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Name: Jonathan Rhys-Myers (pronounced "reese")
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Birthdate: July 27, 1977
Eyes: Unknown
Hair: Brown
Height: 5'10"

Best Known as: Brian Slade in Velvet Goldmine

Rhys-Meyers grew up with a tumultuous childhood, spending some time in an orphanage and being permanently expelled from school at age 16. Happy to be out of school he began spending time in a local pool hall where he was discovered by Hubbard Casting. He soon received a call to audition for a national ad campaign for Knorr soup. He soon found himself considered for a major film. His movie acting debut was a very small role in the film, A Man of No Importance, where his simple cast credit is as 'First Young Man'. He received his first lead role was in the film, The Disappearance of Finbar. During a 6 month postponement in filming he returned home to Cork and there received a call about the film Michael Collins. He traveled to Dublin to meet with director Neil Jordan and successfully won the role of Collins' assassin. Rhys-Meyers continued working constantly from that point. He has received critical acclaim for several performances, most notably as Brian Slade in Velvet Goldmine and as Steerpike in the British mini series "Gormenghast". Rhys-Meyers is also a talented singer and musician, having performed his own vocals in the film Velvet Goldmine and appearing on the film's soundtrack.

Filmography:
Mission: Impossible III (2006) (pre-production) 
Adina (2006) (pre-production) Jason
The Last Unicorn (2006) (filming) Schmendrick
Match Point (2005) Chris Wilton
"Elvis" (2005) (mini) TV Series Elvis Presley
Alexander (2004) Cassander
Vanity Fair (2004) (as Jonathan Rhys Meyers) George Osborne
The Lion in Winter (2003) (TV) Philip
The Emperor's Wife (2003) Chamberlain
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) Davey
Octane (2003) The Father
... aka Pulse (USA: DVD box title)
The Tesseract (2003) Sean
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Joe
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) (TV) George Amberson Minafer
Tangled (2001) Alan Hammond
Prozac Nation (2001) Noah
Happy Now (2001) Mark Wraith
"Gormenghast" (2000) (mini) TV Series Steerpike
Titus (1999) Chiron
Ride with the Devil (1999/I) (as Jonathan Rhys Meyers) Pitt Mackeson
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) Nic, aged 16
B. Monkey (1998) Bruno
The Tribe (1998) (TV) Adam
The Governess (1998) (as Jonathan Rhys Meyers) Henry Cavendish
Velvet Goldmine (1998) Brian Slade
Telling Lies in America (1997) (as Jonathan Rhys Meyers) Kevin Boyle
The Maker (1997) Josh Minnell
Samson and Delilah (1996) (TV) Sansone a 14 anni
The Disappearance of Finbar (1996) Finbar Flynn
La Lengua asesina (1996) Rudolph
... aka The Killer Tongue
Michael Collins (1996) (as Jonathan Rhys Myers) Collins' Assassin
A Man of No Importance (1994) (as Jonathan Rhys-Myer) First Young Man

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