Person
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Acting · Born 1977-07-27 · 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
Vikings
Bishop Heahmund
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The View
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Tudors
Henry VIII of England
Today
Self
Alexander
Cassander
Mission: Impossible III
Declan
From Paris with Love
James Reece
Filmography
- 2028Wilde VS EnglandOscar Wilde
- 2026ViperTrey 'Wolf' Johnson
- 2025Meister der Apokalypse - Roland EmmerichSelf
- 2024Operation Blood HuntMurphy
- 2024The Clean Up CrewAlex
- 202397 MinutesAlex
- 2023MercySean Quinn
- 2023AmbushMiller
- 2023DisquietSam
- 2022Dangerous Game: The Legacy MurdersKyle
- 2022WifelikeWilliam
- 2022The Good NeighborRobert
- 2021The SurvivalistBen
- 2021Hide and SeekNoah Blackwell
- 2021American NightJohn Kaplan
- 2021Edge of the WorldSir James Brooke
- 2021Yakuza PrincessShirô
- 2019AwakeJohn Doe
- 2019Holy LandsDavid
- 2019The Aspern PapersMorton Vint
- 2017The 12th ManKurt Stage
- 2017Damascus CoverAri Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann
- 2017London TownJoe Strummer
- 2017Black ButterflyJack
- 2017The Shadow EffectReese
- 2016RootsTom Lea
- 2015StonewallTrevor
- 2013Eternal ReturnNarrator
- 2013Another MeJohn
- 2013DraculaDracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes
- 2013The Mortal Instruments: City of BonesValentine
- 2013VikingsBishop Heahmund
- 2012Belle du SeigneurSolal
- 2011Albert NobbsViscount Yarrell
- 20106 SoulsDavid / Adam / Wesley
- 2010From Paris with LoveJames Reece
- 2008A Film with Me in ItPierce 2
- 2008The Children of Huang ShiGeorge Hogg
- 2007August RushLouis Connelly
- 2007The TudorsHenry VIII of England
- 2006Mission: Impossible IIIDeclan
- 2005Match PointChris Wilton
- 2005ElvisElvis Presley
- 2004AlexanderCassander
- 2004Vanity FairGeorge Osborne
- 2004The TesseractSean
- 2004Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'Self
- 2003The Lion in WinterPhilip
- 2003The Emperor's WifeChamberlain
- 2003Prozac NationNoah
- 2003OctaneThe Father
- 2003I'll Sleep When I'm DeadDavey
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2002Bend It Like BeckhamJoe
- 2002The Magnificent AmbersonsGeorge Amberson Minafer
- 2001TangledAlan Hammond
- 2001Happy NowMark Wraith
- 2000GormenghastSteerpike
- 1999TitusChiron
- 1999Ride with the DevilPitt Mackeson
- 1999B. MonkeyBruno
- 1999The Loss of Sexual InnocenceNic, aged 16
- 1998Velvet GoldmineBrian Slade
- 1998The GovernessHenry Cavendish
- 1998The TribeAdam
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Telling Lies in AmericaKevin Boyle
- 1997The MakerJosh Minnell
- 1997The Disappearance of FinbarFinbar Flynn
- 1996Samson and Delilah14-Year-Old Samson
- 1996Killer TongueRudolph
- 1996Michael CollinsCollin's Assassin
- 1994A Man of No ImportanceFirst Young Man
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf
- 1952TodaySelf
- —The Rising: 1916P. H. Pearse
- —The ParalyticCarpenter
- —Eyes in the TreesVince Henway
- —The Room Below
- —The Catch
- —Blood and Dust
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