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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Irish actor (born )

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Meyers at the Cabourg Film Festival in June

Born

Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe


() 27 July (age&#;47)

Dublin, Ireland

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe;[1] 27 July ) is an Irish actor.

He is known for his roles in the films Michael Collins (), Velvet Goldmine (), Titus (), Bend It Like Beckham (), Alexander (), Match Point (), Mission: Impossible III () and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries Elvis (), 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 (–10), which earned him two Golden Globe Award nominations, and in the NBC drama series Dracula (–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 In , 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 film Stonewall, directed by Roland Emmerich; in , he starred in The 12th Man; and in he won the Best Actor award at the Manchester Film Festival for his starring role in Damascus Cover.[4] In , 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.

Early life

Meyers was born on 27 July in Dublin, Ireland, the first of four boys for Geraldine (née Myers; –) and folk musician John O'Keeffe, and brought up in County Cork.[7][1] His family is Catholic,[8] and his three younger brothers are professional musicians.[9] He attended North Monastery Christian Brothers School.[10]

After being expelled from North Monastery for truancy, he spent much of his time working and socialising in pool halls.

Casting agents looking for Irish boys to appear in War of the Buttons spotted him at a Cork pool hall, the Victoria Sporting Club, and invited him to audition.[11] Although passed over for War of the Buttons, the casting agents encouraged him to pursue a career in acting.[1]

Career

Early work (–)

O'Keeffe adopted the stage name Jonathan Rhys Meyers because he thought his real name was boring.[12] His first acting role came in the film, A Man of No Importance ().

In , he appeared in Michael Collins, as the Anti-Treaty IRAsniper who kills the title character. He played a David Bowie-inspired glam rock star in Velvet Goldmine (). He appeared in B. Monkey (a British-American neo-noir crime film directed by Michael Radford) as Bruno, a small-time petty thief/criminal. In , he appeared in Ride with the Devil as psychopathicBushwhacker Pitt Mackeson, and in Titus as the sadistic Goth prince Chiron.

He starred as Steerpike in the BBC's Gormenghast (); played a dedicated girls' football coach in Bend It Like Beckham (); played in Vanity Fair () opposite Reese Witherspoon; and co-starred in in Oliver Stone's epic Alexander in which he played Cassander.[13]

Breakthrough with Match Point and The Tudors (–)

The following year Meyers starred in Woody Allen's drama Match Point (), for which he received a Chopard Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival, and in the CBS 4-hour mini-series Elvis () as Elvis Presley alongside Randy Quaid as Colonel Tom Parker, but did not sing for his role in the miniseries.[14] The latter earned him an Emmy[15] nomination and a Golden Globe win.[16] In , he appeared in Mission: Impossible III.

He starred in the CBC/Showtimeco-productionThe Tudors () as Henry VIII. He was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Drama in for the role.[17]

Subsequent projects include August Rush (). In , he appeared in The Children of Huang Shi, and in , Shelter and From Paris with Love.[18]

In , he starred as Solal in Belle du Seigneur, an English language film adaptation of Albert Cohen's novel Belle du Seigneur.

The film was released in Russia on 29 November and in France on 19 June after premiering at the Champs Elysees Film Festival.

In , Meyers was cast as Dracula in NBC's television series Dracula alongside Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Jessica De Gouw.[19] It was also announced in May that Meyers was to participate in the recording of his brothers' album entitled Blossom, which was released on 21 April

On 23 October , he received The Irish Post Legend Award at the London Hilton on Park Lane in recognition of his remarkable achievements in Film & Television over the previous 20 years.[20]

In , He starred in the movie Black Butterfly and was nominated for Best supporting Actor at the Madrid International Festival.

Meyers later reunited with Michael Hirst and starred as Bishop Heahmund in the television series Vikings.[21]

Independent films and varied roles (–present)

Meyers played the lead in the spy thriller Damascus Cover, based on the novel by Howard Kaplan.[22] It premiered on 23 September , at the Boston Film Festival and was released on July 20, by Vertical Entertainment.[23] he won the best actor award at Boston and Manchester International Festival[24]

Meyers portrays Patrick Pearse, a political activist and one of the leaders of the bloody Irish Easter Rising, in the centennial commemoration biopic film The Rising, written and produced by Kevin McCann.[25]

In , Meyers played in Edge of the World, a biographical picture of the British explorer Sir James Brooke, as well as the lead role in the movie American Nights, a neo-noir thriller co-starring Emile Hirsch, Paz Vega, and Jeremy Piven.

In , he starred as Shiro in Yakuza Princess, a Brazilian action thriller film directed by Vicente Amorim based on the graphic novel Samurai Shiro by Danilo Beyruth. He also starred in the horror-thriller Hide and Seek.

In , he starred in The Good Neighbour and Wifelike.

In , he starred in the thriller "Disquiet" with Rachelle Goulding. Meyers also starred in the hijacking thriller film 97 Minutes, directed by Timo Vuorensola.[26]

Music

A self-taught singer and guitarist, Meyers has appeared in a number of musical roles. His first such role was as "Brian Slade" in Velvet Goldmine; two of the songs he sang ("Baby's on Fire" and "Tumbling Down") are on the film's soundtrack.

