The Jonathan Rhys Meyers Handbook - Everything you need to know about Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor and model. He is best known for his roles in the films Velvet Goldmine, Mission Impossible III, Bend It Like Beckham, Match Point and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries Elvis, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and as King Henry VIII in the historical drama The Tudors. He has been the face of several advertising campaigns for Hugo Boss fragrances.

This book is your ultimate resource for Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Disappearance of Finbar, Michael Collins (film), Samson and Delilah (1996 film), The Maker (film), Telling Lies in America, Velvet Goldmine, The Governess, B. Monkey, The Tribe (1998 film), The Loss of Sexual Innocence, Titus (film), Prozac Nation (film), Bend It Like Beckham, The Tesseract (film), Octane (film), The Lion in Winter (2003 film), Vanity Fair (2004 film), Alexander (film), Match Point, Mission: Impossible III, August Rush, The Children of Huang Shi, A Film with Me in It, Shelter (2010 film), From Paris with Love (film), Albert Nobbs, Gormenghast (TV serial), Elvis (TV miniseries), The Tudors.

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• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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• EAN13: 9781743389164
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Contents

Articles Jonathan Rhys Meyers The Disappearance of Finbar Michael Collins (film) Samson and Delilah (1996 film) The Maker (film)

Telling Lies in America Velvet Goldmine The Governess B. Monkey The Tribe (1998 film) The Loss of Sexual Innocence Titus (film) Prozac Nation (film) Bend It Like Beckham The Tesseract (film) Octane (film) The Lion in Winter (2003 film) Vanity Fair (2004 film) Alexander (film) Match Point Mission: Impossible III August Rush The Children of Huang Shi A Film with Me in It Shelter (2010 film) From Paris with Love (film) Albert Nobbs Gormenghast (TV serial) Elvis (TV miniseries) The Tudors

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Born

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Rhys Meyers at London premiere of Mission: Impossible III, 25 April 2006

Occupation

Years active

Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe 27 July 1977 Dublin, Ireland

Actor, model, vocalist

1994–present

Jonathan Rhys Meyers(born 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor and model.

He is best known for his roles in the filmsVelvet Goldmine,Mission Impossible III,Bend It Like Beckham,Match Pointand his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseriesElvis, which earned him a Golden Globe [1] [2] for Best Actor, and as King Henry VIII in the historical dramaThe Tudorshas been the face of several. He [3] advertising campaigns for Hugo Boss fragrances.

Early life Jonathan Rhys Meyers was bornJonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffein Dublin, Ireland, the son of Mary Geraldine [4] [5] Meyers and musician John O'Keeffe. His stage name is derived from his mother's maiden name, Meyers. He [6] was raised Roman Catholic by his family. Born in Drimnagh, he moved to Cork, at one year old and was raised [7] there with his three younger brothers named Jamie, Alan and Paul, who are all professional musicians. When he was three, his parents separated. His mother raised Rhys Meyers and his brother Alan while his other two brothers [8] [9] went to live at their grandmother's house with their father. Rhys Meyers attended North Monastery School.

