Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born(p) Jonathan Michael Francis OKeeffe in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Geraldine Meyers and musician John OKeeffe. His stage name is derived from his mothers maiden name, Meyers. Rhys Meyers was born with a serious heart problem and was baptized shortly after his birth, as it was feared he would not survive long enough for a traditional baptism ceremony. He spent the first few months of his support in the hospital. Born in Dublin, he moved to Cork City at one category old and was raised there. He has three younger brothers named Jamie, Alan and Paul, who are all professional musicians.When Rhys Meyers was three age old, his parents separated. His mother raised Jonathan and his brother Alan, while his other two brothers went to live at their grandmothers house with their father. go Rhys Meyers was expelled from the North Monastery Secondary School at age 16, and spent much of his time hanging bug out in pool halls, namely the Victor ia Sporting Club on Patricks Quay and the Coliseum Leisure effect on McCurtain Street. Casting agents looking for Irish boys to appear in War of the Buttons spotted Rhys Meyers at a Cork pool hall, the Victoria Sporting Club, and invited him to audition.Although he was passed over for War of the Buttons, the casting agents encouraged him to fall out a career in acting. His first film role came soon afterward, in A gentleman of No Importance (1994). In 1996, he appeared in Michael Collins, as the title characters assassin. In 1999, he appeared in Ride with the Devil as psychopathic guerrilla fighter Pitt Mackeson. Rhys Meyers has atomic number 82red in television serial publication including Gormenghast (2000) and in the CBS 4-hour mini-series Elvis (2005) as Elvis Presley alongside Randy Quaid as Colonel Tom Parker and Rose McGowan as Ann-Margret.The latter earned him an Emmy nomination and a Golden chunk win. He is currently starring in the Showtime cable series The Tudors (20 07) as the young Henry VIII. He was nominated for the Golden Globe for dress hat Actor in a Television Drama in 2007 for the role. His film roles range from a David Bowie-inspired glam rock star in Velvet Goldmine (1998) to a dedicated girls football coach in Bend It Like Beckham (2002). He appeared in Vanity Fair (2004) opposite with Reese Witherspoon. His co-starred opposite with Colin Farrell in Oliver Stones expansive Alexander (2004).In 2005, Rhys Meyers starred in Woody Allens film Match Point, for which he received a Chopard Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2006, he appeared in Mission Impossible III. Other projects embroil August squawk (2007) and The Children of Huang Shi (2008). He is rumored to be appearing in Danny Glovers Haitian epic Toussaint (2008) and signed on to star as Lee Falks comic strip hero Mandrake the Magician in an forthcoming movie directed by Chuck Russell. Upcoming projects include Shelter, co-starring Julianne Moore, and From Paris With Lov e, co-starring John Travolta.He in like manner has several films in pre-production, including Mary Mother of Christ and Mandrake, both set for release in 2010. 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 in Velvet Goldmine two of the songs he sang (Babys On Fire and Tumbling start) are on the films soundtrack. He sang briefly in the TV miniseries version of The Magnificent Ambersons, performed in studio scenes of the miniseries Elvis and played the flute in Gormenghast.In the 2007 music drama August 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 were considered in the Best Original Song category of the 80th Academy Awards. This Time was not released as a iodin but peaked at 84 of the Canadian Hot 100. Rhys Meyers was chose n as the face for the Versace mens room collection of Autumn/Winter 2006 and Spring 2007, and he has also been the face of the Hugo Boss mens redolence range since 2005.Currently, Rhys Meyers is the face of Hugo Boss newest fragrence, HUGO Element. He is signed to Independent Models in London. In February 2008, he became a repute ambassador for The Hope Foundation. This Cork-based charity aims to provide shelter and supplies to Calcuttas impoverished street children. Rhys Meyers hopes that lending his name to the shaping pull up stakes help raise awareness of the issue. As Ambassador he is expected to visit India and immortalise a TV documentary for the charity. On 5 October 2008, Rhys Meyers received an Honourary Patronage from the Trinity College Philosophical hostelry in Dublin, Ireland.Interestingly, he has played the father of both Freddie Highmore (in August Rush) and Sarah Bolger (on The Tudors) Bolger and Highmore played siblings in The Spiderwick Chronicles film. edit Personal invigoration Rhys Meyers owns houses and apartments in Nichols Canyon, Dublin, London and Morocco, splitting his time between Los Angeles and London when not working. He also owns a horse named Belle and a Chihuahua named Boo Boo. In May 2005, Rhys Meyers checked into rehab facility Promises in California quest treatment for alcohol abuse.On 24 April 2007, the Associated Press reported that Rhys Meyers returned to treatment. The actors representative Meredith OSullivan confirmed the news to stack magazine citing his need to take a break from his busy schedule in order to apply sobriety. On 18 November 2007, Rhys Meyers was arrested in Dublin Airport and charged with being drunk and in offend of the peace. He was later released on bail to appear at the Dublin District Court on 5 December 2007. He was in Dublin to promote his new movie August Rush on the Irish television programme Tubridy Tonight. The charges were later dropped.On 27 February 2009, the actor checked int o rehab a third time, seeking help for his alcohol addiction. Rhys Meyers was believed to be in an English treatment facility this time. He checked out on 15 March 2009. On 20 June 2009, Rhys Meyers was arrested after allegedly assail a number of staff at a bar in Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris and then heavy to kill them. He was bailed to appear before magistrates on charges of willful violence, outrage, hitting and threatening death, and will appear before the Correctional Tribunal in Bobigny, in September 2009.