The Life and Many Romances of Jude Law

As a young teenager, he joined the National Youth Music Theatre, a major training ground for young British performers. Because the name “Jude” was mistaken for a girl’s name, he was reportedly placed in the wrong dormitory when he arrived.

Law did not immediately correct the mistake, but the situation was eventually discovered and he was moved. It became a funny early story from a career that would later be defined by serious roles, stage discipline, and intense public attention, though at the time he was still just finding his place.