David Jude Heyworth Law (born December 29, 1972) is a British actor. He was born in Lewisham, in South London, England. His professional name is Jude Law.
A two-time Oscar nominee, his start in acting wasn't easy. After minor roles in British television, Law had his breakthrough with Shopping which also featured his future wife Sadie Frost. For a time Frost and Law were central to the so called "Primrose Hill set" of young British actors that also included Ewan McGregor.
In 2003, he and wife, actress Sadie Frost, by whom he has three children, Rafferty (b. 1996), Iris (b. 2000) and Rudy (b. 2002), divorced. He became engaged to Sienna Miller, his co-star in the remake of Alfie.
On November 17, 2004, Jude Law was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive". The 2004 remake of Alfie was a box-office flop, only making back about half of its estimated $60 million budget, and voted one of the worst remakes of all time by a British film magazine. Some film critics contended that though Law had been effective in supporting roles, his acting range was too limited to carry a film on his own. Other films of his in 2004, such as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and I Heart Huckabees also flopped.
On July 18, 2005 Jude Law issued a public apology to his fiancée, Sienna Miller, for having an affair with his children's nanny, Daisy Wright, in New Orleans. Law was quoted as saying "I want to publicly apologise to Sienna and our respective families for the pain that I have caused. There is no defence for my actions which I sincerely regret and I ask that you respect our privacy at this very difficult time". Since that time, it was revealed that Miller was involved with actor Daniel Craig, and they have split.
In 2005, Law and his ex-wife Sadie Frost reached a divorce settlement after nearly two years of negotiations. Frost will keep the couple's $4 million London house in Primrose Hill, and receive payments from Law totalling $2 million.
In August 2005, Law was photographed nude while attempting to put on his bathing suit at his mothers home in Vaudelnay, France, and the pictures instantly began circulating the Internet.
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