Sho.com

JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS first gained international attention and a London Film Critics Circle Award for his starring role in Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine with Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale and Toni Collette. Since then, Rhys Meyers has snatched up a Golden Globe® Award for his starring role in the CBS television miniseries Elvis, as well as an Emmy® nomination. The flawless portrayal of "The King" by a young Irish actor floored critics and audiences alike.

Recently, he was honored with a Golden Globe® nomination for his role in SHOWTIME's THE TUDORS. Rhys Meyers continues to land leading roles opposite today's hottest film actors and directors, and has emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men.

In addition, Rhys Meyers is soon to appear in the psycho-thriller Shelter opposite Julianne Moore and directed by Swedish duo Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein; and opposite John Travolta in From Paris with Love. He also starred in Roger Spottiswoode's The Children of Huang Shi, which takes place in 1930s war-ravaged China and co-stars Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun Fat, and Radha Mitchell.

Rhys Meyers showed great range in the musical romance August Rush directed by Kirsten Sheridan and starring Terrence Howard, Robin Williams and Keri Russell. Other feature films include the blockbuster action sequel Mission: Impossible III co-starring with Tom Cruise, Laurence Fishburne, and Philip Seymour Hoffman under the direction of J.J. Abrams. He also earned critical acclaim for his role opposite Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's film Match Point, which was nominated for three Golden Globes® including "Best Picture." The film debuted at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival with Rhys Meyers winning the festival's Chopard Trophy for Male Revelation.

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 Knightley and Parminder Nagra. Other film credits include starring roles in Oliver Stone's epic Alexander, with Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie; and Mira Nair's Vanity Fair, with Reese Witherspoon.

His television credits include 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 feature 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 include The Maker, Telling Lies in America, The Governess, B. Monkey, Mike Figgis' The Loss of Sexual Innocence, Ang Lee's western Ride with the Devil, Julie Taymor's Titus, Prozac Nation, The Tesseract, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead and The Emperor's Wife.

Contribute to the wiki cast guide for Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

back to Character Descriptions