About
David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He began his career in British theatre before landing small roles in various television productions and feature films. Law gained international recognition for his role in Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award in the same category. Law found further critical and commercial success in Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Sam Mendes' Road to Perdition (2002), Minghella's Cold Mountain (2003), for which he earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, in addition to the drama Closer (2004) and the romantic comedy The Holiday (2006). His subsequent roles were as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), a young Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic...
Known for
What If...?Series • 2021
Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984
The Grand Budapest HotelMovie • 2014
Black RabbitSeries • 2025
Captain MarvelMovie • 2019
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreMovie • 2022
Rise of the GuardiansMovie • 2012
A.I. Artificial IntelligenceMovie • 2001
Enemy at the GatesMovie • 2001
Star Wars: Skeleton CrewSeries • 2024
Sherlock HolmesMovie • 2009
King Arthur: Legend of the SwordMovie • 2017
The AviatorMovie • 2004
The HolidayMovie • 2006
SpyMovie • 2015
Road to PerditionMovie • 2002
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsMovie • 2004
GattacaMovie • 1997
The Young PopeSeries • 2016
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsMovie • 2011
The Talented Mr. RipleyMovie • 1999
EdenMovie • 2025
Cold MountainMovie • 2003
Peter Pan & WendyMovie • 2023