104-861: David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He began his career in theatre before landing small roles in various British television productions and feature films. Law gained recognition for his role in Anthony Minghella 's The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for an Academy Award . Law found further critical and commercial success in Steven Spielberg 's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Sam Mendes ' Road to Perdition (2002), Minghella's Cold Mountain (2003), for which he earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, in addition to
208-640: A haemorrhage on 18 March 2008 in Charing Cross Hospital , Hammersmith, following an operation the previous week to remove cancer of the tonsils and neck . A memorial plaque to Minghella was unveiled on 2 March 2016 by Jude Law , at Western Gardens, Ryde, Isle of Wight. He is commemorated with a green plaque on The Avenues, Kingston upon Hull . The 2009 film Nine is dedicated in his memory. Executive producer Producer Acting roles Selected plays Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as
312-454: A "vindictive authoritarian and wounded man-child", while James Poniewozik described his role as "saddled with stiff dialogue". Law reprised in the role in the spin-off series The New Pope , which premiered on HBO on 13 January 2020. He also starred in the miniseries The Third Day , which premiered on HBO on 14 September 2020. Law portrayed Albus Dumbledore , a wizard, in the fantasy film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald . It
416-500: A 700-seat marquee auditorium, which hosted, among other things, opera, even though the organisers had been told it was no such place for the artform. The venue also took over the nearby Heriot-Watt Students' Association and the Little Lyceum. In total, it hosted 38 companies. The next year it became a "tented village", with several smaller tents. Malcolm Hardee made his debut here as part of The Greatest Show On Legs . In 1982
520-573: A Supporting Role , as well as nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw commented on Law giving "a very stylish and charismatic performance as the exquisite Dickie, all cruelty and caprice." At this time, Law and his then-wife Sadie Frost were members of the Primrose Hill set , which, along with other members such as Jonny Lee Miller , led to
624-693: A child. Law was given the first name David after the best friend of his father, but has always been referred to by his middle name, Jude, which was taken both from the protagonist of Thomas Hardy 's novel Jude the Obscure and the Beatles ' song " Hey Jude ". He grew up in Blackheath , an area in the borough of Greenwich , with his older sister, Natasha , where he was educated, first at John Ball Primary School , then briefly at Kidbrooke School , and then at Alleyn's School . Law began acting in 1987 with
728-546: A comedy venue in the former J. & R. Allan's department store on Cowgate . A 3am late licence made it a home for late-night socialising for comedians, and the raucous late-night show Late 'n' Live was started there. In 1988, the Society moved from 170 High Street to expanded headquarters at 158–166 High Street on the Royal Mile , with an extension leading back towards the former Wireworks Building. The basement became
832-564: A feeling that "smaller venues may lose out, but this case may be overstated... The episode of the super-venues, the Assembly Rooms in particular, has some way to go yet". Student shows continued to thrive with the National Student Theatre Company, National Youth Music Theatre, Cambridge Mummers, Oxford Theatre Group and Bradford University producing well-received new work. Among professional companies,
936-498: A film, this "trailer", which appeared among regular trailers in selected cinemas across London starting 19 November 2007, advertised a live event, Realtime Movie by Polish artist Paweł Althamer . Hundreds turned up for this unfilmed reenactment, in real time, of the sequence of events shown in Realtime Movie Trailer by the same actors, including Althamer as a Polish labourer, held on 30 November 2007. The performance
1040-469: A lack of venues, but just as that limit seemed to be being reached, groups began to find more efficient ways of sharing spaces. Venues could be fully utilised from 10am to 2am, with up to seven different groups throughout the day. The sharing led to the rise of bigger, more centralised venues. Rents increased too, with a venue like Heriot-Watt Students' Union doubling their rent in three years. In 1986, promoter Karen Koren established The Gilded Balloon as
1144-750: A letter to the World Trade Organization in support of keeping the European Union 's restrictions against the seal trade ; the restriction, which had been implemented three years prior, faced opposition from the Canadian government . In 2011, Law joined street protests against Alexander Lukashenko and his brutal crackdown on the Belarusian democracy movement . In July 2007, Law and Jeremy Gilley were in Afghanistan over
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#17327944313391248-708: A mask he had painted and signed himself. The campaign was launched on eBay by Education Africa. Law, alongside Judi Dench , helped save St Stephen's Church in Hampstead . They supported the campaign, which raised £4.5 million to refurbish the Victorian church in North London . The building reopened in March 2009 as an arts and community centre. In early 2007, Law shot the short film Realtime Movie Trailer at Borough Market , South London. Instead of promoting
1352-666: A new opera for the Met and ENO, writing the libretto and directing the production. He was honoured with the naming of The Anthony Minghella Theatre at the Quay Arts Centre ( Isle of Wight ). He made an appearance in the 2007 film Atonement as a television host interviewing the novelist central to the story. His last work was the screenplay of the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Nine (1982); Arthur Kopit (book) and Maury Yeston (score). It
