Rhys Ifans (born Rhys Owain Evans, 22 July 1967 in Haverfordwest, Wales) is a Welsh actor and musician.
He has a reputation for being slightly mad and off-colour, which reflects in some of his roles.
Roles
- Notting Hill (1999) as Spike
- The Replacements (2000) as Nigel Gruff
- Little Nicky (2000) as Adrian
- Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) as Bob Cratchit
- Vanity Fair (2004) as William Dobbin
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2007) as McBunny
- The Boat That Rocked (2009) as Gavin Kavanaugh
- Mr. Nobody (2009) as Nemo's father
- Greenberg (2010) as Ivan Schrank
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) as Xenophilius Lovegood
- Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) as the narrator
- Anonymous (2011) as Edward de Vere
- Neverland (2011) as Jimmy Hook
- The Amazing Spider-Man Series and Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Elementary (2013) as Mycroft Holmes
- The King's Man (2021) as Grigori Rasputin
- House of the Dragon (2022) as Ser Otto Hightower
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- He Also Did: Rhys was briefly the singer of Super Furry Animals before they was famous.
- Promoted Fanboy: Like Andrew Garfield, he was also a huge Spider-Man fan long before playing Curt Connors/ the Lizard.
- Playing Against Type: Otto Hightower of House of the Dragon appears as a significant departure from the roles which made him famous—especially as the role sees him as a straight-laced Manipulative Bastard (even more than Rasputin from The King's Man, as he is still mostly a Large Ham in that).
