Jonathan Rhys Meyers: personal life. Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Forever Young, Forever Drunk The Personal Life of Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keefe was born on July 27, better known to the general public as Jonathan Rhys Meyers (moreover, at first Jonathan took the mother's maiden name Myers as a pseudonym, and the prefix Reese appeared later). Jonathan was born in Dublin, but soon the family moved to County Cork. When Jonathan was young, his father left the family.
From early childhood, Jonathan was a terrible bully, he was expelled from school several times, until he was finally expelled at the age of 16. However, this is probably for the best - soon he was invited to the first audition for the Button War project. True, he did not get that role. But Jonathan successfully passed the casting in the film "Love without a name", and in 1994 his debut film was released.
In 1995, the aspiring actor was very actively filmed. This led to the fact that in 1996 four films with his participation were released: "Michael Collins", "Killer Tongue", "The Disappearance of Finbar" and "Samson and Delilah".
"The Disappearance of Finbar" is one of the first truly major works of Rhys Meyers. However, the guy had some difficulties with her. Most of the film was shot in Lapland, but suddenly the thaw began, so the shooting had to be postponed for half a year. During this time, Jonathan managed to star in two films (just in "Michael Collins" and "Killer Tongue").
Rhys Meyers became truly famous in 1998 - it was then that he starred in the film "Velvet Vein" in the role of Brian Slade, a mysteriously disappeared rock star. The disappearance is investigated by a journalist (played by Christian Bale). The film brought Jonathan fame and many fans.
"Velvet Vein"
After that, Rhys Meyers is offered more and more roles. In the next few years, he starred in the films Chasing the Devil, Prozac Nation, Play Like Beckham, Sleep When I Die, The Lion in Winter. In addition, he got a role in Oliver Stone's acclaimed blockbuster "Alexander" and one of Woody Allen's best films of recent years, "Match Point".
"Chasing with the Devil"
"Play Like Beckham"
"Sleep When I Die"
"Match Point"
By 2005, Jonathan received his first recognition - at the Cannes Film Festival, he was awarded the Chopard prize as the best young actor. In 2006, he received the Golden Globe for his role in the television movie Elvis. The Early Years. Later, Rhys Meyers was nominated for this award twice more - for his role in the series "The Tudors", but more on that later.
"Elvis. The Early Years"
In 2006, Rhys Meyers appeared before the audience in one of the roles in the blockbuster Mission: Impossible 3. And this is not his last appearance in this franchise - in 2011 the fourth part of the film will be released.
"Mission Impossible-3"
A year later, Rhys Meyers was waiting for a role in the film "August Rush". But a truly significant project in his career started in 2008. Jonathan got a role in the series - he played King Henry VIII. It was this series that took up most of the actor's time in recent years, but he managed to star in several full-length projects. The most famous of them are "Children of Huang Shi", "Refuge", "From Paris with Love". And next year, in addition to the fourth part of the film "Mission Impossible", another project with Jonathan will be released - the historical drama "Albert Nobbs".
"The Tudors"
"Children of Huang Shi"
"From Paris with love"
Childhood of Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (real name Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe) was born on July 27, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland. The baby was born with an incurable heart disease and spent the first seven months of his life in a difficult struggle for his own life. The parents immediately christened the baby, as they were afraid that he would not live long.At the age of three, Jonathan was left without a father - his parents divorced, and his mother was left alone with four children. His childhood was not cloudless: he constantly ran away from home, studied poorly, for which he was expelled at the age of sixteen. From that moment on, the educational period in his life ended forever. True, he still worked on the farm, but it lasted a very short period of time, and Jonathan was not the most diligent worker.