1456-461: A number of locations around the city. The internet began to have an impact in 2000 with the launch of the Fringe's official website, which sold more than half a million tickets online by 2005. The following year, a Half Price Ticket Tent, run in association with Metro newspaper, started offering special ticket prices for different shows each day. This sold 45,000 tickets in its first year. In 2008,
1560-426: A part-time basis, but it became clear after a few weeks that the role would have to be permanent. Milligan was responsible for a number of innovations which remain in place today, such as the numbering system for venues and the Fringe map in the brochure, and he was also credited with establishing the co-operative spirit of the Fringe. He left in 1976. Between 1976 and 1981, under the direction of Alistair Moffat ,
1664-537: A period of ten days to document peace commitments and activities there for an upcoming film and for marking the UN International Day of Peace . Accompanied by UNICEF Representative Catherine Mbengue, they travelled and filmed in dangerous areas of eastern Afghanistan with a film crew, interviewing children, government ministers, community leaders and UN officials. They also filmed at schools and visited various UNICEF -supported programmes inside and outside
1768-518: A pilot episode television adaptation which he co-wrote and directed, was broadcast posthumously on BBC One (23 March 2008); watched by 6.3 million viewers. He vocally supported I Know I'm Not Alone , a film of musician Michael Franti 's peacemaking excursions into Iraq , Palestine and Israel . He directed a party election broadcast for the Labour Party in 2005. The short film depicted Tony Blair and Gordon Brown working together and
1872-609: A possible career as a musician, with Minghella playing keyboards with local bands Earthlight and Dancer. The latter recorded an album titled Tales of the Riverbank in 1972, although it was not released until 2001. He attended the University of Hull , studying drama. As an undergraduate he had arrived at university with an EMI contract for the band, in which he sang and played keyboards; while at university he wrote words and music for an adaptation of Gabriel Josipovici 's Mobius
1976-442: A return to pre-pandemic levels, with 3,334 shows. Fifty were livestreamed, by NextUp Comedy , for the first time ever since the founding of The Fringe, in an effort to stay true to The Fringe Society's 2022 vision of equality and inclusiveness. The 2025 festival is scheduled from August 1 to 25. The Fringe started life when eight theatre companies turned up uninvited to the inaugural Edinburgh International Festival in 1947. With
2080-592: A review of Everyman in 1947, when a critic remarked it was a shame the show was so far out "on the fringe of the Festival". In 1950, it was still being referred to in similar terms, with a small 'f': On the fringe of the official Festival there are many praiseworthy "extras," including presentations by the Scottish Community Drama Association and Edinburgh University Dramatic Society – Dundee Courier , 24 August 1950 Since it
2184-618: A rock star's presence." Other reviewers including William Gallagher also complimented Law's appearance as the character. In Andrew Niccol 's science fiction film Gattaca (1997), Law took on the role of a disabled former swimming star living in a eugenics -obsessed dystopia . In Clint Eastwood 's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), he played the role of Billy Hanson , a male prostitute killed by his partner, an art dealer portrayed by Kevin Spacey . Law also played Steven Grlscz,
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#17327944313392288-659: A two-year stint in the Granada TV produced ITV soap opera Families . He also appeared in the episode " Shoscombe Old Place " in ITV's Sherlock Holmes , and he played the leading role in the BFI / Channel 4 short The Crane (1992). In 1994, Law appeared in his first major leading film role with the British crime drama Shopping , which also starred his then future wife, Sadie Frost . He later gained prominence for his role in
2392-467: A vampire and an expert seducer, in The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998). In 1999, Law starred alongside Matt Damon , Gwyneth Paltrow , Cate Blanchett , and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the psychological thriller film The Talented Mr. Ripley , directed by Anthony Minghella . Law learned to play the saxophone for his role in the film, and his performance earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in
2496-419: A vast free showcase of events held on The Meadows – was cancelled when a sponsor could not be secured. The "Big Four" venues - Assembly , Gilded Balloon , The Pleasance and Underbelly - also decided to market themselves as Edinburgh Comedy Festival , which drew criticism from some quarters. After an interim period, during which Tim Hawkins, formerly general manager of Brighton Komedia took charge,
2600-747: A year, in August, and board members serve a term of four years. The Board appoints the Fringe Society's Chief Executive (formerly known as the Fringe Administrator or Director). The Chief Executive operates under the chair. Phoebe Waller-Bridge , whose show Fleabag was performed at the Fringe in 2013 before it was adapted for television, was named the first-ever President of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in 2021. The planned 2020 Fringe Festival
2704-441: Is an open-access (or " unjuried ") performing arts festival, meaning that there is no selection committee, and anyone may participate, with any type of performance. The official Fringe Programme categorises shows into sections for theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre , circus , cabaret , children's shows, musicals , opera, music, spoken word , exhibitions, and events. Comedy is the largest section, making up over one-third of
