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Meyers, Jonathan Rhys
Actor
Born Jonathan O'Keeffe, July 27, 1977, in Dublin, Ireland; son of John and Mary-Geraldine (Myers) O'Keeffe.
Addresses:Agent—The Lisa Richards Agency, 46 Upper Baggot St., Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland. Home—County Cork, Ireland.
Career
Actor in films, including: A Man of No Importance, 1994; Michael Collins, 1996; The Disappearance of Finbar, 1996; La Lengua asesina, 1996; Telling Lies in America, 1997; The Maker, 1997; B. Monkey, 1998; The Governess, 1998; Velvet Goldmine, 1998; Titus, 1999; Ride with the Devil, 1999; The Loss of Sexual Innocence, 1999; Tangled, 2001; Prozac Nation, 2001; Happy Now, 2001; Bend It Like Beckham, 2002; The Tesseract, 2003; The Lion in Winter, 2003; The Emperor's Wife, 2003; Octane, 2003; I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, 2003; Vanity Fair, 2004; Alexander, 2004; Match Point, 2005; Mission: Impossible III, 2006; Adina, 2006; August Rush, 2006. Television appearances include: Samson and Delilah (movie), 1996; The Tribe (movie), 1998; Gormenghast (movie), BBC,
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Meyers on July 27, 1977, in Dublin, Ireland, to Mary Geraldine (Meyers) and John O'Keeffe, a musician. He and his family moved to County Cork, Ireland, when the actor was nearly a year old, and then, at the age of 3, his father left the family, leaving his mother to care for Jonny and his 3 younger brothers alone.
Rhys Meyers grew up with a tumultuous childhood and being permanently expelled from school at age 16. Happy to be out of school, he began spending time in a local pool hall where he was discovered by Hubbard Casting. The casting agents were talent-spotting for the David Puttnam production of War of the Buttons (1994), and asked Rhys Meyers to appear for an audition. After three days of auditions, however, he did not get the role, and Rhys Meyers gave up on his acting aspirations. Soon afterward, he received a call to audition for a national ad campaign for Knorr Soup, and though embarrassed by the attention from the ad, he soon found himself considered for a major film. His movie acting debut was a very small role in
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Irish actor (born 1977)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers | |
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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 | |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Mara Lane (m. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
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
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