David Jude Heyworth Law\u00a0(born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He began\u00a0his career\u00a0in\u00a0British theatre\u00a0before landing small roles in various television productions and feature films. Law gained\u00a0international recognition\u00a0for his role in\u00a0Anthony Minghella’s\u00a0The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), for which he won the\u00a0BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role\u00a0and was nominated for the\u00a0Academy Award in the same category.<\/p>\n
Law found further critical and commercial success in\u00a0Steven Spielberg’s\u00a0A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001),\u00a0Sam Mendes’\u00a0Road to Perdition\u00a0(2002), Minghella’s\u00a0Cold Mountain\u00a0(2003), for which he earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, in addition to the drama\u00a0Closer\u00a0(2004) and the romantic comedy\u00a0The Holiday\u00a0(2006). His subsequent roles were as\u00a0Dr. Watson\u00a0in\u00a0Sherlock Holmes\u00a0(2009) and\u00a0Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows\u00a0(2011), a young\u00a0Albus Dumbledore\u00a0in\u00a0Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and\u00a0Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore\u00a0(2022), and\u00a0Yon-Rogg\u00a0in\u00a0Captain Marvel\u00a0(2019); all of which rank among his highest-grossing releases. Other notable films include\u00a0Contagion\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Hugo\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Side Effects (2013),\u00a0The Grand Budapest Hotel\u00a0(2014), and\u00a0Spy\u00a0(2015), as well as the television series\u00a0The Young Pope\u00a0(2016),\u00a0The New Pope\u00a0(2020), and\u00a0Star Wars: Skeleton Crew\u00a0(2024), earning a\u00a0Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer\u00a0nomination for the latter.<\/p>\n
In addition to his film work, Law has performed in several\u00a0West End\u00a0and\u00a0Broadway\u00a0productions, including\u00a0Les Parents terribles\u00a0in 1994,\u00a0Hamlet\u00a0in 2010, and\u00a0Anna Christie\u00a0in 2011. These earned him nominations for two\u00a0Tony Awards. He has also been awarded the\u00a0Honorary C\u00e9sar and was named a knight of the\u00a0Order of Arts and Letters\u00a0by the French government.<\/p>\n
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David Jude Heyworth Law\u00a0(born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He began\u00a0his career\u00a0in\u00a0British theatre\u00a0before landing small roles in various television productions and feature films. Law gained\u00a0international recognition\u00a0for his role in\u00a0Anthony Minghella’s\u00a0The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), for which he won the\u00a0BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role\u00a0and was nominated for the\u00a0Academy Award in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-29265","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n