2808-523: Is based on the film 8½ . He shared credit with Michael Tolkin on the screenplay. The department of Film, Theatre & Television at the University of Reading , opened in 2012, was named in his honour. Minghella met his first wife, Yvonne Miller, when they were students. They had one daughter, Hannah. Minghella and Miller eventually divorced. In 1985 Minghella married Hong Kong–born choreographer and dancer Carolyn Jane Choa. They had one son, Max . Minghella's younger brother, Dominic Minghella ,
2912-815: Is set to star in the limited series The Auteur . Law is set to star in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew , a Disney+ series premiering in 2024. Law was attached to play artist Roland Penrose in Lee , a World War II-era drama film directed by Ellen Kuras , but was later replaced by Alexander Skarsgård . In 2002, Law directed a Respect for Animals anti-fur cinema commercial, titled "Fur and Against". It used music composed by Gary Kemp , and included appearances by Law, Chrissie Hynde , Moby , George Michael , Danny Goffey , Rhys Ifans , Sadie Frost, Helena Christensen , Sir Paul McCartney , Melanie C , and Stella McCartney . In 2013, Law, representing PETA , wrote
3016-517: Is the creator of the television series Robin Hood and Doc Martin . His sister, Loretta Minghella , is Master of Clare College, Cambridge . Minghella was a fan of Portsmouth F.C. , and appeared in the Channel 4 documentary, Hallowed Be Thy Game . His home had two double bedrooms dedicated to the display of Portsmouth memorabilia dating back to the club's founding in 1898. Minghella died of
3120-687: The Actors Touring Company , it had operated in the south side of the city in 1980 and 1981, but in 1982 expanded into a piece of empty ground popularly known as "The Hole in The Ground" near the Usher Hall. This was once the site of a church building ( Poole 's Synod Hall), which was converted to a cinema, and where the Saltire complex was subsequently built in the early 1990s. The new Traverse Theatre opened here in 1993. It had
3224-614: The Almeida Theatre , ATC, Cheek By Jowl , Cherub, Cliff Hanger, Entertainment Machine, Hull Truck , Kick Theatre, Lumiere and Son, Medieval Players and Trickster were regulars. In 1983, the Fringe joined with the International Festival, Edinburgh Tattoo and the Film Festival to promote Edinburgh as 'The Festival City' for the first time. Moffatt believed the growth of the Fringe would stop due to
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3328-670: The Assembly Theatre in the empty Georgian building Assembly Rooms on George Street (formerly the EIF Festival Club), the investment in staging, lighting and sound meant that the original amateur or student theatricals were left behind. In the same year, the YMCA in South St Andrew Street, which had been an important venue since the early days, closed. However, the subsequent rise in prominence of
3432-784: The Broadhurst Theatre in New York City. The Washington Post felt the much-anticipated performance was "highly disappointing". Nonetheless, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards ceremony, he was presented with the John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance . Also in 2009, Law became one of three actors who took over
3536-618: The Edinburgh Fringe , the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival ) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featured more than 51,446 scheduled performances of 3,746 different shows across 262 venues from 60 different countries. Of those shows, the largest section was comedy, representing almost 40% of shows, followed by theatre, which
3640-596: The Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe during August. It set a standard to which other companies on the Fringe aspired. The Traverse is occasionally referred to as "The Fringe venue that got away", reflecting its current status as a permanent and integral part of the Edinburgh arts scene. The Pleasance , a venue since the first year of the Fringe, was also important in setting the artistic tone. Christopher Richardson, founder of
3744-733: The English National Opera (London, 2005), then at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Vilnius, March 2006) and at the Metropolitan Opera (New York City, September 2006). The latter was transmitted live into cinemas worldwide (7 March 2009) as part of the Met's HD series and is now available on DVD. The ENO work was to have led to other operatic projects, directing again at English National Opera and collaborating with Osvaldo Golijov on
3848-646: The National Youth Music Theatre , though his interest in performing began during his childhood, having been previously cast in a Saint George and the Dragon rendition as a five-year-old. Having grown a dislike for school, Law dropped out at age 17 to pursue acting, playing various roles in the Edinburgh Fringe -awarded play The Ragged Child . One of his first major stage roles was Foxtrot Darling in Philip Ridley 's The Fastest Clock in
3952-554: The Oscar Wilde biopic Wilde (1997), for which he won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer as well as a London Film Critics Circle Award for his portrayal of Lord Alfred Douglas , the glamorous young lover of Stephen Fry 's Wilde. The New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin noted that Law's "voluptuous beauty and mocking, boyish petulance gives [Douglas]
4056-477: The Pleasance Theatre Trust , became a major Fringe figure. John Cairney is credited with pioneering the one-man Fringe show with his show based on Robert Burns , There Was A Man , in 1965, although Elspeth Douglas Reid had done her One Woman Theatre as early as 1955. American Nancy Cole played Gertrude Stein in 1969 and continued to do so until 1985. Over the first two decades of
