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 Biography: Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Declan) Other Cast
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 Name: Jonathan Rhys MeyersDate of Birth: July 27th, 1977
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Nationality: Irish American
Profession: Actor
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Declan) first gained international attention for his starring role in Todd Haynes' “Velvet Goldmine,” with Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, and Toni Collette. Rhys Meyers' daring performance as ex-glam rocker Brian Slade garnered him a nomination for a London Film Critics Circle Award. Since then, Rhys Meyers has landed leading roles opposite today's hottest film actors and directors and has emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men.
In 2006, Rhys Meyers received the great honor of a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his portrayal of the young Elvis Presley in the television miniseries “Elvis.” He was also nominated for an Emmy for his role.
In February 2006, Rhys Meyers began filming on “August Rush,” alongside Keri Russell and Robin Williams. The story centers on an orphaned musical prodigy who uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents, Rhys Meyers and Russell. The film will be directed by Kirsten Sheridan, a writer of “In America.”
Rhys Meyers was most recently seen starring in Woody Allen's “Match Point.” Dubbed as Allen's “comeback” and nominated for three Golden Globes including “Best Picture,” the film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, with Rhys Meyers winning the festival's Chopard Trophy for Male Revelation. His performance was hailed as one of the year's best.
Rhys Meyers is also recognized for his role as the girls' soccer coach in the award-winning sleeper hit “Bend It Like Beckham,” in which he starred with Keira Knightly and Parminder Nagra. Rhys Meyers's recent film credits include starring roles in Oliver Stone's epic “Alexander,” with Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie, and in Mira Nair's “Vanity Fair,” with Reese Witherspoon.
On the small screen, Rhys Meyers has starred in a wide range of longform projects, both here and in the U.K. Among his television credits are the Showtime presentation of “The Lion in Winter,” with Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close; Alfonso Arau's “The Magnificent Ambersons”; “Gormenghast”; “The Tribe”; and “Samson and Delilah.”
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Rhys Meyers made his film debut in “A Man of No Importance,” and then played the young assassin in Neil Jordan's biopic “Michael Collins.” His subsequent film credits have included “The Maker”; “Telling Lies in America,” starring Kevin Bacon; “The Governess,” opposite Minnie Driver; the thriller “B. Monkey”; Mike Figgis' “The Loss of Sexual Innocence”; Ang Lee's Western “Ride With the Devil”; Julie Taymor's “Titus,” with Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange; “Prozac Nation,” opposite Christina Ricci; “The Tesseract”; the crime drama “I'll Sleep When I'm Dead,” with Clive Owen and Charlotte Rampling; and “The Emperor's Wife.”
Rhys Meyers currently resides in London.
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