Portrait of Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Acting

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Career

Active from 1997 to 2028, busiest in 2017 and 2021 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
48
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score49/100
Highest rated
Poster for The 12th Man
The 12th Man
GoodWatch score76/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

    2006 · Won

    Elvis

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

14

The characters Jonathan Rhys Meyers played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 9
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Suspenseful 5
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Intense Suspense 4
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Mystery 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The Paralytic
The Paralytic

as Carpenter

The Rising: 1916
The Rising: 1916

as P. H. Pearse

Eyes in the Trees
Eyes in the Trees

as Vince Henway

2020s

16 titles · average score 34
The Clean Up Crew
The Clean Up Crew (2024)
GoodWatch score 43

as Alex

97 Minutes
97 Minutes (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

as Alex

Ambush
Ambush (2023)
GoodWatch score 32

as Miller

Mercy
Mercy (2023)
GoodWatch score 16

as Sean Quinn

Disquiet
Disquiet (2023)
GoodWatch score 18

as Sam

Wifelike
Wifelike (2022)
GoodWatch score 31

as William

The Good Neighbor
The Good Neighbor (2022)
GoodWatch score 48

as Robert

Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders
Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders (2022)
GoodWatch score 21

as Kyle

Edge of the World
Edge of the World (2021)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sir James Brooke

The Survivalist
The Survivalist (2021)
GoodWatch score 29

as Ben

Yakuza Princess
Yakuza Princess (2021)
GoodWatch score 41

as Shirô

American Night
American Night (2021)
GoodWatch score 47

as John Kaplan

2010s

20 titles · average score 49
Awake
Awake (2019)
GoodWatch score 33

as John Doe

Holy Lands
Holy Lands (2019)
GoodWatch score 39

as David

The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers (2019)
GoodWatch score 28

as Morton Vint

The 12th Man
The 12th Man (2017)
GoodWatch score 76

as Kurt Stage

Black Butterfly
Black Butterfly (2017)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jack

Damascus Cover
Damascus Cover (2017)
GoodWatch score 41

as Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann

Roots
Roots (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Tom Lea

Dracula
Dracula (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Dracula/Alexander Grayson/Vlad Tepes

Vikings
Vikings (2013)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Bishop Heahmund

Belle du Seigneur
Belle du Seigneur (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

as Solal

From Paris with Love
From Paris with Love (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

as James Reece

6 Souls
6 Souls (2010)
GoodWatch score 35

as David / Adam / Wesley

2000s

20 titles · average score 57
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
GoodWatch score 54

as George Hogg

The Tudors
The Tudors (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Henry VIII of England

August Rush
August Rush (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Louis Connelly

Mission: Impossible III
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

as Declan

Match Point
Match Point (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

as Chris Wilton

Elvis
Elvis (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Elvis Presley

Alexander
Alexander (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

as Cassander

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

as Davey

Bend It Like Beckham
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Joe

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

as George Amberson Minafer

Tangled
Tangled (2001)
GoodWatch score 54

as Alan Hammond

Gormenghast
Gormenghast (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Steerpike

1990s

15 titles · average score 57
Titus
Titus (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chiron

Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Pitt Mackeson

The Loss of Sexual Innocence
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
GoodWatch score 44

as Nic, aged 16

B. Monkey
B. Monkey (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bruno

Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

as Brian Slade

The Tribe
The Tribe (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

as Adam

The Governess
The Governess (1998)
GoodWatch score 52

as Henry Cavendish

The Maker
The Maker (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Josh Minnell

The Disappearance of Finbar
The Disappearance of Finbar (1997)
GoodWatch score 45

as Finbar Flynn

Telling Lies in America
Telling Lies in America (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kevin Boyle

Michael Collins
Michael Collins (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

as Collin's Assassin

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show