At 53, Jude Law is one of Britain’s most recognizable actors. These days he is also one of its most private family men. The heartthrob who once filled tabloid pages has settled into a quieter life with his second wife and a large, blended family.
Law was first married to actress and designer Sadie Frost, with whom he has three children: Rafferty, Iris and Rudy. The couple divorced in 2003, and the relationship has since become a friendly one. Their eldest, Raff, turned 30 earlier this month. Iris, now 25, has built her own career as a model and actress.
After the divorce came some of the most talked-about years of his life. Law was engaged to his Alfie co-star Sienna Miller, and the on-off romance was a fixture of the headlines for years. The couple split for good, and both moved on.
His family kept growing. Law has a daughter, Sophia, with American model Samantha Burke. In 2015 he became a father for the fifth time when musician Catherine Harding gave birth to a daughter, Ada, who is now 11. Harding has publicly called him a hands-on dad, and Ada spends time with her half-siblings.
The turning point came when Law met Dr. Phillipa Coan, a London-based behavioural and business psychologist who founded a consultancy called STRIDE. The two met around 2016. On April 30, 2019, they married in a small civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London. Only close family attended, and the couple left without posing for photographs.
Law has spoken warmly about the marriage. He has said he has never felt happier or more secure, and he has credited his wife’s profession for a relationship where they talk openly about their feelings, friendships and families.
Together they have two young children, born in 2020 and 2023. Law shared the news of the first birth with Jimmy Fallon during lockdown, mentioning it almost in passing after talking about his gardening. He described the experience as wonderful and said the family felt blessed to simply nest together at home. The couple have never shared the names or genders of their children, which makes them unusually protective of their privacy among celebrity parents.
The blended family has come together in public on special occasions. In December 2024, Coan joined Raff and Iris to support Law at his Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony.
For a man who once lived much of his romantic life in the spotlight, the story has turned out differently than the tabloids predicted. His life now centers on a long marriage, seven children across four mothers and a home he keeps well out of view.