Early career of Jonathan Rhys Meyers
After being expelled from school, Jonathan was invited to audition for the movie "War of the Buttons", but the casting did not go through and, instead of a role in the film, he starred in an advertisement for instant soup.In 1994, the start of his film career begins, along with a small role in the film Love Without a Name. At the same time, the pseudonym of the actor appears - Rhys Meyers, for which the mother's maiden name was chosen. Over the next two years, Jonathan takes part in the filming of several more films: for the main role in the film "The Disappearance of Finbar", the role of a killer in the drama "Michael Collins", a role in the horror film "Killer Tongue" and a couple of scenes in the film "Samson and Delilah". Working on these pictures brought the actor not only experience, but also gave him the opportunity to see the world, which later helped him to play a number of different characters.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Natalia Vodianova
Fame came to the actor with the film "Velvet Goldmine» in 1998. Based on the image of the British musician David Bowie, Jonathan brilliantly plays the role of rock star Brian Slade. The actor performed all the vocal parts himself, as he had quite good vocal abilities. The bisexuality of the image and the relaxed manner of playing in explicit scenes made the actor's image somewhat scandalous, but at the same time very popular. As a result - a nomination from the British Guild of Film Critics as the best English debutant in cinema.
This is followed by a series of film productions, which were released with varying degrees of success. The most prominent of these were the tapes Chasing the Devil and the comedy Bend It Like Beckham in 2002. In 2003, Jonathan starred in the bright television show The Lion in Winter, which won the Golden Globe and Emmy awards. It is noteworthy that Andrei Konchalovsky became the director of the project. Next comes the mini-series Elvis, where the actor again gets the role of a rock star, which in 2005 brought him a nomination for the Emmy Award, as well as the Golden Globe Award. Rhys Meyers also plays a supporting role in the sensational film "Alexander", which was poorly received by the public and critics, as a result of which it failed at the box office. This failure did not break the actor, rather, on the contrary - he continued to attend screen tests and try himself in various roles.
The pinnacle of Jonathan Rhys Meyers' career
The release on the big screens of Woody Allen's film "Match Point" in 2005 makes an unprecedented sensation and brings Jonathan real fame. The film participates in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival, receives high marks from film critics and collects about $100 million worldwide. The leading actors (Rhys Meyers himself and Scarlett Johansson) also received separate compliments. From that moment on, the roles of Rhys-Meyers go to a new level, as evidenced by the participation in the high-budget film Mission: Impossible 3, as well as the already large army of Myers fans is increasing significantly.Jonathan Rhys Meyers visiting Bonnie Hunt.
In 2007, the role of musician Louis Connolly in the film "August Rush" also finds approval from film critics. After the release of the tape, it was called a modern interpretation of Oliver Twist. However, the English audience did not share their enthusiasm, and in wide circles in Britain, the motion picture gained fame as a pornographic film. A couple of years later, Jonathan starred in another film "From Paris with Love" with the participation of John Travolta.
One of the latest major projects of the actor is the main role in the television series The Tudors, which tells about the life of the British royal court.
In 2012, the film "Lovers" was released, followed by the tape "City of Bones" in the same autumn - the famous adaptation of the bestseller by Cassandra Clare. At the end of January 2013, the filming of the television series Dracula begins in Hungary, where Myers received the main role.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers problems in his personal life
Despite being widely known, Jonathan Rhys Meyers never suffered from star disease. According to the actor, a person should be judged by the quality of his work, and not by the brand of clothing or car model. Even as a public person, Jonathan often felt insecure and worried about what others would think of him. But contrary to his life beliefs, Rhys-Meyers is known not only as a talented actor, but also as a person who has problems with alcohol, because of which he repeatedly had to undergo treatment in a rehabilitation center. So in the period from 2005 to 2010, he ended up in the clinic 4 times and several times participated in a drunken brawl on board the aircraft. For one such incident, he was blacklisted by United Airlines, which means a total ban on using the services of this carrier.Jonathan Rhys Meyers now
In June 2011, Jonathan was hospitalized again after an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Neighbors found him unconscious in their home in London and called an ambulance in time, thanks to which the actor was saved.The actor was in a serious relationship with Rina Hammer, the heiress of a famous cosmetics company, for 7 years, and even proposed to her in 2009. However, in 2011 they broke up. As Hammer wrote in her revelations, the cause was physical abuse and a tendency to alcoholism. However, among fans of Rhys-Meyers, such a theory was not confirmed.
