Jude Law, born David Jude Heyworth Law on 29 December 1972, is an English actor. He started in British theatre, then took on minor TV and film roles. Law rose to global fame in Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), earning a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category.
Before fame
Law launched his acting journey with the National Youth Music Theatre. He made his film debut in The Tailor of Gloucester (1989).
Trivia
He portrayed Watson in the modern Sherlock Holmes films opposite Robert Downey Jr.
Family life
Law had an intermittent romance with actress Sienna Miller. He was married to Sadie Frost from 1997 to 2003. He shares two sons, Rafferty and Rudy, and three daughters, Sophia, Iris, and Ada, with them.