Recipient of ‘Golden Globe Award’ for his outstanding performance in ‘Elvis,’ the biographical CBS mini-series where he portrayed Elvis Presley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers first appeared on-screen with a role in ‘A Man of No Importance,’ a comedy-drama film.
He earned a ‘Primetime Emmy Award’ nomination for ‘Elvis’ and bagged in ‘Golden Globe Award’ nomination twice for his portrayal of King Henry VIII in ‘The Tudors,’ the historical fiction television series.
Some of his notable roles also include ‘Velvet Goldmine,’ a musical drama film where Meyers starred as glam rock star, ‘Vanity Fair,’ and ‘Bend It Like Beckham,’ the British-Indian family romantic comedy sports film where he portrayed a football coach.
Some of his other notable films and television works are ‘Match Point,’ ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,’ ‘Mission: Impossible III,’ ‘Stonewall,’ ‘Dracula,’ ‘From Paris With Love,’ ‘August Rush,’ ‘Damascus Cover,’ and ‘12th Man,’ etc.