An Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor, Jeremy Irons made his name in the celebrated 1981 Granada TV production of 'Brideshead Revisted'.

In 1984 he made his Broadway debut and received a Tony Award for best actor in Tom Stoppard's 'The Real Thing'. He has since developed his career in film, but also occasionally returns to the stage, with his first appearance in the West End for 18 years in 'Embers' in 2006. In 1991, he won an Oscar for his role in 'Reversal of Fortune'. More recent films include 'Casanova' with Heath Ledger and Sienna Miller and 'Kingdom of Heaven'.

Jeremy Irons agreed to present ABC's BBC Lifeline Appeal at the end of 2005 which helped us raise nearly £100 000 for our work. Impressed by ABC's work, he became a patron.