The New Pope star Jude Law, 48, is the patriarch of a few different lineages, sharing offspring with four different women. The handsome movie star is definitely known to be a ladies man, but he’s also a devoted dad, meeting the demands of fatherhood since his first was born in 1996. His children include Rafferty, 25, Iris, 20, Rudy, 19, Sophia, 12, Ada, 6, and a newborn, who is mere months old.
As far as caring for several children goes, Jude definitely has his hands full, but he’s no doubt raised an impressive brood. Find out more about his kids, from oldest to youngest below.
Born in September 2009, Sophia is the only child Jude shares with American model Samantha Burke. Jude met Samantha in New York City while he was filming Sherlock Holmes and the two never officially dated. Although the Talented Mr. Ripley actor was skeptical at first about his being the actual father, reported The Telegraph, he still supports Sophia financially. She and her mother live in Florida and Jude doesn’t see them often, but friends say the 12-year-old greatly resembles her father.
Ada, who was born in March 2015, is Jude’s only child with singer-songwriter Catherine Harding. The couple was only together for a short time, with Ada’s arrival coming after their separation. Even so, Catherine told The Mirror at the time that Jude is a “great dad” who does well on baby duty. “Jude is really funny and sweet,” she stated. “I remember last week he came over and he had to change her on the park bench. He cleaned her all up.”
Jude recently confirmed the birth of his brand new baby with wife Phillipa Coan on The Tonight Show on Sept. 14. The Closer star told host Jimmy Fallon that the experience around the birth was “unusual” given the pandemic, but that ultimately, things worked out in a “really wonderful” way. “We feel pretty blessed that we when we’re in a time, that … we could just nest and enjoy each other’s company,” he stated on the show.
Reflecting on fatherhood, Jude explained to the Observer in 2016 how he was finding the balance between being a hands-on father and learning when to let go. “As a friend said, ‘Letting them fall over and not being there to pick them up…it’s really hard. But they wouldn’t learn to pick themselves up if we didn’t go through that process.’ I’m beginning to see that our role is to guide them into real adulthood for the first time.
“It’s a two-way relationship then, because the kids are going, ‘Help me again.’ And, of course, you’re there to give that help, but they have to ask.”