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
Mercy
(2023)
Sean Quinn
Wifelike
(2022)
William
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
(2013)
Valentine
Alexander
(2004)
Cassander
August Rush
(2007)
Louis Connelly
From Paris with Love
(2010)
James Reece
Match Point
(2005)
Chris Wilton
The 12th Man
(2017)
Kurt Stage
Black Butterfly
(2017)
Jack
97 Minutes
(2023)
Alex
Bend It Like Beckham
(2002)
Joe
Velvet Goldmine
(1998)
Brian Slade
Ambush
(2023)
Miller
Awake
(2019)
John Doe
6 Souls
(2010)
David / Adam / Wesley
Full Filmography
Acting
A Man of No Importance
(1994)
First Young Man
Samson and Delilah
(1996)
Sansone (14 years)
Michael Collins
(1996)
Collin's Assassin
Killer Tongue
(1996)
Rudolph
The Maker
(1997)
Josh Minnell
Telling Lies in America
(1997)
Kevin Boyle
The Disappearance of Finbar
(1997)
Finbar Flynn
The Tribe
(1998)
Adam
The Governess
(1998)
Henry Cavendish
Velvet Goldmine
(1998)
Brian Slade
Ride with the Devil
(1999)
Pitt Mackeson
B. Monkey
(1999)
Bruno
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
(1999)
Nic, aged 16
Titus
(1999)
Chiron
Happy Now
(2001)
Mark Wraith
Prozac Nation
(2001)
Noah
Tangled
(2001)
Alan Hammond
Bend It Like Beckham
(2002)
Joe
The Magnificent Ambersons
(2002)
George Amberson Minafer
The Tesseract
(2003)
Sean
The Emperor's Wife
(2003)
Chamberlain
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
(2003)
Davey
Octane
(2003)
The Father
The Lion in Winter
(2003)
Philip
Vanity Fair
(2004)
George Osborne
Alexander
(2004)
Cassander
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
6 Souls
(2010)
David / Adam / Wesley
From Paris with Love
(2010)
James Reece
Albert Nobbs
(2011)
Viscount Yarrell
Belle du Seigneur
(2012)
Solal
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
(2013)
Valentine
Eternal Return
(2013)
Narrator
Another Me
(2013)
John
Stonewall
(2015)
Trevor
The 12th Man
(2017)
Kurt Stage
Damascus Cover
(2017)
Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann
London Town
(2017)
Joe Strummer
Black Butterfly
(2017)
Jack
The Shadow Effect
(2017)
Reese
The Aspern Papers
(2019)
Morton Vint
Holy Lands
(2019)
David
Awake
(2019)
John Doe
American Night
(2021)
John Kaplan
Yakuza Princess
(2021)
Shirô
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