Biography
Jude Law (2026)
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Who is Jude Law?
Jude Law is an English actor. He is best known for playing Dickie Greenleaf in the 1999 movie The Talented Mr. Ripley. He also played Vasily Zaytsev in the 2001 war movie Enemy at the Gates, and Gigolo Joe in the 2001 sci-fi movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence. More recently, he has drawn attention for playing Vladimir Putin in the 2026 political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, and for starring with Jason Bateman in the Netflix series Black Rabbit. He has two Academy Award nominations and one BAFTA Award win.
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| Full Name | David Jude Heyworth Law |
| Date of Birth | 29 December, 1972 |
| Birth place | London, England |
| Parent(s) | Margaret Anne Heyworth and Peter Robert Law |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Phillipa Coan |
| Net Worth | $75 million |
Age and Bio
Jude Law’s full name is David Jude Heyworth Law. He was born on 29 December 1972 in London, England. His mother, Margaret Anne Heyworth, and his father, Peter Robert Law, were both school teachers. He grew up in Blackheath, in the Borough of Greenwich, with his older sister, Andrea Natasha Heyworth Law. He was the second child in the family. He is currently 53 years old. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Nationality and Physical Stats
Jude Law is English. He takes a relaxed, mix and match approach to religion, and says he has dabbled in Buddhism. He stands 5 feet 10 inches tall (1.77m/177cm) and weighs around 75kg (165lbs). He has a fit build, dark brown eyes, and dark brown hair.
Education
Jude Law went to John Ball Primary School in Blackheath. He then moved to Kidbrooke School on Corelli Road, and later to Alleyn’s School in Dulwich.
Wife and Child
Jude Law married actress Sadie Frost in 1997. They stayed together until 2003 and had three children together: Rafferty, Iris, and Rudy. After the divorce, he was engaged to actress Sienna Miller. They ended their relationship in 2006. He later had a relationship with American model Samantha Burke, with whom he had two daughters. He married Phillipa Coan in 2019. Since then, the couple has had two children together: one born around September 2020, and the second around February 2023. This brings his total number of children to seven. The couple has kept both young children out of the public eye and has not shared their names. In December 2024, Law received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He celebrated the honor with Coan and two of his older children, Raff and Iris.
Career
Movies
1992-2010
Jude Law made his first film appearance in 1992 in the short movie The Crane. In 1994, he appeared in Shopping. In 1996, he starred in I Love You, I Love You Not. In 1997, he appeared in Bent, Wilde, Gattaca, and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. In 1998, he starred in Music from Another Room, Final Cut, and Wisdom of the Crocodiles. In 1999, he appeared in Existenz, Tube Tales, Presence of Mind, and The Talented Mr. Ripley. In 2000, he starred in Love, Honor and Obey and Happy M’Gee. In 2001, he appeared in Enemy at the Gates and A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
In 2002, he starred in Road to Perdition. In 2003, he appeared in Cold Mountain. In 2004, he had a busy year with I Heart Huckabees, Alfie, Closer, The Aviator, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. In 2006, he starred in All the King’s Men, Breaking and Entering, and The Holiday. In 2007, he appeared in My Blueberry Nights and Sleuth. In 2009, he starred in Rage, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and Sherlock Holmes. In 2010, he played Remy in Repo Men.
2011-Present
Jude Law started 2011 with roles in Contagion, Hugo, and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. In 2012, he appeared in 360, Anna Karenina, and Rise of the Guardians. In 2013, he starred in Side Effects and Dom Hemingway. In 2014, he appeared in The Grand Budapest Hotel and Black Sea. In 2015, he starred in Spy. In 2016, he appeared in Genius. In 2017, he starred in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword alongside Charlie Hunnam. In 2018, he appeared in Vox Lux and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In 2019, he starred in Captain Marvel, A Rainy Day in New York, and Skywatch.
He also appeared in The Rhythm Section as Iain Boyd, and in The Nest as Rory O’Hara. In 2022, he played Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. In 2023, he played Captain Hook in Peter Pan and Wendy. In 2024, he starred as FBI agent Terry Husk in The Order, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. His most recent major film is The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026), a political thriller in which he plays Vladimir Putin. The film premiered at Venice in 2025 and has drawn strong awards season attention.
Looking ahead, Law is set to star in an untitled Nancy Meyers comedy for Warner Bros, alongside Penelope Cruz, Kieran Culkin, Emma Mackey, and Owen Wilson. He will also star in a new getaway driver film written by Zach Baylin. Both projects are being made through his own production company, Riff Raff Entertainment.
TV Show
Jude Law’s first television role was as Sam, the mayor’s stableboy, in the 1989 TV movie The Tailor of Gloucester. He then played Nathan Thompson in Families (1990), Joe Barnes in an episode of The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991), and Bruno in the TV movie The Marshal (1993). He hosted Saturday Night Live in 2004 and 2010, and appeared as himself in an episode of Toast of London (2015).
He played Lenny Belardo, also known as Pope Pius XIII, in 10 episodes of The Young Pope (2016), where he also worked as a producer. He voiced Charles in seven episodes of Neo Yokio (2017-2018). He returned as Lenny Belardo for nine episodes of The New Pope (2020), and played Sam in The Third Day and The Third Day: Autumn (2020).
More recently, Law starred in Disney+’s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024-2025) as a roguish force user. He also starred opposite Jason Bateman in the Netflix limited series Black Rabbit (2025), which he executive produced through Riff Raff Entertainment.
Achievements
Jude Law won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1999. He won the ShoWest Award for Male Star of the Year in 2004. He also received an Honorary Cesar Award in 2007, and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s President Prize in 2010. In December 2024, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Net Worth
As of 2026, estimates of Jude Law’s net worth vary depending on the source. Most estimates range from around 45 million dollars to 85 million dollars, with many outlets placing the figure closer to 75 million dollars.
