illustrator and artist.
Career
Law's first major stage role was as Foxtrot Darling, the sexually ambigious and manipulative teenager in Philip Ridley's The Fastest Clock In The Universe. Law went on to appear as Michael in the West End production of Indiscretions, an imaginative re-working of Jean Cocteau's tragicomedy Les Parents Terribles directed by Sean Mathias, a role he subsequently played on Broadway opposite Kathleen Turner, Roger Rees and Cynthia Nixon. After minor roles in British television, including a two year stint in the Granada TV soap opera Families, Law had his breakthrough with the British ram-raiding drama Shopping which also featured his future wife Sadie Frost.
Law subsequently moved to Hollywood;
Law's career suffered a major decline during 2004. Writing in the Daily Mail in 2005 Laura Benjamin contended that though Law had been effective in supporting roles, his appeal was too limited to carry a film all on his own. Law was famously the butt of a joke by Chris Rock at the 2005 Academy Awards, which preceded Law's departure from the Creative Artists Agency. At the awards ceremony, Sean Penn, who had worked with Law rebuked Rock, but was notably one of Law's few supporters that night.
Law has sometimes chosen to hide his classical looks in unglamorous roles such as the evil, balding hitman in Road to Perdition.
Law is a fan of the seminal graphic novel Watchmen, by Alan Moore, so much so he has a tattoo of the Rorschach character.
In addition, he was asked by Superman Returns director Bryan Singer to play General Zod, but the character was eliminated from the script. However, recent news suggests Law will play General Zod in the Superman Returns prequel.
Personal life
Law married Sadie Frost on September 3, 1998. For a time Frost and Law were central to the so called 'Primrose Hill set' of young British actors. Frost cited Law's "unreasonable behaviour" which, she claimed, had worsened her post-natal depression to the extent that she'd had to seek medical aid.
In 2005, Frost and Law reached a divorce settlement after nearly two years of negotiations. Frost kept the couple's $4 million London house in Primrose Hill, and received payments from Law totalling $2 million.
Subsequent to Law and Frost's divorce, UK newspapers reported of alleged 'sex swap' parties and holidays that had taken place during the couple's marriage with Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey and his wife, Pearl Lowe.
Law became engaged to Sienna Miller, his co-star in Alfie. Law and Miller reconciled after that, but in October 2005, Law learned that Miller was conducting a relationship with Daniel Craig, while expressing feelings of betrayal and upset at Law's affair. The latest reports from May 29, 2006 state that Miller and Law are "working things out". Currently, however, it is rumored that Law is dating Liza Rtishchev, who served as one of his assistant managers. On November 12, 2006 Sienna Miller and Jude Law made public their relationship is over. On November 17, 2001, Jude Law was named People magazine's sexiest man alive. In the novel Saint by author Ted Dekker, the main antagonist, known as Englishman, thought that he looked like Jude Law. A Popular song by the band Brand New is titled "Jude Law and A Semester Abroad". Jude The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998) .... Joe Sullivan/Sky Captain Alfie (2004) .... Dan The Aviator (2004) .... Graham (currently in post-production) My Blueberry NIghts (2007) {currently in post-production) Sleuth (2008) (currently in pre-production)
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