Jude Law is probably the sexiest man in Hollywood right now. Women love him. Men love him because they'd love to be him. He's got a beautiful face and piercing (銳利的) blue eyes.
The public would watch as his marriage with actress Sadie Frost fell apart under a blazing (熾烈的) media spotlight. Some say the breaking point of their marriage was when there was a very close call (險遭意外) with their two-year-old daughter Iris.
Arts & Entertainment editor Korin Miller said, "In 2003 that is said to sort of have aggravated (惡化) their marriage a bit. Iris found a tablet (片) of Ecstasy (迷幻藥) on the floor of a children's party, which was held at a nightclub. And she swallowed it."
Iris survives the ordeal (折磨), but the incident put additional pressure on an already strained (緊張的) marriage. And to make matters worse, there were rumours that Jude had been unfaithful (不忠) while filming a movie in Chicago.
It wouldn't be long after his divorce with Sadie that Jude would meet actress Sienna Miller while working on the set of Alfie (《阿飛外傳》).
While Jude's private life cast a gloomy (陰暗的) shadow over him, he would still find a way to reach the pinnacle (頂點) of Hollywood success, because behind those blue eyes stage and film directors alike would find an innate (與生俱來的) drive (魄力) and unparallelled (無比的) intelligence for the performance.
He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987. After a few years polishing (磨練) his acting chops (本領), he was getting his first gigs (公演) in television. He was offered his first big job on the UK soap opera (肥皂劇) Families. But Families was universally panned (嚴厲批評) by critics.
Jude's success eventually came. In 1999, Jude was approached by Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghella. He was cast as Dickie Greenleaf in the film adaptation (改編) of the mystery novel The Talented Mr Ripley (《心計》). He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.