After parting with Rina, Jonathan did not appear in public for some time, and at the end of 2012 he introduced his new passion to the public - Victoria Keon-Cohen, who is a famous Australian model and whom Myers meets to this day.
It turns out that handsome Jonathan has a congenital heart defect. July 27, 1977 was not supposed to be his birthday. The thing is that he was born prematurely, that is, premature and very weak. The doctors' prognosis was the most unfavorable, little Joe was discharged from the hospital after seven months, and without much hope for a favorable development of events.
“Most of my success is due to my appearance. I know about it"
Immediately after discharge, the parents christened Jonathan, fearing that the boy would not live long. However, everything worked out, moreover, despite the fact that the parents considered the miraculous salvation of their son to be the merit of the Lord, Jonathan did not become an exemplary Catholic. As a teenager, he dropped out of a Catholic school with a bang for poor academic performance and inappropriate behavior. Jonathan, by the way, never finished school.
Jonathan the bully
In general, the youth of the current star can be called stormy. Jonathan's father left the family when the future actor was barely three years old. From that very moment, despite the love and care of his mother, Rhys Meyers was left to himself, which could not but affect his upbringing (more precisely, his absence). Jonathan was considered an inveterate bully, every now and then he got into unpleasant situations, ran away from his mother, and the police station became a second home for the teenager. So there is nothing surprising in the fact that at the age of 16 the actor left the walls of the school (with a scandal, which is remarkable) and set off on a free voyage, namely, he decided to become an actor. It seemed to him that this was the easiest way to earn more money, however, in reality everything turned out to be much more complicated. In 1994, Rhys Meyers tried his luck at the casting in the film "War of the Buttons", where he was expected to fail. From the second time, the future star was much more fortunate: he was taken to the shooting of a television advertisement, after which he was finally noticed, and a few months later Jonathan made his film debut in the film Love Without a Name.
“The funny thing is fame. Definitely, you are treated differently. When you're successful, people say, "Just don't change." Yes, it’s easy to say, but in reality you don’t change at all - the people around you change.
I bought a house for my mother with the first big fee
Like any boy who grew up in an incomplete family, Jonathan is very kind to his mother, believing that he owes his success to her. The actor spent his first major fee on buying a spacious house for his mother. By the way, Jonathan gained real fame after playing the role of glam rock star Brian Slade in Todd Haynes's drama Velvet Goldmine in 1998. Then, as a guide for creating the image, Rhys Meyers chose David Bowie. Jonathan got used to the role of the bisexual Slade so much that there was even talk among journalists that the actor himself was not alien to vicious hobbies. Along with notoriety, Rhys Meyers also received a nomination as the best British newcomer to the film from the British Guild of Film Critics.
Rhys Meyers fan of Johnny Depp
Like any young star, Jonathan had his own idol, whose success served as an example for the actor. In the case of Rhys Meyers, this is Johnny Depp, to whom the Irish actor still has a professional sympathy. By the way, Myers is often compared with Johnny - as if the men are even similar in the manner of the game (and a little bit - outwardly). Of course, the similarity with the star is not yet a guarantee of the same successful career in cinema, so Myers has to prove his right to exist in the celebrity world over and over again, which, by the way, does not always work out for him.
“I don't hang out with movie stars and you won't see me at most Hollywood parties. Actually, I'm pretty boring."
Yes, Jonathan's track record includes such triumphant works, awarded with all kinds of praise and awards from critics from all over the world, such as Andrei Konchalovsky's The Lion in Winter and Woody Allen's Match Point, the Tudors series, but even such success does not help the actor give up some bad habits.
Have problems with alcohol
Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers is famous not only for his roles in films, but also for his love of strong drinks. Often the paparazzi caught the star in the most inappropriate places, in a state far from ideal. Airports are especially popular with Myers, it was there that the actor most often, being drunk, fell under the sights of cameras. So, for example, in 2007 and 2009 he was not allowed on board the plane due to severe alcohol intoxication. The first incident occurred at Dublin Airport and the second at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. In 2010, Myers was also removed from the flight in New York. He managed to offend an airport employee who did not allow the actor to board because he was drunk.
