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Jude Law

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Biography

Although he first appeared as just one of the latest crop of golden-skinned English imports to caress the hormones of American filmgoers, Jude Law is steadily proving that his talents lie beyond his ability to smolder seductively in front of the camera. Since 1995, when Law made the transition from British soap opera to Broadway via Sean Matthias' Indiscretions (in which he co-starred with Kathleen Turner), his work has increasingly garnered favorable notice from critics and moviegoers alike.

Born in London on December 29, 1972, Law started acting as a teenager. Before Indiscretions, his most notable role was in Shopping (1994), a British production that gave him both initial recognition and an introduction to his future wife, actress Sadie Frost (the couple has two children). After the critical and commercial success of Indiscretions, Law began finding more work in film, starring as Claire Danes' boyfriend in I Love You, I Love You Not (1997), and as the genetically privileged man who sells his identity to Ethan Hawke in Gattaca (1997). Also in 1997, Law took on the plum role of Alfred Lord Douglas (or Bosie), Oscar Wilde's volatile lover in Wilde. Although none of these films received unanimously positive critical (or box office) attention, they did help to further establish Law as an actor to be taken seriously. Law followed them with a small part in Bent (1997), and the more pivotal role of Billy, Jim Williams' hotheaded and ill-fated lover in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997). Following that film, Law went on to make a few smaller films, including Music From Another Room (also starring a still unknown Gretchen Mol) and The Final Cut, in which he played a sinister, deceased version of himself.

In 1999, Law appeared in David Cronenberg's cyberific eXistenZ and completed filming Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, and Cate Blanchett. The film earned widespread acclaim upon its release, much of which was lavished on Law's portrayal of the serially charming and devastatingly superficial Dickie Greenleaf. Law garnered both a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, further cementing his reputation as one of the more promising up-and-coming actors on either side of the ocean.

After a turn as a Russian marksman facing off against a Nazi sniper in Enemy at the Gates (2001), Law returned to sci-fi with his role as love machine Gigolo Joe in Steven Spielberg's eagerly anticipated A.I.

In addition to his acting commitments, Law keeps busy with Natural Nylon, the production company he founded with Sadie Frost, Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor, and Jonny Lee Miller. ~ Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide

Filmography

World of Tomorrow, The (2003)
Cold Mountain (2003) .... Inman
Marlowe (2003) .... William Shakespeare
Road to Perdition (2002) .... Maguire
Making of 'Road to Perdition', The (2002) (TV) .... Himself
AI: A Portrait of Gigolo Joe (2002) (V) .... Himself
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) .... Gigolo Joe
... aka A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) (USA: poster title)
Enemy at the Gates (2001) .... Vassili Zaitsev
... aka Duell - Enemy at the Gates (2001) (Germany)
Love, Honour and Obey (2000) .... Jude
... aka London Dogs (2001) (Japan: English title)
... aka Love, Honor and Obey (2001) (USA)
... aka Love, Honour & Obey (2000) (UK)
Orange British Academy Film Awards, The (2000) (TV) .... Himself
Talented Mr. Ripley, The (1999) .... Dickie Greenleaf
... aka Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley, The (1999) (USA: complete title)
Presence of Mind (1999) (uncredited) .... Secretary
... aka Celo, El (2000) (Spain)
eXistenZ (1999) .... Ted Pikul
... aka eXistenZ (1999) (France)
Wisdom of Crocodiles, The (1998) .... Steven Grlscz
... aka Immortality (2000) (USA: video title)
Final Cut (1998) .... Jude
Music From Another Room (1998) .... Danny
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) .... Billy Carl Hanson
Gattaca (1997) .... Jerome Eugene Morrow
Wilde (1997) .... Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
... aka Oscar Wilde (1998) (Japan: English title)
Bent (1997) .... Stormtrooper
I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) .... Ethan
Crane, The (1994) .... Young Man 1
Shopping (1994) .... Billy
Marshal, The (1993) (TV) .... Bruno
"Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, The" (1990) TV Series .... Joe Barnes
"Families" (1990) TV Series .... Nathan Thompson

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