Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Known for
Acting
Born
July 27, 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
Cork, Ireland

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Rising: 1916

The Rising: 1916

Movie · as P. H. Pearse

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The Paralytic

The Paralytic

Movie · as Carpenter

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Eyes in the Trees

Eyes in the Trees

Movie · as Vince Henway

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The Catch

The Catch

Movie

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Blood and Dust

Blood and Dust

Movie

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Pretty Kill Machine

Pretty Kill Machine

Movie

2028
Wilde VS England

Wilde VS England

Movie · as Oscar Wilde

2026
The Room Below poster

The Room Below

Movie

2026
Viper poster

Viper

Movie · as Trey 'Wolf' Johnson

2025
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich poster

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

Movie · as Self

2024
Operation Blood Hunt poster

Operation Blood Hunt

Movie · as Murphy

2024
The Clean Up Crew poster

The Clean Up Crew

Movie · as Alex

2023
97 Minutes poster

97 Minutes

Movie · as Alex

2023
Mercy poster

Mercy

Movie · as Sean Quinn

2023
Disquiet poster

Disquiet

Movie · as Sam

2023
Ambush poster

Ambush

Movie · as Miller

2022
The Good Neighbor poster

The Good Neighbor

Movie · as Robert

2022
Wifelike poster

Wifelike

Movie · as William

2022
Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders poster

Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

Movie · as Kyle

2021
Yakuza Princess poster

Yakuza Princess

Movie · as Shirô

2021
American Night poster

American Night

Movie · as John Kaplan

2021
The Survivalist poster

The Survivalist

Movie · as Ben

2021
Hide and Seek poster

Hide and Seek

Movie · as Noah Blackwell

2021
Edge of the World poster

Edge of the World

Movie · as Sir James Brooke

2019
The Aspern Papers poster

The Aspern Papers

Movie · as Morton Vint

2019
Holy Lands poster

Holy Lands

Movie · as David

2019
Awake poster

Awake

Movie · as John Doe

2017
Damascus Cover poster

Damascus Cover

Movie · as Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann

2017
The Shadow Effect poster

The Shadow Effect

Movie · as Reese

2017
London Town poster

London Town

Movie · as Joe Strummer

2017
The 12th Man poster

The 12th Man

Movie · as Kurt Stage

2017
Black Butterfly poster

Black Butterfly

Movie · as Jack

2016
Roots poster

Roots

TV · as Tom Lea · 4 eps

2015
Stonewall poster

Stonewall

Movie · as Trevor

2013
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones poster

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Movie · as Valentine

2013
Another Me poster

Another Me

Movie · as John

2013
Eternal Return

Eternal Return

Movie · as Narrator

2013
Dracula poster

Dracula

Movie · as Dracula

2013
Dracula poster

Dracula

TV · as Dracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes · 10 eps

2013
Vikings poster

Vikings

TV · as Bishop Heahmund · 17 eps

2012
Belle du Seigneur poster

Belle du Seigneur

Movie · as Solal

2011
Albert Nobbs poster

Albert Nobbs

Movie · as Viscount Yarrell

2010
From Paris with Love poster

From Paris with Love

Movie · as James Reece

2010
6 Souls poster

6 Souls

Movie · as David / Adam / Wesley

2008
The Children of Huang Shi poster

The Children of Huang Shi

Movie · as George Hogg

2008
A Film with Me in It poster

A Film with Me in It

Movie · as Pierce 2

2007
August Rush poster

August Rush

Movie · as Louis Connelly

2007
The Tudors poster

The Tudors

TV · as Henry VIII of England · 38 eps

2006
Mission: Impossible III poster

Mission: Impossible III

Movie · as Declan

2005
Match Point poster

Match Point

Movie · as Chris Wilton

2005
Elvis poster

Elvis

TV · as Elvis Presley · 2 eps

2004
Alexander poster

Alexander

Movie · as Cassander

2004
Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair

Movie · as George Osborne

2004
The Tesseract poster

The Tesseract

Movie · as Sean

2004
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

Movie · as Self

2003
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead poster

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Movie · as Davey

2003
The Emperor's Wife poster

The Emperor's Wife

Movie · as Chamberlain

2003
Prozac Nation poster

Prozac Nation

Movie · as Noah

2003
Octane poster

Octane

Movie · as The Father

2003
The Lion in Winter poster

The Lion in Winter

Movie · as Philip

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Bend It Like Beckham poster

Bend It Like Beckham

Movie · as Joe

2002
The Magnificent Ambersons poster

The Magnificent Ambersons

Movie · as George Amberson Minafer

2001
Tangled poster

Tangled

Movie · as Alan Hammond

2001
Happy Now poster

Happy Now

Movie · as Mark Wraith

2000
Gormenghast poster

Gormenghast

TV · as Steerpike · 4 eps

1999
B. Monkey poster

B. Monkey

Movie · as Bruno

1999
Ride with the Devil poster

Ride with the Devil

Movie · as Pitt Mackeson

1999
Titus poster

Titus

Movie · as Chiron

1999
The Loss of Sexual Innocence poster

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

Movie · as Nic, aged 16

1998
Velvet Goldmine poster

Velvet Goldmine

Movie · as Brian Slade

1998
The Governess poster

The Governess

Movie · as Henry Cavendish

1998
The Tribe poster

The Tribe

Movie · as Adam

1997
The Maker poster

The Maker

Movie · as Josh Minnell

1997
Telling Lies in America poster

Telling Lies in America

Movie · as Kevin Boyle

1997
The Disappearance of Finbar poster

The Disappearance of Finbar

Movie · as Finbar Flynn

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 6 eps

1996
Michael Collins poster

Michael Collins

Movie · as Collin's Assassin

1996
Killer Tongue poster

Killer Tongue

Movie · as Rudolph

1996
Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah

TV · as 14-Year-Old Samson · 2 eps

1994
A Man of No Importance poster

A Man of No Importance

Movie · as First Young Man

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1952
Today poster

Today

TV · as Self · 1 ep