Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans (born July 22, 1967 in Haverfordwest , Wales ) is a British actor .
Life
Ifans grew up in Ruthin (Wales). His mother tongue is Welsh . At the age of 18 he moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama .
Ifans played in the television series Sparrow from 1990 to 1992, and in the television series Nightshift from 1993 to 1994 . He played one of the leading roles in Streetlife (1995) and starred alongside Anthony Hopkins in August (1996) ; in the comedy Das Chaoten-Kaff (1997) he again took on one of the leading roles.
He became internationally known for the role of Spike , the chaotic roommate of William Thacker ( Hugh Grant ) in the comedy Notting Hill (1999). In the thriller You Are Dead (1999) he played one of the leading roles alongside John Hurt , similar to the thriller Extreme Risk (2000), in which he appeared alongside Joseph Fiennes and Tara Fitzgerald . He played a freaky English kicker in the American football comedy Heroes from the Second Row . His voice was heard alongside the voices of Simon Callow , Kate Winslet and Nicolas Cage in the cartoon A Christmas Tale (2001). Ifans was nominated for the British Empire Award for his role in Liebeswahn - Enduring Love (2004) . He won the BAFTA TV Award for his role in the television movie Not Only But Always . After he appeared in a minor supporting role as Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in 2010 , he played the main role of the "true" author of Shakespearian works, Edward de Vere , in the 2011 Shakespeare thriller Anonymus by Roland Emmerich .
In the early 1990s, Ifans was briefly the singer of the Welsh music group Super Furry Animals , on whose debut album Fuzzy Logic he appeared as a guest. In 2005 he played the lead role in the music video The Importance Of Being Idle by the British rock band Oasis . Ifans has performed at the Royal National Theater in London and the Royal Exchange Theater in Manchester . He lives in the London borough of Pimlico .
Filmography
Movies
- 1995: Streetlife
- 1996: August
- 1997: The Sin Eater (TV movie)
- 1997: The Deadness of Dad
- 1997: Twin Town
- 1998: Tanz in die Freiheit (Dancing at Lughnasa)
- 1999: Heart
- 1999: Notting Hill
- 1999: Janice Beard 45 WPM
- 1999: You Are Dead (You're Dead ...)
- 1999: Hooves of Fire (TV movie)
- 2000: Rancid Aluminum
- 2000: Love, Honor and Obey
- 2000: Kevin and Perry Do It (Kevin & Perry Go Large)
- 2000: Heroes from the second row (The Replacements)
- 2000: Little Nicky - Satan Junior (Little Nicky)
- 2001: Human Nature - The Crown of Creation (Human Nature)
- 2001: Hotel
- 2001: A Christmas Tale (Christmas Carol: The Movie , speaking role)
- 2001: The 51st State
- 2001: Ship News (The Shipping News)
- 2002: Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
- 2003: Danny Deckchair
- 2004: Vanity Fair - Vanity Fair
- 2004: Enduring Love
- 2004: Not Only But Always (TV movie)
- 2005: Midsummer Dream (El Sueño de una noche de San Juan , speaking role)
- 2005: Chromophobia
- 2005: The Undertaker
- 2006: Garfield 2 (Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties , speaking)
- 2007: A song to fall in love with (Four Last Songs)
- 2007: Hannibal Rising - How it all began (Hannibal Rising)
- 2007: Elizabeth : The Golden Age
- 2008: Come Here Today
- 2008: A Number (TV movie)
- 2008: Informers
- 2009: Radio Rock Revolution (The Boat That Rocked)
- 2009: Mr. Nobody
- 2010: Greenberg
- 2010: Exit Through the Gift Shop (as speaker)
- 2010: Mr. Nice
- 2010: Nanny McPhee - all of a sudden in a new adventure (Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang)
- 2010: Passion Play
- 2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- 2011: Anonymous
- 2012: Almost married (The Five-Year Engagement)
- 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man
- 2013: Another Me - My alter ego (Another Me)
- 2014: Broadway Therapy (She's Funny That Way)
- 2014: Serena
- 2014: Madame Bovary
- 2016: Alice in Wonderland: Behind the Mirrors ( Alice Through the Looking Glass )
- 2016: Snowden
- 2019: Official Secrets
Series
- 1991: Sparrow (2 episodes)
- 1993: Nightshift (Episode 1x01)
- 1997: Trial & Retribution (episodes 1x01–1x02)
- 2008: The Last Word Monologues (Episode 1x02)
- 2011: Neverland - Journey to the Land of Adventure ( Neverland , miniseries)
- 2013-2014: Elementary (7 episodes)
- 2016–2019: Berlin Station (24 episodes)
Web links
- Rhys Ifans in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ifans, Rhys |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Haverfordwest , Wales |