Actor profile

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

27th July 1977 Cork, Ireland Acting

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, Bend It Like Beckham, Woody Allen's Match Point and his television role as Elvis Presley in the biographical mini-series Elvis, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor. In two of his films, Velvet Goldmine and August Rush, he also took over singing parts.

61 Movies 12 TV Shows 82 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Viper poster

Viper 17th April 2026 as Trey 'Wolf' Johnson

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich poster

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich 5th November 2025 as Self

Operation Blood Hunt poster

Operation Blood Hunt 12th December 2024 as Murphy

The Clean Up Crew poster

The Clean Up Crew 12th September 2024 as Alex

97 Minutes poster

97 Minutes 9th June 2023 as Alex

Mercy poster

Mercy 12th May 2023 as Sean Quinn

Ambush poster

Ambush 24th February 2023 as Miller

Disquiet poster

Disquiet 10th February 2023 as Sam

Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders poster

Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders 21st October 2022 as Kyle

Wifelike poster

Wifelike 12th August 2022 as William

The Good Neighbor poster

The Good Neighbor 17th June 2022 as Robert

The Survivalist poster

The Survivalist 2nd December 2021 as Ben

Hide and Seek poster

Hide and Seek 19th November 2021 as Noah Blackwell

American Night poster

American Night 1st October 2021 as John Kaplan

Edge of the World poster

Edge of the World 27th August 2021 as Sir James Brooke

Yakuza Princess poster

Yakuza Princess 26th August 2021 as Shirô

Awake poster

Awake 1st August 2019 as John Doe

Holy Lands poster

Holy Lands 16th January 2019 as David

The Aspern Papers poster

The Aspern Papers 11th January 2019 as Morton Vint

The 12th Man poster

The 12th Man 25th December 2017 as Kurt Stage

Damascus Cover poster

Damascus Cover 23rd October 2017 as Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann

London Town poster

London Town 3rd August 2017 as Joe Strummer

Black Butterfly poster

Black Butterfly 26th May 2017 as Jack

The Shadow Effect poster

The Shadow Effect 2nd May 2017 as Reese

Stonewall poster

Stonewall 18th September 2015 as Trevor

Another Me poster

Another Me 15th November 2013 as John

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones poster

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 21st August 2013 as Valentine

Belle du Seigneur poster

Belle du Seigneur 29th November 2012 as Solal

Albert Nobbs poster

Albert Nobbs 21st December 2011 as Viscount Yarrell

6 Souls poster

6 Souls 27th March 2010 as David / Adam / Wesley

From Paris with Love poster

From Paris with Love 4th February 2010 as James Reece

A Film with Me in It poster

A Film with Me in It 17th October 2008 as Pierce 2

The Children of Huang Shi poster

The Children of Huang Shi 3rd April 2008 as George Hogg

August Rush poster

August Rush 18th October 2007 as Louis Connelly

Mission: Impossible III poster

Mission: Impossible III 25th April 2006 as Declan

Match Point poster

Match Point 26th October 2005 as Chris Wilton

Alexander poster

Alexander 21st November 2004 as Cassander

Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair 1st September 2004 as George Osborne

The Tesseract poster

The Tesseract 19th June 2004 as Sean

The Lion in Winter poster

The Lion in Winter 26th December 2003 as Philip

The Emperor's Wife poster

The Emperor's Wife 3rd September 2003 as Chamberlain

Prozac Nation poster

Prozac Nation 13th June 2003 as Noah

Octane poster

Octane 16th May 2003 as The Father

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead poster

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead 14th May 2003 as Davey

Bend It Like Beckham poster

Bend It Like Beckham 11th April 2002 as Joe

The Magnificent Ambersons poster

The Magnificent Ambersons 12th January 2002 as George Amberson Minafer

Tangled poster

Tangled 2nd November 2001 as Alan Hammond

Happy Now poster

Happy Now 20th August 2001 as Mark Wraith

Titus poster

Titus 25th December 1999 as Chiron

Ride with the Devil poster

Ride with the Devil 24th November 1999 as Pitt Mackeson

B. Monkey poster

B. Monkey 15th July 1999 as Bruno

The Loss of Sexual Innocence poster

The Loss of Sexual Innocence 29th April 1999 as Nic, aged 16

Velvet Goldmine poster

Velvet Goldmine 28th August 1998 as Brian Slade

The Governess poster

The Governess 31st July 1998 as Henry Cavendish

The Tribe poster

The Tribe 21st June 1998 as Adam

Telling Lies in America poster

Telling Lies in America 2nd August 1997 as Kevin Boyle

The Maker poster

The Maker 1st August 1997 as Josh Minnell

The Disappearance of Finbar poster

The Disappearance of Finbar 25th July 1997 as Finbar Flynn

Killer Tongue poster

Killer Tongue 15th November 1996 as Rudolph

Michael Collins poster

Michael Collins 25th October 1996 as Collin's Assassin

A Man of No Importance poster

A Man of No Importance 24th December 1994 as First Young Man

Roots poster

Roots 30th May 2016 as Tom Lea

Dracula poster

Dracula 25th October 2013 as Dracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes

Vikings poster

Vikings 3rd March 2013 as Bishop Heahmund

The Tudors poster

The Tudors 1st April 2007 as Henry VIII of England

Elvis poster

Elvis 8th May 2005 as Elvis Presley

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Gormenghast poster

Gormenghast 17th January 2000 as Steerpike

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah 8th December 1996 as 14-Year-Old Samson

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self

Today poster

Today 14th January 1952 as Self