Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Meyers at the Cabourg Film Festival in June 2013
Born
Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe

(1977-07-27) 27 July 1977 (age 47)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Mara Lane
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(m. 2016)​
Children1

Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe;[1] 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 Catholic Saint of the same name, in the History Channel television series Vikings.[2][3]

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.[4] In 2020, he was listed as number 44 on The Irish Times’ list of Ireland's greatest film actors.[5]

Meyers has been the face of several Hugo Boss advertising campaigns.[6] He has also been involved in several charitable causes, including the Hope Foundation and the children's charity Barretstown. Meyers is married to Mara Lane, and they have one son together.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference yahoo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wolf, Matt. "Earning an 'A' for Androgyny on the Screen", The New York Times, 13 September 1998; retrieved 10 April 2008.
  3. ^ Keveney, Bill. "Rhys Meyers joins History's 'Vikings' for Season 5". USA Today. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ Haring, Bruce (29 September 2017). "Final John Hurt Film, 'Damascus Cover', Tops Boston Film Fest With Six Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Rhys Meyers – New Face of Hugo man – Hugo by Hugo Boss". 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2020.