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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. |
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46 | %%* DarkAndTroubledPast |
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