Jeremy Irons
June 8, 2008He’s elegant, and menacing. And after he hits you with an ambiguous gaze that refuses to let you know if he is going to greet you or eat you, he starts talking with that oily voice. Scarier than Hannibal Lecter. He won an Oscar for exactly that sort of uncomfortable ambiguity, playing Klaus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune. Regardless of how you feel about spoilers, don’t let anyone tell you anything about the last minute of the film.
He’s the star of the amazing Dead RIngers, playing twins using an early version of computerized camera tracking that’s common now, but was a real wonder than. He plays twin ob/gyns, creating two characters with fully differentiated personalities who run a switcheroo on women to keep their love life interesting, a decision that eventually leads to messy problems. I always found it interesting that when he gave his acceptance speech for the well-deserved portrayal of Mr von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune, he went way out of his way to thank David Cronenberg, the director of the previous year’s Dead Ringers for teaching him so much about acting.
Ten best roles
10) Being Julia 9) The Merchant of Venice 8) Damage 7) Waterland 6) Love For Lydia 5) The French Lieutenant’s Woman 4) Reversal of Fortune 3) Moonlighting 2) Betrayal 1) Dead Ringers
Percentile rating
97.02
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