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Career Rhys Meyers was expelled from the North Monastery Secondary School at age 16 for truancy and spent much of his time hanging out in pool halls. Casting agents looking for Irish boys to appear inWar of the Buttonsspotted Rhys [10] Meyers at a Cork pool hall, the Victoria Sporting Club, and invited him to audition. Although he was passed over forWar of the Buttons, the casting agents encouraged him to pursue a career in acting. His first film role came soon afterward, inA Man of No Importance(1994). In 1996, he appeared inMichael Collins, as the title character's assassin. In 1999, he appeared inRide with the Devilas psychopathic guerrilla fighter Pitt Mackeson. Rhys Meyers has starred in television series includingGormenghast(2000) and in the CBS 4-hour mini-seriesElvis (2005) as Elvis Presley alongside Randy Quaid as Colonel Tom Parker and Rose McGowan as Ann-Margret, but [11] [12] didn't sing for his role in the miniseries. The latter earned him anEmmynomination and a Golden Globe [13] win. He has starred in the CBC/Showtime co-productionThe Tudors(2007) as Henry VIII. He was nominated for [14] the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Drama in 2007 for the role. His film roles range from a David Bowie-inspired glam rock star inVelvet Goldmine(1998) to a dedicated girls' football coach inBend It Like Beckham(2002). He appeared inVanity Fair(2004) opposite Reese Witherspoon. He co-starred opposite Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie in Oliver Stone's epicAlexander(2004). In 2005, Rhys Meyers starred in Woody Allen's filmMatch Point, for which he received a Chopard Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2006, he appeared inMission: Impossible III. Subsequent projects includedAugust Rush(2007) andThe Children of Huang Shi(2008),Shelter, co-starring Julianne Moore, andFrom Paris with Love(2010), co-starring John [15] Travolta. Rhys Meyers, a self-taught singer and guitarist, has appeared in a number of musical roles. His first such role was that of rock star Brian Slade inVelvet Goldmine; two of the songs he sang ("Baby's On Fire" and "Tumbling Down") are on the film's soundtrack. He sang briefly in the TV miniseries version ofThe Magnificent Ambersons, performed in studio scenes of the miniseriesElvisand played the flute inGormenghast. In the 2007 music dramaAugust Rush, Rhys Meyers performed on-screen as singer-songwriter Louis Connelly and is credited for four songs on the soundtrack–"Break", "Moondance", "Something Inside" and "This Time". Of the four, "This Time" and "Break" [16] were considered in the Best Original Song category of the 80th Academy Awards. "This Time" was not released [17] as a single but peaked at #84 of the Canadian Hot 100. Rhys Meyers was chosen as the face for the Versace men's collection of Autumn/Winter 2006 and Spring 2007, and he has also been the face of the Hugo Boss men's fragrance range since 2005. He is signed to Independent Models in London. In February 2008, he became a celebrity ambassador for the Cork-based charitable organization The Hope [18] Foundation. On 5 October 2008, Rhys Meyers received an Honourary Patronage from the Trinity College Philosophical Society in Dublin, Ireland.

Personal life In May 2005, Rhys Meyers checked into a rehabilitation facility, Promises in California, seeking treatment for alcohol abuse. On 24 April 2007, the Associated Press reported that Rhys Meyers returned to treatment. The actor's representative Meredith O'Sullivan confirmed the news toPeoplemagazine citing his need to take a break from his [19] [20] busy schedule in order to maintain sobriety. On 27 February 2009, the actor checked into rehab a third time, seeking help for alcohol addiction; and checked out [21] on 15 March 2009. In May 2010, it was reported that Rhys Meyers was banned for life from flying on United Airlines due to [22] [23] [24] "belligerent" and "disruptive" behaviour in an incident involving alcohol at John F. Kennedy airport.

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Straight to DVD

Showtime TV movie

Mission: Impossible III

Alexander

1999

1999

2001

Titus

Tangled

2001

2005

2006

2003

The Lion in Winter

2003

The Tesseract

2003

2002

2003

2003

Straight to DVD

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

The Father

Davey Graham

Joe

Chamberlain

Sean

King Philip II

In November 2011, Meyers was ordered by a French court to pay a restitution of€1,000 and was given a judgement [25] of a suspended sentence for public intoxication twenty-four months earlier.

Straight to DVD

The Children of Huang Shi

2007

August Rush

2008

Match Point

2004

Year

The Governess

Pitt Mackeson

Ride with the Devil

1998

B. Monkey

The Tribe

1998

1998

Cassander

George Hogg

Film

Chris Wilton

Bruno

Noah

Alan Hammond

Louis Connelly

Declan Gormley

Adam

Role

Collins' assassin

Finbar Flynn

Bend It Like Beckham

The Emperor's Wife

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Octane

1997

Telling Lies in America

1997

Samson and Delilah

The Maker

1996

Michael Collins

1996

Rudolph

TNT TV movie

Josh Minnell

Young Samson

Kevin Boyle

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1996

The Disappearance of Finbar

1996

The Killer Tongue

2004

2001

Happy Now

Prozac Nation

Velvet Goldmine

Feature films

Nominated—London Critics Circle Film Award for British Newcomer of the Year

Vanity Fair

Filmography

First Young Man

Notes

1994

A Man of No Importance

Captain George Osborne

Chiron

1999

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1998

Mark Wraith

Nic

Henry Cavendish

Brian Slade

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

2008

2010

2010

2011

2012

Year

2000

2002

2005

2007-10

A Film with Me in It

Shelter

From Paris with Love

Albert Nobbs

Belle du Seigneur

title

Gormenghast

The Magnificent Ambersons

Elvis

The Tudors

Pierce 2

Adam

James Reese

Solal

Role

Steerpike

George Amberson Minafer

Elvis Presley

King Henry VIII

Cameo

Filming

Television

BBC miniseries

A&E miniseries

Notes

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Miniseries or Television Film Satellite Award for Best Actor–Miniseries or Television Film

