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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles in the films Michael Collins (1996), Velvet Goldmine (1998), Titus (1999), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Alexander (2004), Match Point (2005), Mission: Impossible III (2006) and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries Elvis (2005), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, as King Henry VIII in the historical drama The Tudors (2007–10), which earned him two Golden Globe Award nominations, and in the NBC drama series Dracula (2013–14) as the title character. He also starred as Bishop Heahmund, a character inspired by the Catholic Saint of the same name, in the History Channel television series Vikings. Meyers has continued to star in other films, such as Albert Nobbs in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is the 3,041st most popular actor (down from 2,329th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 111th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Irish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers ranks 3,041 out of 13,578. Before him are Lily Collins, Shashi Kapoor, Giovanna Ralli, Ray Romano, Patrick Troughton, and Kevin Hagen. After him are Hayley Atwell, Cheryl Ladd, Jan Tříska, Franca Rame, William Conrad, and Eileen Ryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Jonathan Rhys Meyers ranks 64. Before him are Cary Joji Fukunaga, Won Bin, 2 Chainz, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Marek Jankulovski, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. After him are Willy Sagnol, Edward Furlong, Tetsuya Nishiwaki, Yoel Romero, Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, and Joe Hahn.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Jonathan Rhys Meyers ranks 161 out of 549. Before him are Jim Sheridan (1949), Charles Stewart Parnell (1846), Hozier (1990), Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760), Robbie Keane (1980), and Aphex Twin (1971). After him are Sean Kelly (1956), Kathleen Antonelli (1921), Robert Mallet (1810), George Abraham Grierson (1851), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), and Catald (700).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Jonathan Rhys Meyers ranks 21. Before him are Fionnula Flanagan (1941), David Kelly (1929), Fiona Shaw (1958), Aidan Gillen (1968), Colm Meaney (1953), and Dan O'Herlihy (1919). After him are Barry Fitzgerald (1888), Dorothea Jordan (1761), Jack Gleeson (1992), Tom Moore (1883), Patrick Bergin (1951), and Richard Todd (1919).

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