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David Jude Heyworth Law (born December 29, 1972) is an Academy Award nominated
English actor.
Law was born in Lewisham, South London, England to teachers Peter and Maggie Law,
who run a drama school in France. His sister Natasha is a well regarded illustrator
and artist. He was educated at John Ball Primary School in Blackheath and Kidbrooke
School in Kidbrooke then Alleyn's School in Dulwich.
He started acting with the National Youth Music Theatre at the age of 12 and, at
17, he dropped out of school completely.
He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and, in 1992,
began his stage career.
Law's first major stage role was as Foxtrot Darling, the sexually ambiguous and
manipulative teenager in Philip Ridley's The Fastest Clock In The Universe. Law
went on to appear as Michael in the West End production of Indiscretions, an
imaginative re-working of Jean Cocteau's tragicomedy Les Parents Terribles directed
by Sean Mathias, a role he subsequently played on Broadway opposite Kathleen
Turner, Roger Rees and Cynthia Nixon. After minor roles in British television,
including a two year stint in the Granada TV soap opera Families, Law had his
breakthrough with the British ram-raiding drama Shopping which also featured his
future wife Sadie Frost. He shot to fame in Britain upon the release of Wilde, in
which he played Lord Alfred Douglas, the glamorous lover of Stephen Fry's Oscar
Wilde.
Law subsequently moved to Hollywood; his performances include Gattaca, as a
frustrated Olympic medalist bound by a wheelchair, in Midnight in the Garden of
Good and Evil as the ill-fated lover of Kevin Spacey's character, in Road to
Perdition as a sadistic hitman in a critically-praised performance. He has been
nominated for an Academy Award twice; once 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 early 2003.
Jude Law had 6 films during 2004, therefore he was famously the butt of a joke by
Chris Rock at the 2005 Academy Awards.
Law is a fan of the graphic novel Watchmen, by Alan Moore, so much so he has a
tattoo of the Rorschach character. He has maintained an interest in being involved
in a feature film production of the series, especially if it were directed by
Darren Aronofsky. He has said that he would most likely play the character
Ozymandias. He was, at one point, courted to play either Batman or Superman in
Batman Begins, Batman vs. Superman, and/or Superman Returns.
In addition, he was asked by Superman Returns director Bryan Singer to play General
Zod, but the character was eliminated from the script.
In 2005, he was one of many actors rumored to be a possible choice to assume the
role of James Bond, as MGM decided not to renew Irish actor Pierce Brosnan's
contract. Law decided against auditioning for the role, stating that he did not
feel he was fit for the part and would prefer to play a villain in the popular
franchise. The role would eventually go to fellow Englishman Daniel Craig.
Law married Sadie Frost on September 2, 1997. They have three children together:
son Rafferty (born October 6, 1996), daughter Iris (born October 25, 2000) and son
Rudy (born September 10, 2002). For a time Frost and Law were central to the
so-called 'Primrose Hill set' of young British actors.
They finalized their divorce on October 29, 2003.
In 2005, Frost and Law reached a divorce settlement after nearly two years of
negotiations. Sadie Frost kept the couple's £2million London house in Primrose
Hill, and she received a £4million payment and £15,000 a month, according to
reports.
Law became engaged to Sienna Miller, his co-star in Alfie. On July 18, 2005, he
issued a public apology to his fiancée for having an affair with his children's
nanny.
Law and Miller reconciled. Reports from May 29, 2006 stated that Miller and Law
were "working things out". On November 12, 2006 Miller and Law made public their
relationship was over.
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