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->''"The hardest part about acting is realizing it doesn't matter."''

Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe, 27 July 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor and model.

He is best known for his portrayal of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII in Showtime's hit TV series ''Series/TheTudors'', though his first big break came in 1998 in the form of Todd Haynes' ''Film/VelvetGoldmine'', in which he played bisexual glam rock singer Brian Slade, to considerable critical acclaim. Meyers' international fame was boosted after his leading role in Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/MatchPoint'', and his Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Music/ElvisPresley in the 2005 TV miniseries, "''Elvis"''. He is ''Series/{{Dracula|2013}}'' in a NBC series based on Creator/BramStoker's classic tale, and BigBad Valentine Morgenstern in the film adaptation of ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments''.

Not to be confused or related with Creator/JohnRhysDavies.
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!!Notable roles include:
* ''Film/MichaelCollins'' (1996) as The Assassin
* ''Film/VelvetGoldmine'' (1998) as Brian Slade
* ''Film/{{Titus|1999}}'' (1999) as Chiron
* ''Film/RideWithTheDevil'' (1999) as Pitt Mackeson
* ''[[Theatre/TitusAndronicus Titus]]'' (1999) as Chiron
* ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'' (2000, BBC mini-series) as Steerpike
* ''Film/{{Tangled|2001}}'' (2001) as Alan Hammond
* ''Film/BendItLikeBeckham'' (2002) as Joe
* ''I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2003) as Davey
* ''Literature/VanityFair'' (2004) as George Osborne
* ''Film/{{Alexander}}'' (2004) as Cassander
* ''Film/MatchPoint'' (2005) as Chris Wilton
* ''Elvis'' (2005, TV mini-series) as Music/ElvisPresley
* ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' (2006) as Declan
* ''Film/AugustRush'' (2007) as Louis Connely
* ''Series/TheTudors'' (2007-10) as King UsefulNotes/HenryVIII
* ''Film/AFilmWithMeInIt'' (2008) Pierce 2
* ''Film/FromParisWithLove'' (2010) as James Reese
* ''Film/SixSouls'' (2010) as Adam
* ''Shelter'' (2010) as Adam
* ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' (2011) as Viscount Yarrell
* ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'' (2013) as Valentine Morgenstern
* ''Film/AnotherMe'' (2013) as John
* ''Series/{{Dracula|2013}}'' (2013-14) as Dracula
* ''Film/{{Stonewall|2015}}'' as Trevor
* ''[[Series/Roots2016 Roots]]'' (2016) as Tom Lea
* ''Film/TheTwelfthMan'' (2017) as Major Kurt Stage
* ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' (2017-18) as Bishop Heahmund

!!Tropes applicable to this actor's work include:
* UnderageCasting:
** In ''The Tudors'' he plays Henry VIII, while from Season 2 onwards, Creator/SarahBolger plays his daughter Mary; there are only 14 years between the actors and Meyers looks his age most of the time, though later in the series the make-up department did start adding gray hair and wrinkles to make him look older.
** In ''The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones'', he plays the father of Creator/LilyCollins's character, despite only being 12 years older than her. The character also claims to be the father of [[spoiler: Jace, played by Creator/JamieCampbellBower]], who is just 11 years younger. Meyers wasn't made to look older, either, even outside of flashbacks, so it's noticeable.
%%* AllGirlsWantBadBoys
%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
%%* DeathGlare
%%* ShirtlessScene
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