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Name David Jude Law Date of birth December 29 1972
Marital status Married to Sadie Frost Birthplace London (UK)
Personal links Jude Law.net
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Jude Law was born December 29, 1972 in Southeast London. He started acting with the National Youth Music Theatre at the age of 12, and at 17 he dropped out of school completely, to star in a Granada daytime TV Soap called "Families" (1990).

In 1992, Jude began his stage career. He starred in many plays throughout London, and was nominated for the Olivier Award of "Outstanding Newcomer." After doing the play "Indiscretions" in London, he moved and did it again on Broadway. This time, he was alongside Kathleen Turner. He then received a Tony Nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actor." He was then rewarded the Theatre World Award.

After Broadway, Jude started on the big screen, in many independent films. His first big named movie was Gattaca (1997), with Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. He was brilliant in Wilde (1997) and he also had a good role in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997).

Jude's latest rise to fame has been because of Talented Mr. Ripley, the (1999), in which he plays Matt Damon's obsession. The film did very well at the box office, and critics loved the acting of Jude.

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He is also a partner in the production company Natural Nylon. His partners include Lee Miller, Johnny, Ewan McGregor, and his wife Sadie Frost. With his production company producing, and Jude acting, his career seems to be on the rise.

Height: 5'11" / 1.80 meter
Weight: 145 pounds / 65.7 kilo
Tattoo's: Two: on inner arms. Right: Gothic rendition of his initials "JL". Left: "You came along to turn on everyone sexy Sadie" (Lyrics to Beatles song, Sexy Sadie).

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Year Title Character
2003 Diary of a young London physician, the
2003 Marlowe
2003 Cold mountain
2002 Road to perdition
2001 Artificial Intelligence: AI
2001 Enemy at the gates
2000 Love, Honour and Obey
1999 Presence of mind
1999 Talented mr. Ripley, the
1999 eXistenZ
1998 Wisdom of crocodiles, the
1998 Final Cut
1998 Music From another room
1997 Bent
1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997 Gattaca
1997 Wilde
1996 I Love You, I Love You Not
1994 Crane, the
1994 Shopping
1993 Marshal, the
1990 Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, The
1990 Families

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Jude Law as Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas in Wilde Jude Law as Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas in Wilde Jude Law in Midnight in the garden of good and evil Jude Law as Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas in Wilde Jude Law in The talented mr Ripley Jude Law in The talented mr Ripley