David Jude Heyworth Law was born on December 29, 1972, in London, England. At a very young age, young Jude Law developed a passion for theater. At age 12, his parents enrolled him in the National Youth Music Theater. As a teenager, he decided to drop out of high school to concentrate entirely on his career. But before becoming the famous actor we all know today, he began his career on the stage. Quickly, his talent was rewarded. In 1994, Jude Law played Michael in the play “Les Parents Terribles”, written by Jean Cocteau. His performance earned him a nomination in the Most Promising Actor category at the Laurence Olivier Awards. The play was subsequently adapted for Broadway. The actor reprises his role, and this time, he is nominated for a Tony Award, in the “best supporting actor” category.
Jude Law is revealed in the cinema in “Welcome to Gattaca” (1997), in which he opposite Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. Two years later, he starred in “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (1999), where he starred alongside Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett. The film earned him a BAFTA for Best Actor and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In 2003, Jude Law had a meeting that would change everything, that of Sienna Miller. It was on the set of “Alfie” that the future lovers met for the first time. At that time, the actor had just divorced the mother of his three children, actress Sadie Frost. “They are extremely happy. He proposed to her on Christmas Day with a gold ring set with nine diamonds,” the couple’s spokesperson told “People”. Although highly publicized, their story continues and Sienna Miller is living a real fairy tale. This came to an abrupt end two years later, when the young woman discovered her partner’s infidelities. Jude Law ends up admitting it himself, he had an extramarital affair with his children’s babysitter. If his personal life experiences many ups and downs, on the professional side, he continues his rise to fame. In 2009, he played John Watson, Sherlock Holmes’ faithful sidekick in the eponymous film.
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Jude Law, father of a large family
In 2015, Jude Law found love again in the arms of Phillipa Coan, a psychologist. On April 30, 2019, the couple celebrated their civil marriage in London. “Meeting ‘Phil,’ and falling in love with her and our relationship, had a huge influence on my life,” he revealed to “GQ” last November. And added: “I have never felt so happy. I have never felt so supported. » Even today, Jude Law is one of the most emblematic actors of his generation. On Thursday, December 12, he was also rewarded for his entire career by obtaining his star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Los Angeles. The star was able to count on the unwavering support of his wife, and two of his children, Iris Law (24 years old), and Rafferty (28 years old).
The actor is the head of a large family of seven children. In addition to Iris and Rafferty, he is the father of Rudy Law, born in 2002, from his love with Sadie Frost. He subsequently welcomed Sophia, born from a one-night stand with model Samantha Burke. In 2015, little Ada was born, from her seven-month relationship with singer Catherine Harding. In 2020, Jude Law and Philippa Coan welcomed their first child, and three years later, the family grew once again. “I can tell you that I deeply adore each of my children. They help me stay young. (…) Seeing all my children together, at these different ages, is simply wonderful,” he confided to “Gala”, in October 2020.
