Jeremy Irons on ‘The Borgias’ and Margin Call The veteran actor tells us about playing Rodrigo Borgia and the undercurrent behind his role in Margin Call. By Fred Topel (CRAVE ON LINE)

“The Borgias” is currently airing its second season on Showtime. The series dramatizes the history of the papal family in 15th century Italy. Jeremy Irons is Rodrigo Borgia, the man who would become Pope Alexander VI.

He’s also the legendary actor from films like Dead Ringers, Damage, Reversal of Fortune, The Lion King, Die Hard with a Vengeance and recently Margin Call. At the Television Critics Association session for “The Borgias,” we focused on Irons and gained insight into work and his knowledge of history and politics. 


CraveOnline: With the allowance for adult content on pay cable, do you feel even more freedom than on very edgy R-rated movies like Dead Ringers?

 Jeremy Irons: I’d say it’s about the same. I’d say what is going out on cable is about what we were doing on what I call artistic movies like Damage. It’s pretty free. I had to dub the word “bitch” out the other day because apparently on airlines that’s not allowed. So I had to change it to “witch.” Those sort of anomalies are curious but in a way I think we have about the same freedom.


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