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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (originally born Johnathan Michael Francis O'Keefe) was born on the 27th of July in 1977 in Dublin, Ireland. He is a model, singer, but chiefly an actor.
As a lad, he moved to Cork, Ireland with his mother and a few of his brothers which was not easy for him. He he had a tough time, ending eventually in expulsion from the North Monastery Secondary School at age 16. Subsequently, he spent much of his time hanging out in pool halls. However, casting agents looking for Irish boys to appear in a film, 'War of the Buttons' spotted him and invited him to audition. He didn't get the role, but the casting directors were impressed and encouraged him to go for more auditions and pursue acting.
Soonafter, he got his first film role in 'A Man of No Importance' in 1994 and in 1996 acted in 'Michael Collins' (although, he is not in it until the very very end.)
He subsequently went on to do a ton on TV and Films, most notably:
Starred in television CBS 4-hour mini-series Elvis (2005) as Elvis Presley alongside Randy Quaid (For which he won a Golden Globe)
A David Bowie-inspired glam rock film ' Velvet Goldmine' (1998)
Played a dedicated girls' football coach in ' Bend It Like Beckham' (2002).
Woody Allen's film ' Match Point' (2005)
Following the success, of ' Match Point', Rhys's acting career kicked into 1st gear. He received a Chopard Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival for it, then a year later in 2006, he appeared in 'Mission: Impossible III' along side Tom Cruise.
He is currently starring in the Showtime cable series The Tudors (2007) as the young Henry VIII. He was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Drama in 2007 for the role.
Subsequent film projects included:
August Rush (2007)
The Children of Huang Shi (2008),
Shelter, co-starring Julianne Moore
From Paris with Love (2010), co-starring John Travolta.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is also a self-taught singer and guitarist, born into a family of musicians. He sang two songs on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack and is credited for four on the August Rush soundtrack, two of which were considered in the 'best original song' category at the Oscars.
Jonathan has modeled for Verscace (A/W 06 Spr 07) and is currently the face of Hugo Boss.
He owns apartments across the world, but mainly splits his time between London and LA.
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Watch my movie like a kid, says Meyers -
24 October 2007
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of the soon-to-be-released August Rush film from Warner Brothers, has advised movie-lovers to view the story from a child's point of view, according to reports.-The film is set in New York and depicts a ten-year-old boy searching for his birth paren
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - what members say
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music is all around you, all you have to do is listen 22 October 2010
review by cuba from Manchester
the tudors 9 July 2010
review by zedphelan from London
Psychological to supernatural. 31 July 2010
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - filmography
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Albert Nobbs
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
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A witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of staff at DublinÂ’s most luxurious hotel: the illegitimate child of a maid, a beautiful coupleÂ’s impossible love, and Albert...a woman who pretends to be a man to survive.
19th Century Ireland: for a woman to be independent and single, she must ..read more »
 
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From Paris with Love
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Kasia Smutniak, John Travolta, Melissa Mars
Director: Pierre Morel
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Tongue-in-cheek action thriller directed by Pierre Morel and co-written by Luc Besson. Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as James Reece, a low-ranking, desk-bound employee at the US Ambassador's Paris office whose life explodes into full technicolour action when he is reluctantly teamed up with brilliant ..read more »
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From Paris With Love - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Kasia Smutniak, John Travolta, Melissa Mars
Director: Pierre Morel
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Tongue-in-cheek action thriller directed by Pierre Morel and co-written by Luc Besson. Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as James Reece, a low-ranking, desk-bound employee at the US Ambassador's Paris office whose life explodes into full technicolour action when he is reluctantly teamed up with brilliant ..read more »
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Shelter
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn
Director: Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein
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When forensic psychiatrist and multiple personality disorder specialist Dr Cara Jessup (Moore) examines new patient Adam (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), she unearths a string of dark secrets surrounding his condition that places her and those close to her in grave danger. Forced to question her strong ..read more »
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The Tudors - Series 3 - Blu-ray
(2 discs)
(2009)
Starring: Kevin Doyle, Sarah Bolger, Max von Sydow
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
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All eight episodes from the third season of the Emmy Award-nominated historical drama series. Set in Renaissance Britain during the early part of Henry's reign, the story focuses on the life and romances of the young King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Episodes comprise; 'Civil Unrest', 'The ..read more »
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The Tudors - Series 3
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Kevin Doyle, Sarah Bolger, Max von Sydow
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
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All eight episodes from the third season of the Emmy Award-nominated historical drama series. Set in Renaissance Britain during the early part of Henry's reign, the story focuses on the life and romances of the young King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Episodes comprise; 'Civil Unrest', 'The ..read more »
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The Children of Huang Shi
(2008)
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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Inspired by true events, the film tells the story of George Hogg, a young British journalist, who rescues 60 orphaned children. He leads them on a treacherous 1000-mile journey along the Silk Road, through the Liu Pan Shan Mountains into the spectacular Gobi desert. Over the course of the journey ..read more »
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The Tudors - Series 1
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Natalie Dormer
Director: Michael Hirst
