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.
A boy named Evan Taylor, a musical genius living in an orphanage, flees to New York City believing that he will be able to find his birth parents following his talents. He encounters and impresses the mysterious musician Wizard Wallace, who gives him the stage name 'August Rush' and attempts to make profits from his performances.
The psychological thriller centers on tennis instructor Chris Walton after he befriends a wealthy student Tom Hewett. He soon marries Tom’s sister Chloe to get a job with her millionaire father Alec. But a dangerous affair with Tom’s girlfriend Nola Rice and her pregnancy not only threaten his marriage but force him to commit unforgivable crimes.
In 1984, British journalist, Arthur Stuart, investigates the career of the 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early life by the rebellious life of American singer Curt Wild.
Based on a play by William Shakespeare, the film revolves around a Roman general Tilus, who returns home after war and decides to sacrifice his enemy’s son, hoping it will please the Roman dead. The boy’s mother pleads for her son’s life, but Tilus refuses to listen. She eventually decides to set out a mission of retaliation herself.
Michael Collins, a revolutionary man, struggles to lead a guerilla army against the UK. Not only he helps in creation of the Irish Free State, but he also motivates the National Army to fight during the Irish Civil War.
IMF Agent, Ethan Hunt is retired from field work but makes a comeback when one of his own student is captured by arms dealer Owen Davian. As the situation gets more dangerous, Ethan has to find out about a mysterious object code named the Rabbit's Foot, deal with IMF’s double agent and simultaneously protect his wife Julia.
Based on a novel named ‘Woe to Live On’, this Western war drama film takes us to the time of the American Civil War. It revolves around a group of men, who join the First Missouri Irregulars, a guerrilla unit loyal to the Confederacy.
Jess Bhamra, belongs to a conservative Indian family in London and is banned from playing soccer by them, despite her impressive skills. Jess is discovered by footballer Jules Paxton and tries to keep playing while keeping it a secret from them, and negotiating her feelings for her coach Joe.
In 19th century Ireland, where women were not quite allowed to be independent, a woman poses as a man in order to find work as a butler, in the most elegant hotel in Dublin. Soon she meets a handsome artist and finds herself attracted to him.
James Reese, a personal assistant to the U.S. ambassador in France, is passionate about his side job as a low-level CIA operative and aspires to become a special agent. He finally gets the opportunity when he is asked to accompany hotheaded agent, Charlie Wax, on a mission that also reveals dark secrets about his own personal life.
Based on an award-winning novel, Prozac Nation is a romantic drama film which tells the story of a young woman studying at Harvard, who is struggling with depression during her first year.
Dr Cara Harding is a psychiatrist who comes across a patient named Adam, introduced to her by her father. Adam suffers from multiple personality disorder and interestingly he assumes the personalities of multiple murder victims. Cara puts her life at risk, in order to investigate what’s going on.
Vanity Fair is a drama film which revolves around the life of Becky Sharp, who had been orphaned at an early age, and had grown up in a poor neighborhood in London. However, she manages to ascend up the social ladder along with her friend Amelia.
Teenager Jocelyn Fray discovers that she is a Shadowhunter, half-human, half-angel demon slayer after her mother Jocelyn is kidnapped. With the help of Jace and other Shadowhunters, they must rescue Jocelyn and stop the evil Valentine Morgenstern from getting his hands on the Mortal Cup, one of the three Mortal Instruments.
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead is a crime drama mystery thriller film which tells the story of a former crime boss named Will Graham, who re- enters the criminal underworld, after his brother commits suicide all of a sudden. Soon, it seems that a former enemy might be responsible for his death.
The movie follows Alexander the Great from his childhood and continues till his adventurous life comes to end with his death at the age of thirty two. When he becomes the King of Macedonia, he starts off an expedition to conquer the world – Persia, Egypt, Afghanistan and India. His relationships with his parents Philips and Olympias; friend Hephaistion and wife Roxana are also explored.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Awards
| Elvis | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | 2006 |
