Jonathan Rhys Meyers first appeared in the 1994 comedy-drama film ‘A Man of No Importance’ directed by Suri Krishnamma. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned an 86% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He was next seen in films like ‘The Killer Tongue’ (1996), ‘Michael Collins’ (1996), ‘The Maker’ (1997), ‘Velvet Goldmine’ (1998), ‘The Governess’ (1998), ‘B. Monkey’ (1998), ‘The Loss of Sexual Innocence’ (1999), ‘Titus’ (1999), ‘Prozac Nation’ (2001), ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ (2002), ‘The Tesseract’ (2003), and ‘Alexander’ (2004). In 2005, he portrayed ‘Elvis Presley’ in the biographical CBS miniseries ‘Elvis’ directed by James Steven Sadwith. Meyers won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ and ‘Satellite Award’ for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in the series. In 2006, he starred as Declan Gormley’ in the American action spy film, ‘Mission: Impossible III’ directed by J. J. Abrams. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $398.5 million at the box office. The following year, he joined the main cast of the historical fiction television series ‘The Tudors’ as ‘Henry VIII of England.’ The series ran for 4 seasons and aired its final episode in 2010. Meyers also won the ‘Golden Nymph Award’ and the ‘Irish Film and Television Award’ for his performance in the show.
He next appeared in films such as ‘The Children of Huang Shi’ (2008), ‘Shelter’ (2010), ‘From Paris with Love’ (2010), ‘Albert Nobbs’ (2011), ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’ (2013), ‘Another Me’ (2014), ‘Stonewall’ (2015), ‘The Rising’ (2016), and ‘London Town’ (2016). In 2017, he became a part of the historical drama television series ‘Vikings’ created by Michael Hirst. He played the role of ‘Heahmund’ and remained a part of the show until 2019. He next starred in films like ‘The Aspern Papers’ (2018), ‘Awake’ (2019), ‘Edge of the World’ (2021), and ‘Yakuza Princess’ (2021). He was last seen in the 2022 thriller film ‘The Good Neighbor’ directed by Stephan Rick.
