Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Acting
Biography
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor and model. He is best known for his roles in the films Velvet Goldmine, Bend It Like Beckham, Woody Allen's Match Point and his television role as Elvis Presley in the biographical mini-series Elvis, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor. In two of his films, Velvet Goldmine and August Rush, he also took over singing parts.
Born: July 27, 1977
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Vikings
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
The Tudors
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
August Rush
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.
Match Point
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.
The 12th Man
After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.
Dracula
It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.
Gormenghast
At the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy, Steerpike, begins to insinuate himself into the affections of Lady Fuchsia Groan and to murder his way to power.
Roots
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Velvet Goldmine
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
Michael Collins
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
Filmography
as Oscar Wilde
as Murphy
as Alex
as Alex
as Sean Quinn
as Miller
as Sam
as William
as Robert
as Ben
as Noah Blackwell
as John Kaplan
as Sir James Brooke
as Shirô
as John Doe
as David
as Morton Vint
as Kurt Stage
as Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann
as Joe Strummer
as Jack
as Reese
as Tom Lea
as Trevor
as John
as Dracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes
as Valentine
as Bishop Heahmund
as Solal
as Viscount Yarrell
as David / Adam / Wesley
as James Reece
as Pierce 2
as George Hogg
as Louis Connelly
as Henry VIII of England
as Declan
as Chris Wilton
as Sean
as Elvis Presley
as Cassander
as George Osborne
as Philip
as Chamberlain
as Noah
as The Father
as Davey
as Self
as Joe
as George Amberson Minafer
as Alan Hammond
as Mark Wraith
as Steerpike
as Chiron
as Pitt Mackeson
as Bruno
as Nic, aged 16
as Brian Slade
as Henry Cavendish
as Adam
as Self
as Kevin Boyle
as Josh Minnell
as Finbar Flynn
as 14-Year-Old Samson
as Rudolph
as Collin's Assassin
as First Young Man
as Self
as Self