theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Name:
  • David Jude Law
Birthplace:
  • Lewisham, London, England
Quote:
  • "My only obligation is to keep myself and other people guessing."
Factoids:
  • Law was named after both the Thomas Hardy character and the Beatles' song
  • Partner with actor Ewan McGregor and wife Sadie Frost in Natural Nylon, a film production company
  • Dropped out of the film FROM HELL (2001)
  • Kept the shirts his characters in THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL and GATTACA wore in the scenes when they were killed.
  • Played lead roles in ALFIE (2004) and SLEUTH (2007), both films previously made with Michael Caine in the roles played by Law.
Significant Other(s):
  • Wife: Sadie Frost, actress; married 1997, divorced 2003.
Family:
  • Father: Peter Law, retired teacher; now runs theatre company in France
  • Mother: Maggie Law, retired teacher; now runs theatre company in France
  • Sister: Natasha Law; photographer
  • Stepson: Finley Kemp; b. 1990; mother, Sadie Frost; father, Gary Kemp
  • Son: Rafferty Law; b. 1996; mother, Sadie Frost
  • Daughter: Iris Law; b. 2000 in California
  • Son: Rudy Law; b. 2002
Feature Film
Credits:
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
    King Conqueror (2009, in talks)
    Repossession Mambo (2009)
    Sleuth (2007)
    My Blueberry Nights (2007)
    The Holiday (2006)
    Breaking and Entering (2006)
    All the King's Men (2006)
    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, voice)
    The Aviator (2004, as Errol Flynn)
    Closer (2004)
    Alfie (2004)
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004, also producer)
    Cold Mountain (2003)
    Marlowe (2003)
    Road to Perdition (2002)
  • Enemy at the Gates (2001)
    Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (2001)
    The Wisdom of Crocodiles (2000)
    Love, Honour and Obey (2000)
    eXistenZ (1999)
    The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
    Presence of Mind (1999)
    The Wisdom of the Crocodiles (1998)
    Final Cut (1998)
    Music from Another Room (1998)
    Wilde (1998)
    Gattaca (1997)
    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
    I Love You, I Love You Not (1997)
    Bent (1997)
    Shopping (1994)
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