4160-487: The West End . Radio success followed with a Giles Cooper Award for the radio drama Cigarettes and Chocolate first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1988. It was revived on 3 May 2008 as a tribute to its author director following his death. His production starred Juliet Stevenson , Bill Nighy and Jenny Howe. His first radio play Hang Up , starring Anton Lesser and Juliet Stevenson, was revived on 10 May 2008 as part of
4264-466: The period war film Cold Mountain opposite Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger , for which he received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama , the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role , and the Academy Award for Best Actor . Law, an admirer of Laurence Olivier , suggested the actor's image be included in the 2004 film Sky Captain and
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4368-552: The 1950s. His parents were Edoardo Minghella (an Italian immigrant) and Leeds-born Gloria Alberta (née Arcari). His mother's ancestors originally came from Valvori , a small village in southern Lazio , Italy. He was one of five children, his sisters Gioia Minghella-Giddens, Edana Minghella and Loretta Minghella , and a brother Dominic Minghella who also became a screenwriter and producer. Minghella attended St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ryde, Sandown Grammar School, and St John's College, Portsmouth . Early interests suggested
4472-533: The 1996 creation of production company Natural Nylon , which he would later leave in 2003. In 2001, Law starred as Russian sniper Vasily Zaytsev in the film Enemy at the Gates , and learned ballet dancing for the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). In 2002, Law played a mob hitman in Sam Mendes 's 1930s period drama Road to Perdition . In 2003, he again collaborated with director Minghella for
4576-549: The 2011 sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows . In 2009, Law starred as a drag -performing supermodel in Sally Potter 's film Rage . He portrayed blogger Alan Krumwiede in the 2011 medical thriller Contagion . The Hollywood Reporter critic Todd McCarthy called the character "excellent" and praised the "compelling ferociousness" of Law's portrayal. In May 2015, it was announced that Law would portray Lenny Belardo/Pius XIII, an American cardinal who becomes
4680-635: The Assembly Rooms meant there was now a balance in the Fringe between the Old Town and the New Town, with Princes Street in the middle. Fringe Sunday started in the High Street in 1981 and moved, through pressure of popularity, to Holyrood Park in 1983. Fringe Sunday was held on the second Sunday of the Fringe when companies performed for free. Having outgrown even Holyrood Park, this showcase took place on The Meadows and continued until 2008. 1981
4784-808: The BBC Radio 4 Minghella season. Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), a feature drama written and directed for the BBC's Screen Two anthology strand, bypassed TV broadcast and instead had a cinema release. He turned down an offer to direct another Inspector Morse to do the project, even though he believed that the Morse episode would have been a much higher-profile ll assignment. The English Patient (1996) brought him two Academy Awards nominations, Best Director (which he won) and Adapted Screenplay . He also received an Adapted Screenplay nomination for The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ,
4888-711: The Beckett Gala Evening at the Reading Town Hall, more than £22,000 was donated for the Macmillan Cancer Support . Also in 2006, Frost and Law directed a Shakespeare play in a South African orphanage. He travelled to Durban with Frost and their children to help children who have lost their parents to AIDS. In July 2007, as patron of the charity, he helped kick off the month-long tour of the AIDS-themed musical Thula Sizwe by
4992-617: The French government. David Jude Heyworth Law was born on 29 December 1972 in the Lewisham district of London to Peter Robert Law and Margaret Anne Heyworth, both teachers who had married five years earlier. His father later became, according to Law, "the youngest headmaster in London". He is of Welsh descent through his maternal grandmother, who had originally been "long lost" from his family because Law's mother had been put up for adoption as
5096-573: The Fringe Club (variously in the High Street from 1971 and at Teviot Row House from 1981) provided nightly showcases of Fringe fare to allow audiences to sample shows. In its earlier years the club also provided a significant space for after-hours socialising at a time when Edinburgh's strict licensing laws meant a 10pm pub closing time. For a time, the main ticket office was in the University Chaplaincy Centre, and then in
5200-406: The Fringe Shop on the Royal Mile , and in August they also manage Fringe Central, a separate collection of spaces dedicated to providing support for Fringe participants during their time at the festival. The Fringe board of directors is drawn from members of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, many of whom are Fringe participants themselves – performers or venue operators. Elections are held once
5304-456: The Fringe faced its biggest crisis so far when the computerised ticketing system failed. The events surrounding the failed box office software led to the resignation of Fringe Director Jon Morgan after only one full year in post. The resultant financial loss suffered by the Fringe Society was estimated at £300,000, which it was forced to meet from its reserves, although other sources report this at £900,000. These events attracted much comment from
