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Jude Law

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Jude Law

Born

29 December 1972 (age 35)
Lewisham, London, England

Years active

1987–present

Spouse(s)

Sadie Frost
(September 2, 1997 –
October 29, 2003) (divorced)

Awards won
BAFTA Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2000 The Talented Mr. Ripley
César Awards
Honorary César 2007 Lifetime Achievement
Other Awards
Evening Standard British Film Awards for Most Promising Newcomer 1998 Wilde NBR Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble 2004 Closer SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor 2000 The Talented Mr. Ripley Theatre World Award 1994-95 Indiscretions Variety Club Showbiz Awards 2007 Film Actor of the Year

David Jude Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English film, television, and theatre actor who is best known for his lead roles in 1990s and 2000s films. He began acting with the UK National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first TV role in 1989. In 1997, his role in the Oscar Wilde biopic Wilde garnered him the Evening Standard British Film Award as "Most Promising Newcomer".

In the late 1990s, Law moved to Hollywood. After starring in films directed by Andrew Niccol, Clint Eastwood, and Sam Mendes, he was nominated for an Academy Award in the 2000s; as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Talented Mr. Ripley in 2000, and then again as Best Actor in a Leading Role for Cold Mountain in 2003, both directed by Anthony Minghella. He also won a BAFTA Award for his role in The Talented Mr. Ripley.

He is on the Top Ten List from the 2006 A-list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood, based on the criteria set out by journalist James Ulmer in his Ulmer Scale. On March 1, 2007, he was honored with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres conferred by the French government, in recognition of his contribution to World Cinema Arts. He was named a "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres".

In 2009, he will return to the theatre stage to perform the title role in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, under the direction of Kenneth Branagh.

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Date of Birth 29 December 1972 , Lewisham, London, England, UK Birth Name David Jude Law Height 5' 10¾" (1.80 m) Mini Biography. Jude Law was born December 29, 1972 in south east ...