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Rhys Ifans (Welsh pronunciation: [r̥ɨːs ˈivans]; born Rhys Owain Evans; 22 July 1967) is a Welsh actor and musician. He was the frontman of Welsh rock music bands the Peth and Super Furry Animals. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Notting Hill (1999), Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000) and Enduring Love (2004) as well as his portrayals of Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), the supervillain Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Grigori Rasputin in The King's Man (2021). Other roles include Hector DeJean in the Epix thriller series Berlin Station, Mycroft Holmes in the CBS series Elementary, and Ser Otto Hightower in the HBO television series House of the Dragon.

Rhys Ifans
Ifans in 2011
Born	Rhys Owain Evans (1967-07-22) 22 July 1967 (age 55) Haverfordwest, Wales
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Partners	Sienna Miller (2007–2008) Anna Friel (2011–2014)
Relatives	Llŷr Ifans (brother)

Early life

Ifans was born Rhys Owain Evans[1] in Haverfordwest on 22 July 1967,[2] the son of nursery school teacher Beti-Wyn (née Davies) and primary school teacher Eurwyn Evans.[3][4] His younger brother, Llŷr Ifans, is also an actor.[5][6] He grew up in Ruthin,[7] where he received his primary education at Ysgol Pentrecelyn and was raised speaking Welsh as his first language.[8] He attended Ysgol Maes Garmon, a Welsh medium secondary school in Mold, where he took his O levels and A levels.[9] He attended acting classes at Theatr Clwyd.[5] After leaving school, he presented Welsh-language television programmes on S4C.[5] He studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he graduated in 1997.[10]

Career

Stage

Ifans' early stage work included Hamlet at Theatr Clwyd, A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Regent's Park Theatre, and Under Milk Wood and Volpone at the National Theatre. He appeared at the Donmar Warehouse in 2003's Accidental Death of an Anarchist. In 2006, he returned to the London stage in Michael Grandage's production of Don Juan in Soho at the Donmar Warehouse. In 2016, Ifans played Fool alongside Glenda Jackson in Deborah Warner's production of King Lear, at The Old Vic. He returned to The Old Vic to play Ebenezer Scrooge in Matthew Warchus' production of A Christmas Carol (adapted by Jack Thorne) in 2017 and in 2018 returned to the National Theatre to play King Berenger in Patrick Marber's new adaptation of Eugene Ionesco's Exit the King. Ifans was given the role of Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's To Kill A Mockingbird to begin at London's Gielgud Theatre on 21 May 2020.[11] The play was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but was rescheduled for May 2021.[12] The role of Atticus Finch was later given to Rafe Spall due to scheduling conflicts.[13]

Television

Ifans appeared in many Welsh-language television programmes before embarking on his film career, including the comedy show Pobol y Chyff [cy], as well as performing at the National Theatre, London and the Royal Exchange, Manchester. In 1990, he presented Sdwnsh (Welsh for "Mash"), an anarchic children's quiz programme. A total of 31 fifteen-minute programmes were broadcast on Welsh-language TV channel S4C.[14][15]

In 2000, He narrated the children's animated series Sali Mali for S4C. In 2004, Ifans performance as Peter Cook in the TV film Not Only But Always won him the BAFTA Best Actor at the |2005 British Academy Television Awards.[16]

In 2005, Ifans made a guest appearance for the rock band Oasis in the video for their single "The Importance of Being Idle" (where he mimed to Noel Gallagher's vocals), for which he accepted their award for Video of the Year at the 2006 NME Awards. He has also appeared in the music videos for "God! Show Me Magic" and "Hometown Unicorn" by Super Furry Animals, "Mulder and Scully" by Catatonia, and "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Tom Jones with Stereophonics.

In 2008, he appeared in "Six Days One June", one of three episodes of the TV series The Last Word Monologues, written by Hugo Blick and broadcast on BBC Two. He played a lonely Welsh farmer trying to free himself from a domineering mother.

From 2016 to 2019, Ifans portrayed hard-nosed American CIA case officer Hector DeJean in the U.S. pay-cable Epix network espionage thriller drama series Berlin Station, which was filmed on location in Berlin.

Ifans plays Otto Hightower[17] in the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, which premiered August 21, 2022.[18]

Feature films

Following his role as Jeremy Lewis in the Swansea-based movie Twin Town (1997) alongside his brother Llŷr,[19] Ifans gained international exposure in his role as the slovenly housemate Spike in the British film Notting Hill (1999). Reportedly, in preparation for the role, Ifans did not wash himself or brush his teeth. He played Adrian, the pompous eldest brother in Little Nicky (2000). Other film roles include: Eyeball Paul in Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), Nigel in The Replacements (2000), Iki in The 51st State (2001), William Dobbin in Vanity Fair (2004), and Vladis Grutas in Hannibal Rising (2007). He played Jed Parry in the 2004 film version of Ian McEwan's Enduring Love, and the lead role in Danny Deckchair (2003) as Danny Morgan.