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#17327944313395408-423: The Fringe head's basic administrative function. A report into the failure was commissioned from accountancy firm Scott-Moncrieff. Several venues now use their own ticketing systems; this is partly due to issues of commissions and how ticket revenue is distributed, but was reinforced by this 2008 failure of the main box office. The same year, other incidents conspired to add to the negative publicity. Fringe Sunday –
5512-464: The Fringe in the late 1970s and some successful Fringe performers transferred to perform works at the Festival. These included Richard Crane and Faynia Williams, who in 1981 produced a sell-out version of The Brothers Karamazov for the Festival, after having been successful in the Fringe during the '70s. The early 1980s saw the arrival of the "super-venue" – locations that contained multiple performing spaces. By 1981 when William Burdett-Coutts set up
5616-399: The Fringe on merit given the Society's position of neutrality. Increasing show numbers was therefore a way of attracting more attention. At this point, the Fringe operated on only two full-time members of staff. In 1977, the office moved to a converted shop and basement at 170 High Street. The International Festival, now under the direction of John Drummond, became more accommodating towards
5720-436: The Fringe, each performing group used its own performing space, or venue. However, by the late 1960s, the concept of sharing a venue became popular, principally as a means of cutting costs. It soon became common for halls to host up to six or seven different shows per day. The obvious next step was to partition a venue into two or more performing spaces; the majority of today's major venues fit into this category. For many years,
5824-423: The International Festival programme. The YMCA became established as the first central Fringe ticket office. Not long afterwards came the first complaints that the Fringe had become too big. Director Gerard Slevin claimed in 1961 that "it would be much better if only ten halls were licensed". In the 1960s and 1970s, the Fringe began to establish its reputation for size and variety and the tension between it and
5928-445: The International Festival using the city's major venues, these companies took over smaller, alternative venues for their productions. Seven performed in Edinburgh, and one undertook a version of the medieval morality play " Everyman " in Dunfermline Abbey , about 20 miles north, across the River Forth in Fife. These groups aimed to take advantage of the large assembled theatre crowds to showcase their own alternative theatre. Although at
6032-411: The London stage to portray the title role in William Shakespeare 's Hamlet at the Donmar Warehouse West End season at Wyndham's Theatre . The BBC reported "a fine and solid performance" but included other reviews of Law's interpretation that were mixed. There was a further run of the production at Elsinore Castle in Denmark from 25–30 August 2009. In September 2009, the production transferred to
6136-407: The Music For Tomorrow Foundation to help rebuild Katrina -devastated New Orleans . Law serves as an ambassador of the Prince of Wales ' Children and the Arts Foundation . He supports Breast Cancer Care , and in December 2008 he supported the Willow Foundation by creating a small canvas for their campaign Stars on Canvas . In April 2009 he supported the charity Education Africa with the gift of
6240-475: The Royal Mile Centre on the High Street. Although the Fringe was now associated with the High Street, areas like the New Town , West End and Morningside were also prominent in this period. Problems then began to arise as the Fringe became too big for students and volunteers to deal with. Eventually in 1969, the Fringe Society became a constituted body, and in 1970 it employed its first administrator, John Milligan. He started work in January 1971, originally on
6344-492: The Stripper (1975) . Minghella graduated after three years and stayed on to pursue a PhD. He also taught at the university for several years, on Samuel Beckett and on the medieval theatre . Ultimately, he abandoned his pursuit of a PhD to work for the BBC . Minghella's debut work was a stage adaptation of Gabriel Josipovici's Mobius the Stripper (1975) and it was his Whale Music (1985) that brought him notice. His double bill of Samuel Beckett's Play and Happy Days
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#17327944313396448-413: The UK and world media. More debts emerged as the year went on, and an independent report criticised the Board and the current and previous Fringe Directors for a failure of management and an inability to provide the basic service. The Board eventually decided that the post of "Director" (instituted in 1992 in lieu of "Fringe Administrator") would be abolished and replaced by a Chief Executive, to reinforce
6552-432: The Universe , which he performed at the Hampstead Theatre in London . Law went on to appear as Michael in the 1994 West End rendition of Jean Cocteau 's tragicomedy Les Parents terribles , directed by Sean Mathias . This performance earned him a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Newcomer, as well as a Ian Charleson Award under the same category title. Following a title change to Indiscretions ,
6656-427: The World of Tomorrow . Using computer graphics technology, footage of the young Olivier was merged into the film, playing Dr. Totenkopf , a mysterious scientific genius and supervillain . Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow would be the final film produced by Natural Nylon, which had folded with the departure of its founding members, including Law. The company did not see major successes. Also in 2004, Law portrayed
6760-402: The Young Zulu Warriors. Also in 2007, he encouraged the Friends of the Earth / the Big Ask campaign, asking British government to take action against climate change . Law has done charity work for organizations such as Make Poverty History , the Rhys Daniels Trust, and the WAVE Trauma Centre. He supports the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Pride of Britain Awards . He is the chairman of
