Jonathan Rhys Meyers 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 roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries Elvis, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and as King Henry VIII in the historical drama The Tudors.
In two of his films, Velvet Goldmine and August Rush, he also took over singing parts.
He has been the face of several advertising campaigns for Hugo Boss fragrances.
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Known For
Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
Declan Gormley
Wifelike
(2022)
William
Match Point
(2005)
Chris Wilton
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
(2013)
Valentine
Alexander
(2004)
Cassander
Disquiet
(2023)
Sam
Ambush
(2023)
Miller
From Paris with Love
(2010)
James Reece
August Rush
(2007)
Louis Connelly
The Survivalist
(2021)
Ben
97 Minutes
(2023)
Alex
Black Butterfly
(2017)
Jack
Mercy
(2023)
Sean Quinn
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Viscount Yarrell
The 12th Man
(2017)
Kurt Stage
Michael Collins
(1996)
Collin's Assassin
Full Filmography
Acting
A Man of No Importance
(1994)
First Young Man
Michael Collins
(1996)
Collin's Assassin
Killer Tongue
(1996)
Rudolph
Samson and Delilah
(1996)
Sansone (14 years)
The Maker
(1997)
Josh Minnell
Telling Lies in America
(1997)
Kevin Boyle
The Disappearance of Finbar
(1997)
Finbar Flynn
Velvet Goldmine
(1998)
Brian Slade
The Governess
(1998)
Henry Cavendish
The Tribe
(1998)
Adam
B. Monkey
(1999)
Bruno
Ride with the Devil
(1999)
Pitt Mackeson
Titus
(1999)
Chiron
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
(1999)
Nic, aged 16
Prozac Nation
(2001)
Noah
Tangled
(2001)
Alan Hammond
Happy Now
(2001)
Mark Wraith
Bend It Like Beckham
(2002)
Joe
The Magnificent Ambersons
(2002)
George Amberson Minafer
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
(2003)
Davey
The Tesseract
(2003)
Sean
The Emperor's Wife
(2003)
Chamberlain
Octane
(2003)
The Father
The Lion in Winter
(2003)
Philip
Alexander
(2004)
Cassander
Vanity Fair
(2004)
George Osborne
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'
(2004)
Self
Match Point
(2005)
Chris Wilton
Elvis
(2005)
Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
Declan Gormley
August Rush
(2007)
Louis Connelly
The Children of Huang Shi
(2008)
George Hogg
A Film with Me in It
(2008)
Pierce 2
From Paris with Love
(2010)
James Reece
6 Souls
(2010)
David / Adam / Wesley
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Viscount Yarrell
Belle du Seigneur
(2012)
Solal
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
(2013)
Valentine
Another Me
(2013)
John
Eternal Return
(2013)
Narrator
Stonewall
(2015)
Trevor
The Shadow Effect
(2017)
Reese
Damascus Cover
(2017)
Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann
London Town
(2017)
Joe Strummer
The 12th Man
(2017)
Kurt Stage
Black Butterfly
(2017)
Jack
The Aspern Papers
(2019)
Morton Vint
Holy Lands
(2019)
David
Awake
(2019)
John Doe
Yakuza Princess
(2021)
Shirô
American Night
(2021)
John Kaplan
The Survivalist
(2021)
Ben
Hide and Seek
(2021)
Noah Blackwell
Edge of the World
(2021)
Sir James Brooke
The Good Neighbor
(2022)
Robert
Wifelike
(2022)
William
Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders
(2022)
Kyle
Disquiet
(2023)
Sam
Ambush
(2023)
Miller
97 Minutes
(2023)
Alex
Food Fight
(2023)
Charlie
Mercy
(2023)
Sean Quinn
Production