“I don't like being an actor. How can you love something for which you sit still for 12 hours a day and work for 10 minutes? I do it because it keeps me out of the streets and out of jail."
After this incident, Jonathan had no choice but to go to rehabilitation center taking a break from work. After a rehabilitation course, he played with Natalia Vodianova in the film "Lovers", took up the series "Dracula" and "lit up" in the news about the preparation of the seventh part of "Star Wars".
In 2015, Rhys Meyers was again caught drunk by journalists. And, right on one of the London streets. The actor was immediately hit by a wave of condemnation from fans. Jonathan was so impressed that he even apologized to the public on the Instagram page of his girlfriend, Mara Lane, once again vowing to give up alcohol.
Tried to commit suicide
In June 2011, Jonathan was found lifeless on the floor of his London home after taking too many medications. When, thanks to the doctors, he regained consciousness, the violent Irish actor attacked the medical staff with his fists, demanding "not to climb into his life." It is still unknown whether it was a suicide attempt or just a tragic accident.
Jonathan and love
Don Juan Myers' list is not as great as one might assume, looking at a pretty face. His biography includes only three young ladies who managed to win the heart of a star. The first was student Rina Hammer, Jonathan spent about six years with her. However, it was not easy to call this relationship ideal - the young people dispersed every now and then, even the marriage proposal that Myers made to his beloved in 2011 did not save the situation, along with the magnificent wedding, the journalists enthusiastically discussed the final separation.
"I am a Monogamous. I think when you meet the one with whom you want to spend the rest of your days, you should immediately marry her and try to save the marriage "
Then the actor had an affair with Australian model Victoria Keon-Cohen, but this affair did not last long either. The third, and we hope, the last darling of Jonathan was the Asian actress Mara Lane. With her, the star has several years of strong relationship, and in 2014, Rhys Meyers proposed to Mare. Rumor has it that the girl set one important condition for the groom: to completely stop drinking alcohol. The guy has been holding on for over a year. So we can only wait for a beautiful wedding.
Photo: stills from movies and TV shows, Getty Images
Actor
Jonathan Rhys Meyers always enjoyed the interest of girls, but so far he walks in bachelors. IN
the girls write him Rina Hammer, with whom he from time to time
appears at social gatherings. A girl from a wealthy family, her mother
owns a cosmetics company. According to rumors, they have been together for more than 6 years, but
not in a hurry to register a marriage. Perhaps this is due to the harmful
Jonathan's addiction, excessive drinking. June 2011
In the year he took a lethal dose of pills, but the neighbors managed to save him.
On the left hand of the actor, you can see a golden ring. The actor does not deny
that this ring is related to Rina, but does not mean an engagement or
something like that. For Jonathan, the ring symbolizes eternity and
represents the support of his girlfriend, who gave him the ring.
The actor is also amused by questions about marriage. He admits to reporters
who are actively interested in the personal life of Jonathan Rhys Meyers that he likes to keep the public in the dark. The actor's father left early
family, perhaps that is why the 31-year-old actor does not seek to register
relationship with Rin Hammer.
Jonathan character
After the actor played the English King Henry in The Tudors
VIII, known for his rich personal life, passion and endless love for women (in
The king had six wives, two of whom he personally executed),
Jonathan was nicknamed the romantic hero lover. Although it flattered
actor, he himself noted that it was not common for him to arrange his beloved
girl romantic evenings with candles, he does not like to walk around
embankment hand in hand, and definitely will not kneel when the time comes
propose to a girl. The actor also believes that King Henry VIII
more like a hypocrite with sexual preoccupation than
romantic ruler. Myers has a congenital heart defect, but this
allows him to lead an active life.
Famous movies with Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Starting acting, the actor takes the maiden name of his mother Myers. In 1995
Jonathan first gets the lead role in the film "The Disappearance
Finbar", then he starred in "Michael Collins", "Killer Tongue".