6864-430: The aid community, where they also screened The Day After Peace , which features activities that took place throughout Afghanistan in 2007. It also highlights support from UNICEF and the WHO for the peaceful immunisation of 1.4 million children against polio in insecure areas. In 2004, Law launched a campaign to raise £2.5 million towards the Young Vic Theatre's £12.5 million redevelopment project, with
6968-505: The capital Kabul . The efforts of Peace One Day are coordinated in celebration of the annual International Day of Peace, on 21 September. The film, named The Day After Peace , premiered at the Cannes Film Festival , after which it was further shown at a gala screening at the Royal Albert Hall on 21 September 2008. On 30 August 2008, Law and Gilley returned to Afghanistan to help keep up momentum around Peace Day. They met President Hamid Karzai , top NATO and UN officials, and members of
7072-604: The drama Closer (2004) and the romantic comedy The Holiday (2006). His subsequent roles were as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), a young Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), and Yon-Rogg in Captain Marvel (2019); all of which rank among his highest-grossing releases. Other notable films include Contagion (2011), Hugo (2011), Side Effects (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Spy (2015), as well as
7176-410: The early 1950s. The first one was the New Drama Group's After The Show , a series of sketches taking place after Donald Pleasence 's Ebb Tide , in 1952. Among the talent to appear in early Fringe revues were Ned Sherrin in 1955, and Ken Loach and Dudley Moore with the Oxford Theatre Group in 1958. Due to many reviewers only being able to attend Fringe events late night after the official festival
7280-404: The enterprise lost £28,000, and in 1983 there were further criticisms related to over-charging, over-crowding and inadequate facilities. The Circuit was not repeated, but it had demonstrated the potential for temporary venues at the Fringe, which are now a familiar sight. Even with the rise of super venues, there was still theatre done on a shoestring, but several cultural entrepreneurs had raised
7384-399: The established Edinburgh Book Festival and Fringe manager Kath Mainland was appointed in February 2009 to stabilise the situation, becoming the Fringe's first Chief Executive. Comedy finally surpassed theatre as the biggest section of the programme in 2008, with 660 comedy entries to 599. In 2009, theSpaceUK launched their multi-space complex at the Royal College of Surgeons . In 2011,
7488-567: The formation of the Festival Fringe Society. The push for such an organisation was led by Michael Imison , director of Oxford Theatre Group. A constitution was drawn up, in which the policy of not vetting or censoring shows was set out, and the Society produced the first guide to Fringe shows. Nineteen companies participated in the Fringe in that year. By that time it provided a "complete... counter-festival programme" although efforts were still being made to gain publicity through
7592-462: The international face of the brand and began appearing in worldwide advertising campaigns . That same year, Law became the face of the men's perfume, Homme Sport by Dior . In 2022, both Law and his son Raff became ambassadors for Italian luxury brand Brioni . In 2010, Law purchased a property in Highgate , London , moving from Primrose Hill with his then-partner Sienna Miller . His residence
7696-582: The more formal International Festival became of mutual benefit. The artistic credentials of the Fringe were established by the creators of the Traverse Theatre , John Calder , Jim Haynes and Richard Demarco , in 1963. While their original objective was to maintain something of the Festival atmosphere in Edinburgh all year round, the Traverse Theatre quickly and regularly presented cutting-edge drama to an international audience at both
7800-424: The name "Fringe" was still not yet in regular usage. By that year, the Fringe was attracting around a dozen companies, and a meeting was held to discuss creating "a small organisation to act as a brain for the Fringe", or what The Scotsman called an "official unofficial festival". A first attempt was made to provide a central booking service in 1955 by students from the university, although it lost money, which
7904-502: The new ticket office. Its current headquarters are at 180 High Street. Acts included The Jim Rose Circus , who performed in 2008, and Tokyo Shock Boys who performed in 1994. The Fringe Club ceased operation in 2004, but various venues still provide "the Best of the Fest" and similar. A computerised booking system was first installed in the early 1990s, allowing tickets to be bought at
8008-469: The number of companies performing rose from 182 to 494, and new venues such as St Columba's in Newington came on board. Moffat also expanded the street performance aspect and brought in sponsorship deals, particularly local breweries. In this way, the Fringe ascended to its current position as the largest arts festival in the world. This was a deliberate policy by Moffat, who found it difficult to promote
8112-604: The play was reworked and transferred to Broadway in 1995, where Law acted opposite Kathleen Turner , Roger Rees and Cynthia Nixon . This role earned him a Tony Award nomination for best supporting actor , and the Theatre World Award . In 1989, Law received his first television role in a film based on the Beatrix Potter children's book, The Tailor of Gloucester . Following this, he took on minor roles in various British television series, including
