Line #1 Creator/JonathanRhysMeyers


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3	->''"The hardest part about acting is realizing it doesn't matter."''
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5	Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe, 27 July 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor and model.
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7	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''.
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9	Not to be confused or related with Creator/JohnRhysDavies.
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11	!!Notable roles include:
12	* ''Film/MichaelCollins'' (1996) as The Assassin
13	* ''Film/VelvetGoldmine'' (1998) as Brian Slade
14	* ''Film/{{Titus\|1999}}'' (1999) as Chiron
15	* ''Film/RideWithTheDevil'' (1999) as Pitt Mackeson
16	* ''[[Theatre/TitusAndronicus Titus]]'' (1999) as Chiron
17	* ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'' (2000, BBC mini-series) as Steerpike
18	* ''Film/{{Tangled\|2001}}'' (2001) as Alan Hammond
19	* ''Film/BendItLikeBeckham'' (2002) as Joe
20	* ''I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2003) as Davey
21	* ''Literature/VanityFair'' (2004) as George Osborne
22	* ''Film/{{Alexander}}'' (2004) as Cassander
23	* ''Film/MatchPoint'' (2005) as Chris Wilton
24	* ''Elvis'' (2005, TV mini-series) as Music/ElvisPresley
25	* ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' (2006) as Declan
26	* ''Film/AugustRush'' (2007) as Louis Connely
27	* ''Series/TheTudors'' (2007-10) as King UsefulNotes/HenryVIII
28	* ''Film/AFilmWithMeInIt'' (2008) Pierce 2
29	* ''Film/FromParisWithLove'' (2010) as James Reese
30	* ''Film/SixSouls'' (2010) as Adam
31	* ''Shelter'' (2010) as Adam
32	* ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' (2011) as Viscount Yarrell
33	* ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'' (2013) as Valentine Morgenstern
34	* ''Film/AnotherMe'' (2013) as John
35	* ''Series/{{Dracula\|2013}}'' (2013-14) as Dracula
36	* ''Film/{{Stonewall\|2015}}'' as Trevor
37	* ''[[Series/Roots2016 Roots]]'' (2016) as Tom Lea
38	* ''Film/TheTwelfthMan'' (2017) as Major Kurt Stage
39	* ''Series/{{Vikings}}'' (2017-18) as Bishop Heahmund
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41	!!Tropes applicable to this actor's work include:
42	* UnderageCasting:
43	** 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.
44	** 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.
45	%%* AllGirlsWantBadBoys
46	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
47	%%* DeathGlare
48	%%* ShirtlessScene

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