2007–2010 (38 episodes) Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television (2008) Nominated—Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television (2009) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama (2008, 2009)

Awards a Nominated: London Film Critics Circle Awards, British Newcomer of the Year (1998),Velvet Goldmine,The Disappearance of Finbar,The Governess Won: Venice International Television Festival, Canal Grande Award for the Best Young Promising Actor (2002), The Magnificent Ambersons Won: Chopard Trophy, Outstanding Newcomer (2005),Match Point Won:GQ UKMen of the Year Awards, Lab Series Man of the Year (2006) Won:Monte Carlo Television FestivalGolden Nymph Awards, Best Performance by an Actor—Drama (2008), [26] The Tudors

References

[1] Monroe, Justin. "Reign Man" (http:/ /www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Cover-Story/Jonathan-Rhys-Meyers),Complex, October 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2008. [2] Wolf, Matt. "Earning an 'A' for Androgyny on the Screen" (http:/ /query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage. html?res=9C04EFDF123EF930A2575AC0A96E958260),New York Times, 13 September 1998. Retrieved 10 April 2008. [3] "Hugo Fragrances–Eau de Parfum–Hugo by Hugo Boss" (http://www.hugo.com/jrm). Hugo.com. . Retrieved 2010-07-31. [4] Film Reference.com (http://www.filmreference.com/film/26/Jonathan-Rhys-Meyers.html). [5] "Meyers biography. Yahoo! movies" (http:/ /movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019579/bio). Movies.yahoo.com. . Retrieved 2010-07-31. [6] Waxman, Sharon (2005-11-06). "At Home in Oliver's Macedonia and Woody's London" (http:/ /www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/movies/ moviesspecial/06waxm.html).The New York Times. . Retrieved 2011-01-08. [7] "BBC–Jersey–Entertainment–the OKs" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/jersey/content/articles/2005/08/30/theoks_group.shtml), BBC.co.uk [8] Victoria Moore (November 24, 2007). "The troubling truth about Jonathan Rhys Meyers" (http:/ /www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ article-496104/The-troubling-truth-Jonathan-Rhys-Meyers.html).The Daily Mail. . Retrieved August 24, 2011. [9] Barry Roche (April 7, 2011). "Council celebrates 200th anniversary of North Monastery school's founding" (http:/ /www.irishtimes.com/ newspaper/ireland/2011/0407/1224294100655.html).The Irish Times. . Retrieved August 24, 2011. [10] "Comment:a chameleon from Cork who can pass for the King" (http:/ /www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article717410. ece).The Sunday Times. January 22, 2006. . Retrieved August 24, 2011.

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[11] "In Step With: Jonathan Rhys Meyers" (http:/ /www.parade.com/articles/editions/2005/edition_05-01-2005/in_step_with_0). Parade Magazine. May 1, 2005. . [12] Jonathan Rhys Meyers Emmy Award Nominee (http:/ /www.emmys.com/celebrities/jonathan-rhys-meyers) [13] "2006 Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners" (http:/ /www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2005),HFPA.org, January 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2008. [14] "2008 Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners" (http:/ /www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007),HFPA.org, January 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2008. [15] Tartaglione, Nancy "EuropaCorp begins shoot on From Paris With Love" (http:/ /www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle. aspx?intStoryID=41014&Category),Screen Daily, 23 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008. [16] "59 Songs Tune Up for 2007 Oscar" (http:/ /www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.12.12.html),Oscars.org, 12 December 2007 [17] "Jonathan Rhys Meyers–This Time" (http://acharts.us/song/35132),aCharts.us. Retrieved 30 September 2008. [18] "Rhys Meyers to help Calcutta children" (http:/ /www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0218/rhysmeyersj.html),RTÉEntertainment, 18 February 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008. [19] "Jonathan Rhys Meyers checks into rehab" (http:/ /www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0424/rhysmeyersj.html).RTE.ie. 24 April 2007. . [20] McDonald, Ray (30 April 2007). "Actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Enters Rehab" (http:/ /voanews.com/english/archive/2007-04/ 2007-04-30-voa23.cfm).VOA News(Voice of America). . Retrieved 25 December 2008. [21] "'Best of the rest: Jonathan Rhys Meyers goes to rehab . . . again" (http:/ /www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/02/27/ 2009-02-27_best_of_the_rest_jonathan_rhys_meyers_go.html).NY Daily News. 28 February 2009. . [22] "‘Tudors’star Jonathan Rhys Meyers used N-word in airport altercation, report says " Entertainment" (http:/ /entertainment.blogs.foxnews. com/2010/05/17/actor-jonathan-rhys-meyers-used-n-word-in-airport-altercation-report-says/ ). Entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com. 2010-04-07. . Retrieved 2010-07-31. [23] "Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers in‘N word’airport bust-up | The Sun |Showbiz|TV" (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ showbiz/tv/2976971/Tudors-star-Jonathan-Rhys-Meyers-in-N-word-airport-bust-up. html). The Sun. 2010-05-18. . Retrieved 2010-07-31. [24] "Jonathan Rhys Meyers BANNNED From United Airlines Flight" (http:/ /www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/14/ jonathan-rhys-meyers-bann_n_576218.html).Huffington Post. 14 May 2010. . [25] "Jonathan Rhys Meyers fined for threatening To kill French policeMen" (http:/ /wonderwall.msn.com/#!wallState=10__/tv/ jonathan-rhys-meyers-fined-for-threatening-to-kill-french-policemen-1653776. story). MSN.com. 17 November 2011. . Retrieved 26 December 2011. [26] Whelan, Natalie. "Brits dominate Golden Nymph Awards" (http:/ /www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/13/television2),The Guardian, 13 June 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2008.