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Passion, ambition and treachery collide in this compelling, daring, big budget drama about the tumultuous early part of King Henry VIII's infamous 40-year reign...Bold and passionate about his country and his women, King Henry's obsession with ensuring his legacy led to beheading friends and foes, ..read more »
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The Tudors - Series 1 - Blu-ray
(3 discs)
(2007)
Starring: Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Henry Czerny
Director: Michael Hirst
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All ten episodes from the first season of the Emmy Award-nominated historical drama series focusing on the life and romances of the young King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Set in Renaissance Britain during the early part of Henry's reign, the series portrays the passionate and irascible king, ..read more »
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Elvis - The Early Years
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Randy Quaid, Rose McGowan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Director: James Sadwith
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Biopic starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the King of Rock 'n' Roll, following him from his humble beginnings to his first steps into music superstardom. Growing up in a dirt-poor part of the American South, Elvis is determined to make his mark as a singer. When his raw talent is discovered by '..read more »
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Match Point
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Rupert Penry-Jones, Brian Cox, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Woody Allen
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Thriller from award-winning writer/director Woody Allen. A one-time tennis pro, Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) was used to falling just short in his life. But when he befriends Tom Hewett (Matthew Goode) and marries his sister, Chloe (Emily Mortimer), the doors are opened to the kind of money ..read more »
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Vanity Fair
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Rhys Ifans, James Purefoy, Jim Broadbent
Director: Mira Nair
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Adaptation of Thackeray's satirical masterpiece about the constant battle for wealth and social success amongst the aristocracy of the early nineteenth century. In a society growing rich on the wealth generated by an expanding empire, Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) is the ambitious daughter of a ..read more »
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The Lion In Winter
(2003)
Starring: John Light, Glenn Close, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
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Historical drama starring Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close. In 1183, after the death of his eldest son, King Henry II (Stewart) must decide which of his three remaining sons will succeed him. As the time for him to announce his successor approaches, Henry frees his imprisoned wife, Eleanor of ..read more »
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Bend It Like Beckham
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Parminder K. Nagra, Juliet Stevenson, Keira Knightley
Director: Gurinder Chadha
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An Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike her traditional older sister, Pinky, who is preparing for a lavish Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapati, Jess dreams of playing soccer professionally, like her hero David ..read more »
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Tangled
(2001)
Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Shawn Hatosy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Director: Jay Lowi
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When a young man named David (Shawn Hatosy) is discovered stumbling down a country road, badly beaten and almost totally amnesiac, Detective Anders (Lorraine Bracco) is given the task of sorting out the mystery. It soon becomes clear that David was involved in a love triangle with his two friends, ..read more »
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The Loss of Sexual Innocence
(1999)
Starring: Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, Stefano Dionisi
Director: Mike Figgis
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Director Mike Figgis, creator of the Academy award-winning Leaving Las Vegas, presented this film's world premier at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. The story is made up of non-linear, interconnected episodes about a man at different stages of his life, all of which explicate thematically the film'..read more »
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Velvet Goldmine
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Eddie Izzard, Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Director: Todd Haynes
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Set in London in the early '70's during the emergence of the glam-rock scene- this film follows the rise of Brian Slade, a mythical rock icon who finds himself at the very epicenter of the pleasures and decadence of his day. At the peak of his fame, Brian and his wife Mandy cruise the nightspots ..read more »
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The Tribe
(1998)
Starring: Joely Richardson, Jeremy Northam, Anna Friel
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
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Property developer Jamie has to evict some weird, post-modern hippies from a building. But they slowly drag him into their dark underworld of bizarre rituals and dangerous liaisons.
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The Governess
(1997)
Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Harriet Walter, Minnie Driver
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
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In 1840, Sephardic Jew Rosina DaSilva (Minnie Driver) is forced to leave her London home after the murder of her father. Assuming the alias Mary Blackchurch, she finds employment on the Isle of Skye as governess to Clementina, daughter of Charles Cavendish (Tom Wilkinson) and his distant wife (..read more »
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The Maker
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Michael Madsen, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Fairuza Balk
Director: Tim Hunter
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When his elder brother Walter returns home on his 18th birthday, Josh is shocked to find that he is still involved in highly dangerous robberies and con-tricks. Josh is unexpectedly dragged into Walter's life of crime when his brother sets up a meeting with local mobster Skarney - which sets off a ..read more »
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The Disappearance Of Finbar
(1996)
Starring: Sean Lawlor, Antti Reini, Luke Griffin
Director: Sue Clayton
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Finbar Flynn is a working-class boy living in a grim concrete jungle in Dublin. When he has the chance to play for Zurich Grasshoppers FC, things go wrong and, with the disappointment of a whole community on his shoulders, Finbar jumps from a motorway flyover and disappears - and his body is never ..read more »
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