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Rhys Ifans’s Milestones
Acted in several television projects, in both English and Welsh
Raised in Ruthin, Wales
1994 Had a featured role in the West End production of "Beautiful Thing"
1995 Starred in the dreary drama, "Streetlife" produced by BBC Wales
1996 Featured in Anthony Hopkins' directorial debut "August" (filmed in 1994)
1997 Breakthrough screen role (opposite brother Llyr Evans) as one of a pair of sociopathic brothers in "Twin Town"
1998 Acted in the thriller "You're Dead" featuring John Hurt
1998 Played role of Gerry, the dreamer father of an illegitimate child, in "Dancing at Lughnasa"
1999 Offered a memorable performance as Hugh Grant's off-the-wall roommate in the romantic comedy "Notting Hill"
2000 Appeared in "Love, Honour and Obey" with Sadie Frost, Jonny Lee Miller and Jude Law
2000 Had a scene-stealing role as a Welsh star kicker and chain smoker in the football comedy "The Replacements"
2000 Played Adam Sandler's brother in "Little Nicky"
2001 Cast as the British foreign news editor of a local newspaper in "The Shipping News"
2001 Portrayed a feral man raised in the woods by his unstable father in "Human Nature"; written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry
2002 Cast as Iki in the drug comedy feature "Formula 51"
2003 Co-starred in the feature "Once Upon a Time in the Midlands"
2004 Cast as an Aussie who becomes a national sensation when he lifts off in his deck chair tied to balloons in the comedy "Danny Deckchair"
2004 Co-starred with Daniel Craig and Samantha Morton in "Enduring Love"
2007 Joined Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
2007 Starred in "Hannibal Rising" the prequel to "The Silence of the Lambs"

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Also known as

Birth Name : Rhys Evans

Born

July, 22 1968 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Education

  • Eugene O'Neill Center's National Theatre Institute, Waterford, CT:
  • Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England:

Professions

actor, singer