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• Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays King Henry VIII on Showtime's The Tudors. Meyers also models for Versace where he headlined the Autumn/Winter 2006 and Spring 2007 men's collection.

  PerezHilton reported on February 26, 2009, that Meyers has checked into a rehab facillity. The actor, who has a history of alcohol addiction, previously went through rehab in 2005 at the Promises rehabilitation facility in California.PerezHilton: Jonathan Rhys Meyers Goes Re-Rehab (February 26, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Jonathan Michael Francis O’Keeffe
  2. Born: July 27, 1977
  3. Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
  4. Height: 5'9
  5. Acting debut: A Man of No Importance (1994)
  6. Notable films: Velvet Goldmine, Match Point and Mission: Impossible III
  7. Has three younger brothers: Jamie, Paul and Alan, all of which are professional musicians
  8. He was born with a heart condition
  9. 2005: Entered the Promises rehabilitation facility in California
  10. 2005: Began modeling for the Hugo Boss men's fragrance line
  11. Agency: Independent Models in London
  12. November 18, 2007: Arrested at the Dublin airport on charges of public drunkenness and breach of the peace
  13. February 2008: Became an ambassador for The Hope Foundation
  14. February 2009: Entered rehab
  15. Dating: Reena Hammer
  16. Previously dated Toni Collette, Asia Argento, Cha Cha Seigne and Lisa Butcher

• Career

  Meyers' first notable role was in the 1998 filmVelvet Goldmine. In 2005, he starred in the television mini-series Elvis. He was nominated for an Emmy Award and won a Golden Globe for that role.

  In the following years, Meyers starred in several other films such as Match Point and Mission Impossible 3.

  Meyers' joined Showtime's drama, The Tudors, in 2007. He was nominated for that role at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards.

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