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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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Irish actor (born 1977)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is an Irish actor born in 1977 who has appeared in films and television shows. He is known for his work in the entertainment industry, though specific details about his most notable roles would require additional context to describe accurately.
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Film & TV
Cork, Ireland
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
- Wilde VS England — Oscar Wilde2028
- The Room Below2026
- Viper — Trey 'Wolf' Johnson2026
- Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich — Self2025
- Operation Blood Hunt — Murphy2024
- The Clean Up Crew — Alex2024
- 97 Minutes — Alex2023
- Mercy — Sean Quinn2023
- Disquiet — Sam2023
- Ambush — Miller2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe , ( 1977-07-27 ) 27 July 1977 (age 48) , Cork , Ireland
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 1994–present
- Spouse
- Mara Lane ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2016 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2022 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jonathan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Trophée Chopard
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers Cabourg 2013.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Maida Vale
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- Commons category
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers
- date of birth
- 1977-07-27
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- social media followers
- 72214
- unmarried partner
- Andrea Haugen
- birth name
- Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keefe
- name in native language
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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Encyclopedic overview
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles in the films Michael Collins (1996), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Titus (1999), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Alexander (2004), Match Point (2005), Mission: Impossible III (2006) and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries Elvis (2005), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, as King Henry VIII in the historical drama The Tudors (2007–10), which earned him two Golden Globe Award nominations, and in the NBC drama series Dracula (2013–14) as the title character. He also starred as Bishop Heahmund, a character inspired by the Saint of the same name, in the History Channel television series Vikings.
Meyers has continued to star in other films, such as Albert Nobbs in 2011. In 2013, Meyers appeared as the villain Valentine Morgenstern in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, based on Cassandra Clare's novel, City of Bones; he appeared in the 2015 film Stonewall, directed by Roland Emmerich; in 2017, he starred in The 12th Man; and in 2018 he won the Best Actor award at the Manchester Film Festival for his starring role in Damascus Cover. In 2020, he was listed as number 44 on The Irish Times’ list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
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