Jonathan Rhys Meyers: short biography of the actor

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a talented actor of Irish descent. He is the winner of the Golden Globe Award for Andrey Konchalovsky's film The Lion in Winter. In addition, the young man sings beautifully, and his singles are featured in several films.

Childhood. Youth

The future actor was born in Dublin, the capital of Ireland. This happened in July 1977. He is now thirty-eight years old.

Mother of Rhys Meyers - Mary Geraldine - was a housewife and raised children. In addition to Jonathan, she had three more sons: Paul, Alan and Jamie.

Father was John O'Keeffe. Because of his work, the family moved to County Cork.

Jonathan was born with a heart defect. Doctors did not give practically any chances for life and even more so for recovery. Parents, frightened by the news, baptized the baby on the same day. To the surprise of doctors, the treatment had the desired effect rather quickly. By the age of eight months, the boy had caught up with his peers both in terms of weight and development.

When the baby was three years old, his parents divorced. And the brothers were separated. Jonathan and Alan stayed with their mother, and twoothers began to live with their paternal grandmother.

Perhaps this family drama influenced the further development of the young man. At school, he studied very badly, constantly skipped classes and was a real bully. As a result, he was expelled from school.

Who knows how Rhys Meyers' life would have turned out if one day producer David Putnom hadn't noticed him in the store. Jonathan came to the audition and liked the commission, but the role was given to another. But he still starred in a small commercial. After receiving decent money for just a day's work, Jonathan decided to become an actor.

Career start

The debut of the aspiring actor took place in the film "Love with No Name", he did not go into wide release, but it was a good experience for Jonathan, considering his age of seventeen.

A year later, the young man receives his first major role in the project "The Disappearance of Finbar". Here the first difficulties and the first serious successes await him. In between filming, the actor participates in two more films - "Killer Collins" and "Killer Tongue".

During the first working year, Jonathan manages to visit Lapland, Spain and Morocco. In the same 1996, he was visited by the first depression and an overwhelming feeling of loneliness.

The first popularity comes to the actor after the film "Velvet Goldmine", where he plays the bisexual Slade. His partners were Ewan McGregor and Christian Bale. The performance in this film was noted by the British Screen Actors Guild, nominatingJonathan for the award.

Despite the fact that Rhys Meyers was noticed by both the audience and the directors, he has not yet gained real fame. During this period, he had a lot of work, but the one that was ready to reveal his potential did not happen yet.

In 2005, the series "Elvis" was released, where Jonathan plays the main role. He successfully passed the audition, beating about two hundred applicants for the role of Elvis Presley. For this work, he receives the "Golden Globe".

The same year, none other than Woody Allen invites Jonathan to his film.

Success

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, whose films were already good, aspired to development and gladly jumped at the opportunity to work with such a master as Allen. It was the movie "Match Point". After its premiere, the actor truly woke up famous.

This success was followed by others. Here are just a few of the actor's most famous works:

• "August Rush". An independent film where he plays a rock band musician.
• "From Paris with love". Film by Luc Besson, where Travolta became Jonathan's partner.
• "Vault". Thriller where the actor played the role of a man with multiple personalities.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, whose films are quite popular all over the world, also starred in TV series. Probably the most successful can be called "The Tudors". There he plays the role of King Henry VIII. The series covers almost the entire period of the reign of the monarch, but the emphasis is not on political aspects, but rather on personal ones. Morein detail from a historical point of view, the period of reign in the fourth, final, season is shown.

In 2016, four more films with Rhys Meyers are released, and he continues to star in the TV series Roots.

Private life

For eight years, Rhys Meyers, whose personal life is not hidden from the attention of the press, met with the heiress of the cosmetic company Rita Hammer. Their relationship can be compared to a swing, they either flew up to the sky, or stood motionless in place. As a result, the lovers broke up in 2012, although rumors about the upcoming wedding appeared a year earlier.

Some time the actor was in a relationship with model Victoria Keon-Cohen, but they quickly ended.

Now his girlfriend is actress Mara Lane.

I must say that the future wife of Jonathan Rhys Meyers must have remarkable patience, because it is known that the actor is a big fan of booze and loud parties.

Interesting facts

1. In 2011, he tried to commit suicide by taking a lethal dose of drugs. At that moment, the actor was intoxicated. Miraculously, he was saved.
2. Known for his debauchery at airports, where he often arrives in an inappropriate condition. Several times he was removed from the flight due to extreme intoxication.
3. Loves to read. She loves the works of Mark Twain, Cormac McCarthy, Hunter Thompson.