Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe, who is known to the film industry and his fans as Jonathan Rhys Meyers is an Irish actor. His birth took place on 27 July 1977 in Dublin, Ireland. His father is John O'Keeffe, a well-known folk musician and his mother is Geraldine. He has three brothers Jamie, Paul and Alan, and all of them are famous musicians. Jonathan's parents divorced when he was three years old. Later he went to the North Monastery Christian Brothers School. Because of some academic reasons, the management didn't allow him to attend the school. He started working in the pool halls and farms. He spent his childhood with several bitter experiences. He spent the days where there was extreme poverty in the house. For a few days, he even stayed at an orphanage.

When the directors of War of the Buttons, were searching for Irish boys, they found out Jonathan. He was invited to the audition, and he got through the audition. But he didn't act for the movie. Later in 1994, he gave his first appearance with his very minor role in A Man of No Importance, which drew the attention of the people. He took the title role in Michael Collins and later in Ride with the Devil, which is a thriller. He played the role of Pitt Mackeson in this movie. His constant efforts to enter into acting resulted in the remarkable characters in 1977 movies maker, Telling Lies in America, etc.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers played and received many awards in television industry too. He played the roles in ‘Gormenghast’, ‘Elvis’. For the role in Elvis, he earned an Emmy Award and a nomination for the Golden Globe. As Henry VIII in The Tudors, he received a nomination for 2007 Golden Globe Award for the Best Actor in Television Drama. His dedicated role as a girl's football coach for the movie Bend It Like Beckham is very inspiring and received huge success. His roles in Mission: Impossible III, Velvet Goldmine, are the most adorable ones, and most of his fans remember him for these characters.

The Children of Huang Shi, August Rush, are the characters which come under his credit. Jonathan Rhys Meyers starred in the negative roles too. He scored the role of a villain in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. The story is an adaption from a best-selling book. He even worked for the musical roles. He also did a role as a singer and songwriter on the screen. He got the 80th Golden Globe for the Best Original Songs. He appeared in the 2015 movie ‘Stonewall’. He was in a relationship with Reena Hammer. He had some legal allegations too.