He was born David Jude Law to Peter and Maggie in South East London on December 29, 1972. He was the second child of his parents, his elder sister Natasha is now a photographer. He grew up in Blackheath. The confusion regarding whether he is named after being enthused by The Beatles' Hey Jude or Thomas Hardy's Jude The Obscure is still unclear. Since the latter is so remorselessly miserable, so one hopes it was the former. His father was a primary school teacher, with a pony tail and his mother Maggie taught English to refugee kids.
After making a short presence in a local comprehensive school, he moved to a private school- Alleyn's in Dulwich, because he was disturbed by the levels of violence and bullying. When he was in his school, he participated in a play at the age of six; he discovered unsurprisingly that he understands "the concept of creating imaginative scenarios". He exposed his bent for acting in his early ages. He was always lucky to get a full support from his parents. Recognizing their son's artistic curve, they not only took him regularly to theatre but also use to discuss the play and performances afterwards.
His confidence and his reputation earned Law some movie parts coming his way. In Wilde, he starred as the spoiled and petulant Bosie whose father eventually brings Wilde down, alongside Stephen Fry. Then came America. He was well-cast as a hopeless romantic in Music From Another Room, then played opposite Claire Danes in I Love You, I Love You Not, which sensitively placed the pain of young love up against the horrors of the Holocaust. At intense speed, he found himself featuring in bigger and bigger movies. There was the sci-fi thriller Gattaca, with Uma Thurman, then Law's finest performance to date, as the hot-headed Southern hustler Billy Carl Hanson who attempts to shake down Kevin Spacey in Clint Eastwood's classy Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil.
In 1997, Law was on a major roll since all of his movies were released then. To marry Sadie Frost, five years his senior - on a barge on the Grand Union Canal (as well as Finlay, they have three children, Rafferty, Iris and Rudy), he took a brief time off and then went back to work. In The Wisdom Of Crocodiles, he impressed as a conservative medical researcher who becomes an over-sexed vampire by night. In The Talented Mr Ripley, he acted as an excellent decadent rich boy Dickie Greenleaf, who's murdered and then masqueraded by Matt Damon. Boosted .The movie was a box-office smash, eventually being viewed by over 200 million, and Law - also Oscar nominated for his role - won a BAFTA.
All through 2003, Law remained as a sensationalist favorite. What have made him remain a favorite is partly the divorce proceedings and partly his new relationship with actress Sienna Miller.
The work style of this greatest star of the age is unique. Onscreen, he's clearly demanding in selecting his roles, at present taking only the classiest of projects. These projects will act as a stepping stone for him in the years to come and it also marks the surety that major awards are on the way.
