Hot Irish lad Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1977. He grew up with a difficult childhood, spent some time in an orphanage, and got permanently expelled from school when he was 16. He was hanging out at a local pool hall when he got discovered by a casting agent spotting for the film “War of the Buttons”. Though Rhys Meyers did not get the role, he received calls to audition for a big ad campaign. He starred in several films between 1994 to 1999, with his best performance as Brian Slade in the movie “Velvet Goldmine” where he performed his own vocals. He still resides in Country Cork, Ireland where he grew up.