jeremy irons played scar in the lion king.
jeremy irons played scar in the lion king.
what actor played scar in the lion king?
jeremy irons
scar (voiced by jeremy irons in "the lion king"; jim cummings in "the lion king ii: simba's pride"; james horan in "kingdom hearts ii", "disney's extreme skate adventure", and "sorcerers of the magic kingdom"; david oyelowo in "the lion guard"; chiwetel ejiofor in the live action film) is the main antagonist of "the lion king" franchise. he is a black-maned lion who is simba's paternal uncle and mufasa's younger brother. in "the lion king", by murdering mufasa and exiling simba, he becomes "king of the pride lands". however, years later, simba returns to pride rock and overthrows scar to become king of the pride lands. scar survives the fall, but is attacked and killed by the vengeful hyenas.
list of the lion king characters
section::::appearances.:broadway musical.









































the success of "the lion king "spawned a broadway musical based on the film, directed by julie taymor with a book written by "the lion king "co-director roger allers and screenwriter irene mecchi. american actor john vickery originated the role of scar. in one scene in the musical, scar, during the song "the madness of king scar", tries to seduce a young adult nala and make her his queen and mother of his cubs. nala however, rejects scar's advances and leaves pride rock.









































section::::appearances.:"the lion king ii: simba's pride".
scar (the lion king)