Film director Neil Jordan compares Rhys Meyers to a young Tom Cruise,
noting their resemblance and outstanding talent. real fame
the actor receives after the release of the Todd Haynes drama
"Velvet Gold Mine". In this film, the actor plays explicit scenes with
famous Ewan McGregor, for which he receives a scandalous reputation and
nomination from the British Guild of Film Critics. In 2002, the actor played
comedy role in Bend It Like Beckham, and then for playing the role
Elvis Presley in the mini-series "Elvis" receives a well-deserved award
Golden Globe. World fame comes with Woody Allen's The Match
point", which grossed over $100 million at the box office, after which it
invited to star in the sequel to the film "Mission Impossible 3".
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He is much prettier than the real Henry the Eighth (whom he portrayed in the TV series The Tudors), he sings beautifully (it was not for nothing that he was chosen for the role of the legendary Elvis from many applicants, this is one of the best roles in the biography of Jonathan Rhys Meyers). He has a heart defect, but he does not take care of himself at all and even tried to voluntarily die. However, maybe it was an accidental drug overdose?
Biography of Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Difficult childhood
A native of Dublin, he did not want to act under his Irish surname O'Keefe and took his mother's maiden name for his pseudonym, adding the prefix "Reese" for greater intrigue. This is how Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born. But it happened only in the mid-1990s.
But the Irishman's childhood was not easy: only he turned 3 years old, as his parents separated. Two brothers were taken by their father, Jonathan and Alan stayed with their mother. She couldn't handle the restless boys. Future star everyone tried to show her temper: Jonathan either ran away from home, or did not attend classes for weeks. The patience of the teachers was exhausted when the boy turned 16 - then the doors of the school finally slammed shut behind him.
He plays, he sings
But he made noticeable progress in the television field: after a couple of unsuccessful trials, he was invited to star in commercial, and in 1994 he made his film debut (“Love Without a Name”).
A few more roles - and now it is already known and respected not only by Irish directors. And in 1998, the musical drama "Velvet Goldmine" was released. It was occupied by the entire future "color" of British cinema, including Ewan McGregor and Christian Bale. But the main role is played by Jonathan. He brilliantly portrays a bisexual rock musician and even performs several songs himself. The tape received a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
The actor played another singer already in the television movie - it was the mini-series Elvis: The Early Years that brought him the Golden Globe.
Raskolnikov or Clyde Griffith?
The dramatic thriller of the cinematic legend Woody Allen may seem boring to some: the action in Match Point drags on barely, the tension increases only in the second half of the picture, but it is very interesting to watch the development of events. Rhys Meyers got a rare role: to portray a person who is trying to fit into "high society", while succumbing to unnecessary passion and dealing with this passion in his own way. Many drew parallels between Allen's plot and Dreiser's "American Tragedy", and also (because of the neighbor's old woman who got "under the distribution") and with "Crime and Punishment". Maybe Dreiser has nothing to do with how many upstarts marry for convenience! This is probably the best work in the biography of Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Having played the crowned Henry the Eighth in The Tudors (another TV project), Rhys Meyers was invited to the full-length franchise The Mortal Instruments (the first part of the series, City of Bones, has already been released, and the next one is still being filmed).
In the fall of 2013, the season of the mystical series Dracula, in which the actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has the title role, was a pity the show was quickly closed - they do not plan a second season.
Personal life of Jonathan Rhys Meyers
The main thing is to stop in time
Our hero had serious problems with alcohol, and in June 2011 he was hospitalized due to an overdose of drugs. Whether this is a suicide attempt or a mistake is unclear. The main thing is that the doctors were able to "pull out" the actor and "return to service."
Not so long ago, the personal life of Jonathan Rhys Meyers has undergone sad changes: he broke off a long-term relationship with Rina Hammer, and the girl was there in the most difficult moments of the star's life.
After the breakup, Jonathan was seen with Victoria Keon-Cohen. This is a young model, Australian. But the fact remains: he is already 38, but the artist has neither a wife nor children yet, and the personal life of Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a mystery ... True, the media say: the actor is dating Mara Lane. How long will this relationship last?
