THE WINSLOW BOY
Acclaimed writer/director David Mamet’s 1999 adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s play The Winslow Boy is an excellent showcase for Jeremy’s talents. He excels in the role of Sir Robert Morton the lawyer hired to represent young Ronnie Winslow, after he is expelled from naval college for allegedly forging a postal order.
Jeremy won Best Actor* at the Evening Standard British Film Awards in 1999; the Best British Performance award at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2000; and the British Actor of the Year** at the London Critics Circle Film Awards in 2000 for his portrayal of Sir Robert Morton.
*For his performance in An Ideal Husband as well as for that in The Winslow Boy.
**For his performance in Happy Texas as well as for those in An Ideal Husband and The Winslow Boy.
