- When joining the N.Y.M.T., he was placed in the wrong dormitory because they thought he was a girl because of his name. He never told anyone but was soon caught and moved.
- During a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), Jay Leno asked him where his name came from, and he replied that he was named after The Beatles song "Hey Jude". (June 15, 2001)
- Former roommate of Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller.
- His parents were both orphans.
- Became engaged to actress Sienna Miller in January 2005. In July 2005, she ended the engagement and he publicly apologized for cheating on her with nanny Daisy Wright. They reconciled briefly and broke up again in 2006.
- Kate Moss is the godmother of his daughter Iris
- Model Samantha Burke revealed that she is seven months pregnant with a baby girl by Law. They met each other outside of a New York night club while Law was shooting Sherlock Holmes (2009) and had a very short relationship that was already over by the time Burke discovered she was pregnant. (August 2009)
- Good friends with Jonny Lee Miller and Ewan McGregor.
- Considered for the role of Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
- As of 2022, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Aviator (2004), Hugo (2011) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
- Learned basic saxophone technique for the film The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).
- He kept the shirts his characters in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) and Gattaca (1997) wore in the scenes when they were killed.
- Has a tattoo on his left forearm of words from The Beatles song, "Sexy Sadie", which states "You came along to turn on everyone Sexy Sadie", representing his ex-wife, Sadie Frost.
- Dropped out of school at age 17, to star in the daytime soap Families (1990).
- Broke a rib after falling backwards while filming the murder scene on the boat in the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).
- Originally was godfather of Kate Moss' daughter Lila Grace Moss, but when he got divorced from Sadie Frost, with whom Moss was close friends with, she relieved him of all duties.
- Plays the lead role in Alfie (2004) and Sleuth (2007). Both films had previously been made with Michael Caine in the roles played by Law.
- Became a father for the 1st time at age 23 when his girlfriend [now ex-wife] Sadie Frost gave birth to their son Rafferty Law on 6 October 1996.
- He attended the private school Alleyn's in Dulwich, London. It was originally known as "The College of Gods Gift".
- Became a father for the 4th time at age 36 when his ex-girlfriend Samantha Burke gave birth to their daughter Sophia Burke on 22 September 2009.
- Received a $205,000 settlement, in May 2011, from News of the World's hacking of his phone.
- Band Brand New has a song named after him, titled "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad", featured on their album, "Your Favorite Weapon".
- Has been nominated for 2 Tony awards - 'Indiscretions' and 'Hamlet', and 3 Laurence Olivier awards for 'Hamlet', 'Henry V' and 'Anna Christie'. He won the London Critics Circle best Shakespearean performance award for 'Hamlet'.
- Jude's parents, Peter Law & Maggie Law, were school teachers, but now run a theater company in France. He has one older sister, Natasha, who is a photographer.
- Expecting his fifth child, due spring 2015. Mother is his ex-girlfriend singer Catherine Harding, aka Cat Cavelli. (November 2015)
- Good friends with Rachel Weisz.
- Became a father for the 3rd time at age 29 when his [now ex] wife Sadie Frost gave birth to their son Rudy Law (Rudy Indiana Otis Law) on 10 September 2002.
- Playing Hamlet in Denmark at Kronborg Castle (August 2009)
- He and his ex-wife Sadie Frost fought a custody battle for over 2 years.
- Was the host of Saturday Night Live (1975) the night of the infamous Ashlee Simpson incident.
- Dropped out of the movie From Hell (2001).
- Was considered for the role of Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3 (2013), but turned it down.
- In order to gain weight for his role in Dom Hemingway (2013), he drank ten Coca-Colas per day.
- Became a father for the 2nd time at age 27 when his [now ex] wife Sadie Frost gave birth to their daughter Iris Law on 25 October 2000.
- In 2007, he spent 10 days in Afghanistan touring the country and filming a documentary.
- Director Bryan Singer originally wanted him to play Zod in Superman Returns (2006). That role was previously played by Terence Stamp, who originally played the title role of Alfie on stage.
- Was cast in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) after Anthony Minghella saw him in Immortality (1998). Minghella's wife was producing the film at the time and used to watch the dailies at home after each day's filming.
- Reconciled with former fiancée Sienna Miller after they appeared in separate stage productions in New York (October 2009).
- Nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award of Outstanding Newcomer.
- Named "Sexiest Man Alive" 2004 by People Magazine.
- Is a huge fan of Little Britain.
- Played Joe Barnes in Shoscombe Old Place (1991) and returned to the theme as Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).
- He stated his desire in appearing in a foreign language film, especially French, directed by Jacques Audiard or Michael Haneke.
- Welcomed third child son Rudy on September 10, 2002. The baby weighed 5lbs 5oz.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1995 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "Indiscretions."
- He has 7 directors on his resume who have won an Oscar for Best Director: Clint Eastwood, Anthony Minghella, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, and Steven Soderbergh.
- Supports Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in London, UK.
- At the age of 12, started acting with the National Youth Music Theatre.
- On People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list in 2000 and 2004.
- He has two roles in common with Michael Caine: (1) Caine played Alfie Elkins in Alfie (1966) while Law played him in Alfie (2004) and (2) Caine played Milo Tindle in Sleuth (1972) while Law played him in Sleuth (2007), in which Caine played Andrew Wyke.
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