He sang briefly in the television mini-series version of The Magnificent Ambersons, performed in studio scenes of the miniseries Elvis and played the flute in Gormenghast.[citation needed]

In the music drama August Rush, he performed on-screen as singer-songwriter Louis Connelly and is credited for four songs on the soundtrack – "Break", "Moondance", "Something Inside" and "This Time".

Of the four, "This Time" and "Break" were considered in the Best Original Song category of the 80th Academy Awards. "This Time" was not released as a single but peaked at number 84 in the Canadian Hot

Upcoming projects

In , it was revealed that he would be joining the cast of the thriller Altitude.[27]

Personal life

Relationships and family

For a year in the late s, Meyers dated his Velvet Goldmine co-star, Toni Collette.[28]

From until , he was in a relationship with Reena Hammer when she was 17 years old and he was Reena is the daughter of makeup artist Ruby Hammer.[29][30]

On 20 November , his mother, Mary Geraldine O'Keeffe, died at Mercy University Hospital, Cork, aged 51, following a short, undisclosed illness.[31]

On 30 June it was reported that he was taken to hospital by ambulance after a suspected suicide attempt.

In , a second attempt was suspected when paramedics, responding to an emergency call, found him slumped on the floor. Anonymous sources variously claimed and denied that Meyers intended to take his own life.[32]

During , he married Mara Lane.[33] Their son was born in December [34] In September , Lane revealed that she had miscarried a second child.[33][35]

In he listed his Nichols Canyon home in Los Angeles for sale.

It was reported that the home had previously been listed for sale and was made available as a rental property until when it was listed for $ million and again in it was offered for $ million. The listing has the home for sale at $ million.[36]

Issues with alcohol

In , Meyers' representative confirmed that Meyers had entered an alcohol-treatment programme.[37][38]

In November , he was arrested at Dublin Airport for intoxication and disturbing the peace.[39][40]

In , he was detained in Paris by French police for allegedly assaulting an airport lounge employee while drunk.[39]

In , at John F.

Kennedy International Airport, he verbally abused and used racist language against airline staff and officials, who had refused him access to the boarding area after he had become intoxicated in the first-class lounge. He was banned by United Airlines as a result.[39][41]

His representative confirmed Meyers was receiving treatment again in [42] In November , he was ordered by a French court to pay restitution of €1, and was given a judgment of a suspended sentence for public intoxication 24 months earlier.[43]

After his wife suffered a miscarriage in , Meyers relapsed at Dublin Airport.[33]

In , he broke his sobriety on a flight, resulting in a dispute with his wife at Los Angeles International Airport.[44] In an interview with Larry King later that year, Meyers addressed the incident, stating " I shouldn't drink.

It doesn't suit me and I had been sober for a long time." He insisted that he had learned his lesson and was sober again.[45]

Meyers crashed his car in Malibu, California, in November and was subsequently charged with two drunk driving offences.[46]

Honours

On 5 October , Meyers received an Honorary Patronage from the Trinity College Philosophical Society in Dublin.[47]

In , he was honoured at The Irish Post Awards by the presentation of the Legend Award for his contributions to the film and entertainment industry.[48]

Charity work

In February , Meyers was named the ambassador for the Hope Foundation, a charity formed in his native Cork to support the street children of Calcutta.[49][50]

He is also an ambassador for the Irish children’s charity Barretstown which supports children affected by serious illness.

In , he and fellow actor Aidan Gillen helped launch Barretstown's new Press Play campaign which aimed to raise additional funds to serve more children and their families.[51][52]

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
London Critics Circle Film AwardsBritish Newcomer of the YearVelvet GoldmineNominated
Venice Film FestivalCanal Grande Award for the Best Young Promising ActorThe Magnificent AmbersonsWon
Satellite AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionElvisWon
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieNominated
Cannes Film FestivalOutstanding NewcomerMatch PointWon
GQ UKMen of the Year Awards / Lab Series Man of the YearWon
Golden Globes AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionElvisWon
Monte-Carlo Television FestivalOutstanding Actor – Drama SeriesThe TudorsWon
Irish Film and Television AwardsBest Actor in a Lead Role in TelevisionWon
Golden Globe AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – DramaNominated
Monte-Carlo Television FestivalOutstanding Actor – Drama SeriesNominated
Irish Film and Television AwardsBest Actor in a Lead Role in TelevisionNominated
Golden Globe AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – DramaNominated
Irish Film and Television AwardsBest Actor in a Lead Role in TelevisionNominated
Monte-Carlo Television FestivalOutstanding Actor – Drama SeriesNominated
Monte-Carlo Television FestivalNominated
Irish Film and Television AwardsBest Actor in a Lead Role in TelevisionNominated
People's Choice AwardsFavorite Actor in a New TV SeriesDraculaNominated
Madrid International Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorBlack ButterflyNominated
Boston Film FestivalBest ActorDamascus CoverWon
Manchester Film FestivalWon

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