Jude Law and 50 fats about this British actor: was roommate with Ewan McGregor

50 interesting facts about British actor Jude Law.

1. Was born on December 29, 1972 to teachers Margaret Anne and Peter Robert in Lewisham, South London.

2. His parents run a theatre company in France.

3. Has a tattoo on his arm of lyrics from the Fab Four's 'Sexy Sadie': "You came along to turn on everyone Sexy Sadie", which is purportedly meant to link to ex-wife Sadie Frost.

4. Started acting in the National Youth Music Theatre, but dropped out at 17.

5. Law dropped out of the National Youth Music Theatre star in the Granada daytime soap Families.

6. When he first joined the NYMT, he was assigned to the girls' dormitory because they thought he was a woman on paper.

7. His older sister, Natasha, is a renowned painter and graphic designer.

8. Won the Ian Charleson Award for Best Newcomer in 1994 for Les Parents Terribles.

9. Returned to the stage to play Hamlet in 2009, a role he said he had to play before he turns 40.

10. He is a big fan of Radiohead.

11. Teamed up with Radiohead for a Greenpeace campaign video. He also took part in protests against piracy charges brought against Greenpeace activists in Russia.

12. He is big into charity and supported UNICEF, Macmillan Cancer Support, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Make Poverty History and Friends of the Earth.

13. Filmed a documentary in Afghanistan on peace commitments with actor and director Jeremy Gilley in 2007.

14. Was named one of the top 10 most bankable Hollywood stars in 2006.

15. Has three children with his ex-wife Sadie Frost.

16. Has a daughter with American supermodel Samantha Burke.

17. Received financial settlement from News of the World over phone hacking.

18. Gave 2 dogs to his ex-girlfriend Sienna Miller but she returned them as she had no time to take care of them.

19. Was arrested for attacking a photographer outside his London home in September 2007.

20. Jude's affair with children's ex-nanny Daisy Wright was named Hollywood's sneakiest affair by US magazine in 2007.

21. Law is a big fan of English actor Sir Laurence Olivier.

22. Has one sibling, an older sister Natasha.

23. Law was twice nominated for Academy Award. Once in 2000 for Best Supporting Actor in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Second time it was in early 2003 for Best Actor In A Leading Role for Cold Mountain.

24. Law's first big movie was 1997's Gattaca.

25. Was a producer on the movie Sky Captain and the World Of Tomorrow; Dexterity, and Sleuth.

26. Is good friend with actress Rachel Wiesz.

27. For the role in the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley Jude actually learned how to play saxaphone.

28. Won a Tony Award for Best Actor (Featured Role-Play) for "Indiscretions."

29. Briefly dated singer Jessica Simpson in early 2006.

30. Actor Ewan McGregor was once roommate with Law.

31. Law is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

32. Since 2005, he has represented Dunhill as an "apparel ambassador" in Asia.

33. In 2008, he became the international face of Dunhill and appears in the worldwide advertising campaigns.

34. In 2002, he directed a Respect for Animals anti-fur cinema commercial. The commercial, titled "Fur and Against", used music composed by Gary Kemp. The commercial included celebrities like Chrissie Hynde, Moby, George Michael, Danny Goffey, Rhys Ifans, Sadie Frost, Helena Christensen, Sir Paul McCartney, Mel C and Stella McCartney.

35. In 2004, Law launched a campaign to raise £2.5 million towards the Young Vic Theatre's £12.5 million redevelopment project. He is currently Chairman of the Young Vic committee and has said that he is proud to help make the Young Vic "a nurturing bed" for young directors.

36. In 2006, he joined Robbie Williams in the "Soccer Aid" celebrity football match to benefit UNICEF.

37. In 2006, he starred in an anthology of Samuel Beckett readings and performances directed by director Anthony Minghella. With the Beckett Gala Evening at the Reading Town Hall, more than £22,000 was donated for the Macmillan Cancer Support.

38. Frost and Law directed a Shakespeare play in a South African orphanage in 2006.

39. Law serves as an ambassador of the Prince of Wales' Children and the Arts Foundation.

40. Law met his ex-wife. actress Sadie Frost while working on the film Shopping.

41. His son Rafferty was named one of GQ's 50 best dressed British men.

42. In October 2014, Law announced that he was expecting a fifth child with Catherine Harding, with whom Law was "no longer in a relationship". Harding gave birth to their child, a daughter, in March 2015.

43. Law received Oscar nod in 2004 for his work in Cold Mountain with Nicole Kidman.

44. Both of his parents were school teachers.

45. Law is the face of the male perfume of Dior, Dior Homme Sport.

46. Was invited by the Royal Navy on a submarine exercise where he spent four or five nights underwater, which was an extraordinary experience.

47. He gained about 40 pounds for Dom Hamingway. He ate protein to become more bulky.

48. His career spans over two decades.

49. His favorite word is 'dad.'

50. Took the role in ShSherlock Holmes because he was such a big fan of his costar Robert Downey Jr.