Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Meyers on July 27, 1977, in Dublin, Ireland, to Mary Geraldine (Meyers) and John O'Keeffe, a musician. He and his family moved to County Cork, Ireland, when the actor was nearly a year old, and then, at the age of 3, his father left the family, leaving his mother to care for Jonny and his 3 younger brothers alone.
Rhys Meyers grew up with a tumultuous childhood 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. The casting agents were talent-spotting for the David Puttnam production of War of the Buttons (1994), and asked Rhys Meyers to appear for an audition. After three days of auditions, however, he did not get the role, and Rhys Meyers gave up on his acting aspirations. Soon afterward, he received a call to audition for a national ad campaign for Knorr soup, and though embarrassed by the attention from the ad, 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 (1994), where his simple cast credit is as "First Young Man". His first lead role was in the film The Disappearance of Finbar (1996). During a 6-month postponement in production, he returned home to Cork and there received a call about the film Michael Collins (1996). He traveled to Dublin to meet with director Neil Jordan and successfully won the role of Collins's assassin. Jordan wrote about his meeting with the actor, "I have found someone to play Collin's (sic) killer. Jonathan Rees-Myers (sic), from County Cork, apparently, who looks like a young Tom Cruise. [He] Comes into the casting session with alarming certainty. Obviously gifted".
Rhys Meyers continued working constantly from that point and appeared in such films as The Maker (1997), Telling Lies in America (1997), and The Tribe (1998). Going on to film The Governess (1998), B. Monkey (1998), Titus (1999) and Ride with the Devil (1999), he has received critical acclaim for several performances, most notably as "Brian Slade" in Velvet Goldmine (1998), as "Steerpike" in the British mini-series Gormenghast (2000), and as a sympathetic football coach in Bend It Like Beckham (2002). Rhys Meyers is also a talented singer and musician, having performed his own vocals in Velvet Goldmine (1998) and appearing on the film's soundtrack. Rhys Meyers still resides in County Cork, Ireland.
Born July 27, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland
Birth Name Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keefe
Nicknames Johnny
JRM
Height 5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
Chosen by Cosmopolitan Magazine at #34 of the 100 Most Sexiest Men in the World. [1998]
"Rhys" is pronounced "reese."
Idolizes Johnny Depp.
anyway, he's too pretty to be a guy. talk about gorgeous...and that hair. wow.
the last grand kids x-mas books arrived. till I decide they need something else. and my Ghost Hunters book and Ride With The Devil dvd. ordered 2 pairs of smaller jeans from Woman Within. my favorite capris fell off me yesterday. and don't want to wear a belt. (this is kind of exciting! of course, I got rid of a HUGE hernia so it makes sense that jeans that were comfortable would now be too big...but I take what I can get, mama.)Relda helped me do my exercise dvd. ordered my 25 year Smithfield gift 
....Coleman 12' x 10' Instant Canopy with Screen Walls...so, hey, this old bird is finally getting her much coveted gazebo. this will be awesome at future patio events...
Kevin upped the laps to 2.5...and FUCK was it hot. my knees were buckling at the end. he really wanted to do 3 laps. man is trying to kill me.
man, this was just sad. and twisted. I watched it first thing in the morning when I wasn't quite awake and kept dozing off. probably in self defense. I felt bad for this dude.
worse for his victims. the world seemed safer back then, but was it really? I think people just weren't aware. and news traveled a lot slower back then. no cell phone with everyone posting videos. no tv. and so many poor kids you could lure off with a handful of raisins.
Kevin fixed tire and put new battery on Katie's old car. he switched back windows on trucks. we cleaned out my truck. he switched Sirus to Big Blue. he got hair cut, cavity filled, and went to chiropractor. and we visited mom. there was a baby fingernail issue. she doesn't like her nails trimmed anymore than her daddy ever did. Katie & Brayden flying back from Arizona today. Kevin took out a 401k loan for truck. did the exercise video. really is helping with stamina and pain, I think. started re-reading I Am Haunted by Zak Bagans.
2 laps at park. made a lackluster supper. filled my pill organizer for the week.
