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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5 most recent films

Albert Nobbs - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Albert Nobbs - 3.5 stars
From Paris with Love - 3.5 stars
Shelter - 3.0 stars
Shelter - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Tudors - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
The Tudors - Series 4 - 4.0 stars
The Tudors - Series 3 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Tudors - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
The Tudors - Series 2 - Complete - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Albert Nobbs - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
The Tribe - 3.0 stars
The Loss of Sexual Innocence - 3.0 stars
Albert Nobbs - 3.5 stars
The Lion In Winter - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Henry Cavill - 23 times - show films
Jeremy Northam - 17 times - show films
Natalie Dormer - 16 times - show films
Sarah Bolger - 15 times - show films
Max Brown - 15 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ciaran Donnelly - 23 times - show films
Jeremy Podeswa - 16 times - show films
Michael Hirst - 8 times - show films
Colm McCarthy - 8 times - show films
J.J. Abrams - 5 times - show films