8216-457: The pope. A ten-episode series titled The Young Pope was jointly produced by Sky Atlantic and Canal+ with HBO , and directed by Paolo Sorrentino . The series began airing in various countries in October 2016. In their respective reviews for The Guardian and The New York Times , Rebecca Nicholson praised the "surprising charm" with which Law strikes a balance between the qualities of
8320-562: The programme, and the one that in modern times has the highest public profile, due in part to the Edinburgh Comedy Awards . The Festival is supported by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society , which publishes the programme, sells tickets to all events from a central physical box office and website, and offers year-round advice and support to performers. The Society's permanent location is at
8424-630: The role of actor Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam 's film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus . Along with Law, actors Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell portray "three separate dimensions in the film". In 2010, Law appeared opposite Forest Whitaker in the dark science fiction comedy Repo Men , and also starred as Dr. Watson in Guy Ritchie 's adaption of Sherlock Holmes , alongside Robert Downey, Jr. and Rachel McAdams , as well as
8528-854: The romantic drama My Blueberry Nights , which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival . Additionally, he received the Honorary César at the 32nd César Awards , and was named a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by Gerard Errera , the French ambassador . By the end of the year, Law was one of the Top Ten A-list of the most bankable film stars in Hollywood, according to the Ulmer Scale . In May 2009, Law returned to
8632-479: The set of Shopping . They have three children, including Raff and Iris . On 29 October 2003, the couple divorced. While filming Alfie (2004) in late 2003, Law and co-star Sienna Miller began a relationship; they became engaged in 2004. On 8 July 2005, Law issued a public apology to Miller for having an affair with his children's nanny . Miller and Law ended their relationship in November 2006. In 2008, Law
8736-553: The stakes to the point where a venue like Aurora (St Stephen's Church, Stockbridge ) could hold its head up in any major world festival. However, in 1982, 24% of the Fringe was housed in The Circuit/Assembly, both of which were being commercially marketed, and this attracted complaints, including from Traverse Theatre founder, Richard Demarco, who felt the Fringe should not have allowed either venue. By 1988, there was, according to former Fringe Administrator Michael Dale,
8840-430: The television series The Young Pope (2016) and The New Pope (2020). In addition to his film work, Law has performed in several West End and Broadway productions including Les Parents terribles in 1994, Hamlet in 2010, and Anna Christie in 2011. These earned him nominations for two Tony Awards . He has also been awarded the Honorary César and was named a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by
8944-456: The theatre successfully re-opening in 2006. As of 2007, Law was Chairman of the Young Vic committee, during which he expressed dignity for his contributions towards the theatre. In 2006, he joined Robbie Williams in the "Soccer Aid" celebrity football match to benefit UNICEF. In 2006, he starred in an anthology of Samuel Beckett readings and performances directed by Anthony Minghella. With
9048-411: The time it was not recognised as such, this was the first Edinburgh Festival Fringe . This meant that two defining features of the future Fringe were established at the very beginning – the lack of official invitations to perform and the use of unconventional venues. Originally, these groups referred to themselves as the "Festival Adjuncts" and were also referred to as the "semi-official" festival. It
9152-720: The title character in Alfie , a remake of Bill Naughton 's 1966 film , playing the role originated by Michael Caine ; the remake received negative reviews and flopped at the box office. Law later took on another of Caine's earlier roles in the 2007 film Sleuth , adapted by Nobel Laureate in Literature Harold Pinter . In 2006, he portrayed the role of a single parent in the American romantic comedy film The Holiday , written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers . In 2007, Law starred alongside Norah Jones in
9256-589: Was 26.6% of shows. Established in 1947 as an unofficial offshoot to (and on the "fringe" of) the Edinburgh International Festival , it takes place in Edinburgh every August. The combination of Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival has become a world-leading celebration of arts and culture, surpassed only by the Olympics and the World Cup in terms of global ticketed events. It
9360-549: Was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He directed Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), The English Patient (1996), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Cold Mountain (2003), and produced Iris (2001). He received the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient . In addition, he received three more Academy Award nominations; he
9464-497: Was a watershed for comedy at the Fringe too. It was the first year of the Perrier Awards , which ran until 2005 and are now known as the Edinburgh Comedy Awards . The alternative comedy scene was also beginning to take shape. Previously, comedy at the Fringe had taken the form of student revues. Now stand-up was becoming a feature. According to Alexei Sayle , "The Fringe then was entirely University revues and plays; there
