Personal Info
Birth date
1977-07-27 (48 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also known as
Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keefe
JRM
Jonathan Rhys Myers
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Джонатан Риз Майерс
Τζόναθαν Ρις Μέγιερς
جاناتان رایس مایرز
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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.
Filmography
Vikings
8.094
Overview:
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.Operation Blood Hunt
6.74
Overview:
Prolific expert of the occult and whiskey, Reverend Conte, accompanies a ragtag group of military rejects to a remote South Pacific Island to investigate the disappearance of Marines units stationed there in 1944, said to be at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army. Upon speaking with the island’s inhabitants, they soon discover the Marines had actually been massacred by a group of Lycanthropes, known to most as WEREWOLVES.The Tudors
7.793
Overview:
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.The View
4.3
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.4
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Alexander
5.95
Overview:
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
6.436
Overview:
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires, and a host of other creatures. Clary and her companions must find and protect an ancient cup that holds the key to her mother's future.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Mission: Impossible III
6.754
Overview:
Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.The Maker
5.031
Overview:
Absent for 10 years, a teen's older brother returns and seeks his help with criminal activity.The Shadow Effect
4.993
Overview:
A young man's life is turned upside down when his violent dreams begin to blend with reality.The Governess
5.759
Overview:
When the father of privileged Rosina da Silva violently dies, she decides to pass herself off as a gentile and finds employment with a family in faraway Scotland. Soon she and the family father, Charles, start a passionate secret affair.Albert Nobbs
6.345
Overview:
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders
6.3
Overview:
A family reunion at a remote mansion takes a lethal turn when they are trapped inside and forced to play a deadly survival game where only one will make it out alive.From Paris with Love
6.353
Overview:
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realises that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.The Survivalist
4.4
Overview:
A year and a half after the fall of civilization from a virus outbreak, a former FBI agent is forced to protect a young woman, who is immune to the disease, from a dangerous gang hunting her led by a psychopath who believes he’s going to use her to save the world.The Children of Huang Shi
6.7
Overview:
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.Wifelike
6.7
Overview:
A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the programming of the artificial human assigned as his companion to behave like his late wife. She begins to question her reality as memories of a past life begin to surface in a world where nothing is as it seems.The Clean Up Crew
5.5
Overview:
When a crime scene clean up crew discovers a briefcase full of money, they must out smart a criminal kingpin and corrupt FBI agents who want it back.Bend It Like Beckham
6.324
Overview:
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.Another Me
5.4
Overview:
A teenager finds her perfect life upended when she's stalked by a mysterious doppelganger who has her eyes set on assuming her identity.A Man of No Importance
6
Overview:
Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.August Rush
7.414
Overview:
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.Disquiet
5.3
Overview:
After a near-fatal car accident, Sam wakes to discover he is trapped in an abandoned hospital by mysterious and sinister forces that have no intention of letting him leave…The Lion in Winter
5.9
Overview:
King Henry II keeps his wife Eleanor locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress. Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king's demise and the rise of her second and preferred son, Richard, to the throne. The youngest, John, is an overweight buffoon and the only one holding his father's affection is the king's choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also overly eager for power and is willing to plot his father's demise with middle brother Geoffrey and the young king of France, Phillip. Geoffrey sees his younger brother's weakness and sees that route as his path to power. Political and court intrigue ensues.Ride with the Devil
6.3
Overview:
Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave, and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive in an uncertain time. In a place without rules and redefine the meaning of bravery and honor.Acting
TBAThe Catch as Unknown
TBAViper as Trey 'Wolf' Johnson
TBAThe Room Below as Unknown
TBAEyes in the Trees as Vince Henway
TBAThe Paralytic as Carpenter
TBAThe Rising: 1916 as P. H. Pearse
2028Wilde VS England as Oscar Wilde
2025Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich as Self
2024Operation Blood Hunt as Murphy
2024The Clean Up Crew as Alex
202397 Minutes as Alex
2023Mercy as Sean Quinn
2023Ambush as Miller
2023Disquiet as Sam
2022Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders as Kyle
2022Wifelike as William
2022The Good Neighbor as Robert
2021The Survivalist as Ben
2021Hide and Seek as Noah Blackwell
2021American Night as John Kaplan
2021Edge of the World as Sir James Brooke
2021Yakuza Princess as Shirô
2019Awake as John Doe
2019Holy Lands as David
2019The Aspern Papers as Morton Vint
2017The 12th Man as Kurt Stage
2017Damascus Cover as Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann
2017London Town as Joe Strummer
2017Black Butterfly as Jack
2017The Shadow Effect as Reese
2016Roots (4 Episodes) as Tom Lea
2015Stonewall as Trevor
2013Eternal Return as Narrator
2013Another Me as John
2013Dracula (10 Episodes) as Dracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes
2013The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as Valentine
2013Vikings (17 Episodes) as Bishop Heahmund
2012Belle du Seigneur as Solal
2011Albert Nobbs as Viscount Yarrell
20106 Souls as David / Adam / Wesley
2010From Paris with Love as James Reece
2008A Film with Me in It as Pierce 2
2008The Children of Huang Shi as George Hogg
2007August Rush as Louis Connelly
2007The Tudors (38 Episodes) as Henry VIII of England
2006Mission: Impossible III as Declan
2005Match Point as Chris Wilton
2005The Tesseract as Sean
2005Elvis (2 Episodes) as Elvis Presley
2004Alexander as Cassander
2004Vanity Fair as George Osborne
2004Tracking 'The Lion in Winter' as Self
2003The Lion in Winter as Philip
2003The Emperor's Wife as Chamberlain
2003Octane as The Father
2003I'll Sleep When I'm Dead as Davey
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self
2002Bend It Like Beckham as Joe
2002The Magnificent Ambersons as George Amberson Minafer
2001Tangled as Alan Hammond
2001Prozac Nation as Noah
2001Happy Now as Mark Wraith
2000Gormenghast (4 Episodes) as Steerpike
1999Titus as Chiron
1999Ride with the Devil as Pitt Mackeson
1999B. Monkey as Bruno
1999The Loss of Sexual Innocence as Nic, aged 16
1998Velvet Goldmine as Brian Slade
1998The Governess as Henry Cavendish
1998The Tribe as Adam
1997The View (6 Episodes) as Self
1997Telling Lies in America as Kevin Boyle
1997The Maker as Josh Minnell
1997The Disappearance of Finbar as Finbar Flynn
1996Samson and Delilah (2 Episodes) as 14-Year-Old Samson
1996Killer Tongue as Rudolph
1996Michael Collins as Collin's Assassin
1994A Man of No Importance as First Young Man
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 Episode) as Self
1952Today (1 Episode) as Self
Production
2019The Aspern Papers ... Executive Producer
2017The 12th Man ... Executive Producer
2017Damascus Cover ... Producer