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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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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

Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible III

2006

Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

2002

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

1998

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

2003

Alexander

Alexander

2004

B. Monkey

B. Monkey

1999

August Rush

August Rush

2007

97 Minutes

97 Minutes

2023

Operation Blood Hunt

Operation Blood Hunt

2024

Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004

From Paris with Love

From Paris with Love

2010

The Tesseract

The Tesseract

2005

Titus

Titus

1999

The Good Neighbor

The Good Neighbor

2022

The Children of Huang Shi

The Children of Huang Shi

2008

6 Souls

6 Souls

2010

The Emperor's Wife

The Emperor's Wife

2003

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999

Mercy

Mercy

2023

Prozac Nation

Prozac Nation

2003

Tangled

Tangled

2001

The Maker

The Maker

1997

The Governess

The Governess

1998

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

2013

Belle du Seigneur

Belle du Seigneur

2012

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

2002

Another Me

Another Me

2013

Match Point

Match Point

2005

Stonewall

Stonewall

2015

Wifelike

Wifelike

2022

The Tribe

The Tribe

1998

The Clean Up Crew

The Clean Up Crew

2024

Octane

Octane

2003

Telling Lies in America

Telling Lies in America

1997

Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

2022

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

2011

A Film with Me in It

A Film with Me in It

2008

Damascus Cover

Damascus Cover

2017

Disquiet

Disquiet

2023

Ambush

Ambush

2023

The Rising: 1916

The Rising: 1916

The Shadow Effect

The Shadow Effect

2017

London Town

London Town

2017

The Disappearance of Finbar

The Disappearance of Finbar

1997

The Paralytic

The Paralytic

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

1996

Killer Tongue

Killer Tongue

1996

Eternal Return

Eternal Return

2013

Eyes in the Trees

Eyes in the Trees

The 12th Man

The 12th Man

2017

Black Butterfly

Black Butterfly

2017

The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

2003

A Man of No Importance

A Man of No Importance

1994

The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers

2019

Holy Lands

Holy Lands

2019

Happy Now

Happy Now

2001

Awake

Awake

2019

Yakuza Princess

Yakuza Princess

2021

American Night

American Night

2021

Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

2004

The Survivalist

The Survivalist

2021

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

2021

Edge of the World

Edge of the World

2021

The Room Below

The Room Below

Viper

Viper

The Catch

The Catch

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

2025

Wilde VS England

Wilde VS England

2028

Blood and Dust

Blood and Dust

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Today

Today

1952

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The View

The View

1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

The Tudors

The Tudors

2007

Elvis

Elvis

2005

Dracula

Dracula

2013

Vikings

Vikings

2013

Roots

Roots

2016

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1996

Gormenghast

Gormenghast

2000