Jude Law

Jude Law was born in 1972 in Lewisham, London, England. He began acting in 1987 with the National Youth Music Theater and had his first television role in a film based on the Beatrix Potter children's book, "The Tailor of Gloucester" in 1989. In 1997, he became more widely known with his role in the Oscar Wilde bio-pic "Wilde." Later, Law played the role of a disabled former swimming star living in a eugenics-obsessed dystopia in Andrew Niccol's science fiction film "Gattaca." After starring in films directed by Clint Eastwood and David Cronenberg, Law was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1999 for his performance in Anthony Minghella's "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In 2003, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in another Minghella film "Cold Mountain" He is also known for his role as Dr. John Watson in the 2009 film "Sherlock Holmes" and its 2011 sequel, "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows."