Television Jeremy Irons

irons in july 2006

irons tv career began on british television in 1970s, including appearances on children s series play away , franz liszt in 1974 bbc series notorious woman. more significantly, starred in 13-part adaptation of h.e. bates novel love lydia london weekend television (1977), , attracted attention key role pipe-smoking german student, romantic pairing judi dench, in harold pinter s screenplay adaptation of aidan higgins novel langrishe, go down bbc television (1978).

the role brought him fame of charles ryder in television adaptation of evelyn waugh s brideshead revisited (1981). first broadcast on itv, show ranks among greatest british television dramas, irons receiving golden globe nomination performance. brideshead reunited him anthony andrews, whom had appeared in pallisers 7 years earlier. in same year starred in film french lieutenant s woman opposite meryl streep.

after these major successes, in 1982 played leading role of exiled polish building contractor, working in twickenham area of southwest london, in jerzy skolimowski s independent film moonlighting. film seen on television , irons performance extended acting range. on 23 march 1991, hosted saturday night live on nbc in us, , appeared sherlock holmes in sherlock holmes surprise party sketch.

in 2005, irons won both emmy award , golden globe award supporting role in tv mini-series, elizabeth i. year later, 1 of participants in third series of bbc documentary series think are?. in 2008, played lord vetinari in terry pratchett s colour of magic, adaptation sky one.

on 6 november 2008, tv guide reported irons star photographer alfred stieglitz joan allen painter georgia o keeffe, in lifetime television biopic, georgia o keeffe (2009). irons appeared in documentary irish television channel tg4, faoi lan cheoil, in learned play fiddle.

on 12 january 2011, irons guest-star in episode of law & order: special victims unit called mask . played dr. cap jackson, sex therapist. reprised role on episode titled totem ran on 30 march 2011.

irons stars in 2011 premium cable network showtime s series borgias, highly fictionalised account of renaissance dynasty of name.