External links a Jonathan Rhys Meyers (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1667/) at the Internet Movie Database Jonathan Rhys Meyers at Emmys.com (http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/jonathan-rhys-meyers)

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The Disappearance of Finbar

The Disappearance of Finbar

The Disappearance of Finbar Directed bySue Clayton StarringJonathan Rhys Meyers Release date(s)12 August 1996

Running time Country Language

105 minutes Ireland English

The Disappearance of Finbaris a 1996 Irish-Swedish mystery drama film directed by Sue Clayton and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers in an early role. The film also features the first appearance of Colin Farrell, in an uncredited role.

Plot Finbar and Danny are close childhood friends who live in a depressing neighbourhood in an Irish town. Finbar gets the chance to play soccer on a team going to Switzerland but can't handle it and comes back. His family, friends and even he himself realise that he will get nowhere in life. His relationship to Danny gets worse. In an act of desperation one night he falls from a motorway bridge but a body is never found. Several years later, after wondering what happened to Finbar, Danny receives a mysterious phone call from Sweden. Danny disappears from his neighbourhood in the hope of solving the mystery, and traces the call to Stockholm. Not finding Finbar, Danny follows leads to the far north, to Lappland, looking for Finbar. Up there, he eventually finds Finbar and discovers a new life for himself. The friendship with Finbar has changed, their lives eventually separate. Finbar disappears again, and Danny realises that he has disappeared himself.

Awards Jonathan Rhys Meyers received a nomination for British Newcomer of the Year at the London Film Critics Circle Awards 1998

References

External links a http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117220/

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Michael Collins (film)

Michael Collins (film)

Michael Collins

Theatrical release poster

Directed by

Produced by

Written by

Starring

Music by

Cinematography

Editing by

Studio

Distributed by

Release date(s)

Running time

Country

Language

Budget

Box office

Neil Jordan

Stephen Woolley

Neil Jordan

Liam Neeson Aidan Quinn Stephen Rea Alan Rickman Julia Roberts

Elliot Goldenthal

Chris Menges

J. Patrick Duffner Tony Lawson

The Geffen Film Company

Warner Bros.

11 October 1996

133 minutes

France Ireland United Kingdom

English

$25 million

$11,092,559

Michael Collinsis a 1996 historical biopic written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as General [1] Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the [2] Venice Film Festival.

Plot The film opens in 1922, as Joe O'Reilly (Hart) attempts to console Kitty Kiernan (Roberts), who is mourning the death of Michael Collins. The film flashes back to the end of the Easter Rising in 1916, as Collins (Neeson), Harry Boland (Quinn), bamon de Valera (Rickman), and other survivors surrender to the British Army. As the Dublin Metropolitan Police's "G" Division identifies the leaders, Collins tells Boland that next time, "We won't play by their rules, Harry. We'll invent our own." All the other leaders die by firing squad, but de Valera, an American citizen, is imprisoned in Britain. Collins, Boland, and the others are sent to Frongoch internment camp. After his release, Collins runs for a seat in the First Dcil. While giving a speech, the rally is attacked by the Royal Irish Constabulary. Collins is severely beaten, but is rescued by Boland. While recovering on a friend's farm, they meet Kitty, who begins a romance with Boland.

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