9568-818: Was at The Grove , a street known for its notable residents. Throughout the 2000s, an "unhealthy amount of information" about Law's life had been in the possession of the media, prompting his involvement in the News International phone hacking scandal . Additionally, a family member of his was alleged to have been paid by News of the World to share information with them. Law is the younger brother of Natasha , an illustrator and artist based in London. His parents live in Vaudelnay , France, where they run their own drama school and theatre. On 2 September 1997, Law married actress Sadie Frost , whom he had met in 1992 on
9672-487: Was blamed on those who had not taken part. In 1956, the famous actor Donald Wolfit performed the solo show The Strong Are Lonely . This was not part of the International Festival, yet nor was it in the Fringe Programme, leading him to question the value of the "Fringe": "Away with the Fringe. To an artist in the theatre there is no such thing as a fringe of art." Formal organisation progressed in 1959, with
9776-536: Was commissioned by Tate Modern as part of its "The World as a Stage" exhibition, which explored the boundaries between arts and reality. Law is a featured artist on Vampire Weekend 's 2019 album, Father of the Bride , in which he recites Thomas Campbell 's poem "Lord Ullin's Daughter" during the song of the same name. Since 2005, Law has represented Dunhill as an "apparel ambassador" in Asia, where in 2008 he became
9880-688: Was criticised for being insincere: "The Anthony Minghella party political broadcast last year was full of body language fibs", said Peter Collett, a psychologist at the University of Oxford . "When you are talking to me, I'll give you my full attention only if I think you are very high status or if I love you. On that party political broadcast, they are staring at each other like lovers. It is completely false." With Samuel Beckett's 100th birthday celebrations, he returned to radio on BBC Radio 3 with Eyes Down Looking (2006), with: Jude Law , Juliet Stevenson and David Threlfall . An operatic directorial debut came with Puccini 's Madama Butterfly . Premiered at
9984-435: Was finished, the Fringe came to be seen as being about revues. It was a few years before an official programme for the Fringe was created. John Menzies compiled a list of shows under the title "Other Events" in their omnibus festival brochure, but it was printer C. J. Cousland who was the first to publish a listings guide, in 1954. This was funded by participating companies and was entitled "Additional Entertainments", since
10088-670: Was his directorial debut and debut feature film as a director was A Little Like Drowning (1978). During the 1980s, he worked in television, starting as a runner on Magpie before moving into script editing the children's drama series Grange Hill for the BBC and later writing The StoryTeller series for Jim Henson . He wrote several episodes of the ITV detective drama Inspector Morse and an episode of long-running ITV drama Boon . Made in Bangkok (1986) found mainstream success in
10192-618: Was in a brief relationship with American model Samantha Burke, who gave birth to his fourth child in September 2009. His fifth child was born in 2015, to Catherine Harding. On 1 May 2019, he married his girlfriend Phillipa Coan. In September 2020, Law announced the birth of the couple's first child together, who is also his sixth. Their second child, and his seventh, was born in February 2023. Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella , CBE (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008)
10296-578: Was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for both The English Patient and The Talented Mr. Ripley , and was posthumously nominated for Best Picture for The Reader (2008), as a producer. Minghella was born in Ryde on the Isle of Wight . His family are well known on the island, where they ran a café in Ryde until the 1980s and have run an eponymous business making and selling Italian-style ice cream since
10400-494: Was not a single piece of stand-up comedy until me and Tony [Allen] arrived." Comedy began an ascent which would see it become the biggest section of the programme by 2008. Moffat resigned as the Fringe Society Administrator in 1981 and was succeeded by Michael Dale, who changed the programme layout and helped the Fringe consolidate. The following year, 1982, The Circuit became a prominent venue. Run by
10504-432: Was not until the following year, 1948, that Robert Kemp , a Scottish playwright and journalist, is credited with coining the title "Fringe" when he wrote during the second Edinburgh International Festival : Round the fringe of official Festival drama, there seems to be more private enterprise than before ... I am afraid some of us are not going to be at home during the evenings! The word "fringe" had in fact been used in
10608-478: Was not yet fully developed, much of the early years of the Fringe has gone unrecorded, except through anecdote. It did not benefit from any official organisation until 1951, when students of the University of Edinburgh set up a drop-in centre in the YMCA , where cheap food and a bed for the night were made available to participating groups. Late-night revues, which would become a feature of Fringes, began to appear in
10712-562: Was released on 16 November 2018 to mixed reviews. Law also portrayed Yon-Rogg in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Captain Marvel , which was a global box office success, grossing over $ 1 billion worldwide. In 2023, Law played Captain Hook in Peter Pan & Wendy , a live-action adaptation of the animated film Peter Pan , which was released directly onto Disney+ . He
10816-457: Was suspended along with all of the city's other major summer festivals. This came as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in the early months of the year, with concerns of spreading the virus any further. The 2021 festival took place during 6–30 August 2021, though it was much reduced in size, with 528 shows in person and 414 online. The 2022 festival took place from 5–29 August 2022 and marked
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