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 Name: Jonathan Rhys MeyersDate of Birth: July 27th, 1977
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Nationality: Irish American
Profession: Actor
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Declan) first gained international attention for his starring role in Todd Haynes' “Velvet Goldmine,” with Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, and Toni Collette. Rhys Meyers' daring performance as ex-glam rocker Brian Slade garnered him a nomination for a London Film Critics Circle Award. Since then, Rhys Meyers has landed leading roles opposite today's hottest film actors and directors and has emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men.
In 2006, Rhys Meyers received the great honor of a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his portrayal of the young Elvis Presley in the television miniseries “Elvis.” He was also nominated for an Emmy for his role.
In February 2006, Rhys Meyers began filming on “August Rush,” alongside Keri Russell and Robin Williams. The story centers on an orphaned musical prodigy who uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents, Rhys Meyers and Russell. The film will be directed by Kirsten Sheridan, a writer of “In America.”
Rhys Meyers was most recently seen starring in Woody Allen's “Match Point.” Dubbed as Allen's “comeback” and nominated for three Golden Globes including “Best Picture,” the film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, with Rhys Meyers winning the festival's Chopard Trophy for Male Revelation. His performance was hailed as one of the year's best.
Rhys Meyers is also recognized for his role as the girls' soccer coach in the award-winning sleeper hit “Bend It Like Beckham,” in which he starred with Keira Knightly and Parminder Nagra. Rhys Meyers's recent film credits include starring roles in Oliver Stone's epic “Alexander,” with Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie, and in Mira Nair's “Vanity Fair,” with Reese Witherspoon.
On the small screen, Rhys Meyers has starred in a wide range of longform projects, both here and in the U.K. Among his television credits are the Showtime presentation of “The Lion in Winter,” with Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close; Alfonso Arau's “The Magnificent Ambersons”; “Gormenghast”; “The Tribe”; and “Samson and Delilah.”
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Rhys Meyers made his film debut in “A Man of No Importance,” and then played the young assassin in Neil Jordan's biopic “Michael Collins.” His subsequent film credits have included “The Maker”; “Telling Lies in America,” starring Kevin Bacon; “The Governess,” opposite Minnie Driver; the thriller “B. Monkey”; Mike Figgis' “The Loss of Sexual Innocence”; Ang Lee's Western “Ride With the Devil”; Julie Taymor's “Titus,” with Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange; “Prozac Nation,” opposite Christina Ricci; “The Tesseract”; the crime drama “I'll Sleep When I'm Dead,” with Clive Owen and Charlotte Rampling; and “The Emperor's Wife.”
Rhys Meyers currently resides in London.
 Career Milestones1994 Made feature debut in a bit role in "A Man of No Importance"
1996 Appeared in the quirky fantasy-comedy "The Killer Tongue"
1996 Filmed "B. Monkey" starring as the twisted boyfriend of Rupert Everett's Paul (released in the USA in 1999)
1996 First significant part, Finbar in "The Disappearance of Finbar"
1996 Had pivotal role as the assassin in Neil Jordan's "Michael Collins"
1996 Portrayed the young Samson in the TNT TV-movie "Samson and Delilah"
1997 Co-starred with Matthew Modine in "The Maker"; aired on HBO in the USA
1997 Played Kevin Boyle, the leader of a gang that bullies Brad Renfro, in "Telling Lies in America"
1998 Appeared in the British TV-movie "The Tribe"
1998 Had featured role as the lovestruck teenage son of a wealthy British family in the 19th Century-set drama "The Governess"
1998 Starred as fictional glam-rock icon Brian Slade in Todd Haynes' "Velvet Goldmine"; also performed songs for the soundtrack
1999 Cast by Ang Lee in the Civil War drama "Ride With the Devil", playing a ruthless killer
1999 Featured alongside Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange in "Titus", famed theater director Julie Taymor's feature directorial debut
1999 Played the younger incarnation of Julian Sands' documentary filmmaker in Mike Figgis' "The Loss of Sexual Innocence"
2002 Had featured role in the A&E miniseries version of "The Magnificent Ambersons"
2002 Starred as the coach of a girls football (soccer) team in the summer hit "Bend It Like Beckham"
2003 Cast in the feature based on the best selling novel "Prozac Nation"
2004 Co-starred with Colin Farrell in Oliver Stone's "Alexander"
2004 Starred opposite Clive Owen in "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
2005 Co-starred with Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's "Match Point"
2005 Portrayed American icon Elvis Presley in "Elvis," (CBS) a four-hour TV movie; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
First professional work, landed role in a Knorr soup commercial
Grew up in Cork, Ireland; discovered by Hubbard Casting in a pool hall there
Unsuccessfully auditioned for the lead in the feature "The War of the Buttons"
Will join the cast of the J.J. Abrams-helmed "Mission: Impossible 3" (lensed 2005)
FilmographyActor Credits
Mission: Impossible III (2006) Declan
Match Point (2005)
Alexander (2004) Cassander
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2004) Davey
Prozac Nation (2004)
Vanity Fair (2004) George Osborne
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) Joe
Octane (2003)
The Lion In Winter (2003)
The Tesseract (2003)
Pulse (2002)
Tangled (2001)
The Disappearance of Finbar (2000) Finbar Flynn
B. Monkey (1999) Bruno
Ride With the Devil (1999) Pitt Mackeson
Titus (1999)
ChironThe Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) Nic--Age 16
Velvet Goldmine (1998) Brian Slade
The Governess (1998) Henry Cavendish
Telling Lies in America (1997) Kevin Boyle
The Disappearance of Finbar (1997)
The Maker (1997)
Killer Tongue (1996)
Michael Collins (1996) Collins' Assassin
A Man of No Importance (1994) 1st Young Man
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