Ifans revealed in March 2009 that he was to appear in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).[20] He played Xenophillius Lovegood, editor of the wizarding magazine The Quibbler and father of the eccentric Luna Lovegood. In the same interview, he announced that he would play the title role in the film Mr. Nice, based on the life of the drug smuggler Howard Marks. He played Nemo Nobody's father in Mr. Nobody. He played a villain in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.

On 11 October 2010 Associated Press confirmed that Ifans would portray the villain in the Spider-Man reboot film The Amazing Spider-Man. The villain was revealed as the Curt Connors / Lizard a few days later, and the film was released in July 2012.[21] In 2015, Ifans starred in She's Funny That Way, directed by Peter Bogdanovich.

Ifans also starred in Steven Bernstein's Last Call, which was released theatrically, followed an extremely long delay, in the US on 25 November 2020. It is a surrealistic biopic, which recreates the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas through flashbacks during the famous drinking binge at the White Horse Tavern in New York City which ended fatally during the fall of 1953. The film stars Ifans as Thomas alongside John Malkovich, Rodrigo Santoro, Romola Garai, Zosia Mamet, and Tony Hale.

On 16 November 2021 it was revealed, through the film's official trailer, that Ifans would reprise his role as Lizard from The Amazing Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home, to be released on 17 December. Later it was revealed that Ifans was not actually present on set and only lent his voice for the character created through digital means, with his human form at the end of the film being from archival footage from The Amazing Spider-Man.[22][23]

Ifans also appeared as Grigori Rasputin in the spy film The King's Man, which was released in December 2021.[24]

Music

Ifans was briefly lead vocalist of the rock band Super Furry Animals before they released any records.[25]

Since 2007, Ifans has sung with the psychedelic rock band The Peth ("peth" is Welsh for "thing"), featuring Super Furry Animals' Dafydd Ieuan, which played a number of concert dates in south Wales and in London in the autumn of 2008. In 2009 the band supported Oasis at a concert in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[26]

Charity work

In September 2012, Ifans became a patron of the Welsh-language Wikipedia,[27] together with then Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan.

In 2017, Ifans partnered with Shelter Cymru in a campaign called "7 Ways You Can End Homelessness".[28] He also in 2017 supported the community purchase of Tafarn Sinc, a pub in his native Pembrokeshire facing closure.[29]

Personal life

Ifans lives in London.[8] He dated actress Sienna Miller in 2008[30] and has dated English actress Anna Friel from 2011 to 2014.[31][32]

Controversies

In 2002, Ifans caused some controversy in the British media for his alleged support of Meibion Glyndŵr, a militant Welsh nationalist group which burnt down more than 100 empty holiday homes in Wales owned by English people during the 1980s. This was mainly due to an interview Mariella Frostrup conducted with him for The Observer in which he said, "Welsh-speaking communities are under threat more than at any other time in history because of house prices. [...] Communities that have been there for centuries are essentially becoming holiday villages. Young people are forced to leave because there's no work and the young people that are left can't afford to live there. That's a crime."[8]

During the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, Ifans was arrested for misdemeanour battery by the San Diego Police Department after allegedly pushing a guard prior to speaking on a guest panel.[33] The District Attorney's office announced that Ifans would not be charged due to lack of evidence.[34]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	August	Griffiths
1997	Twin Town	Jeremy Lewis
1998	Dancing at Lughnasa	Gerry Evans
1999	Heart	Alex Madden
	You're Dead	Eddie
	Notting Hill	Spike
	Janice Beard 45 WPM	Sean
	Hooves of Fire	Head Elf	Voice
2000	Rancid Aluminium	Pete Thompson
	Love, Honour and Obey	Matthew
	Kevin & Perry Go Large	Eyeball Paul
	Sali Mali	Narrator
	The Replacements	Nigel Gruff
	Little Nicky	Adrian
2001	Hotel	Trent Stoken
	Christmas Carol: The Movie	Bob Cratchit	Voice
	The Shipping News	Beaufield Nutbeem
	Human Nature	Puff
	The 51st State/Formula 51	Iki
2002	Once Upon a Time in the Midlands	Dek
2003	Danny Deckchair	Danny Morgan
2004	Vanity Fair	William Dobbin
	Enduring Love	Jed
2005	Midsummer Dream	Lysander	Voice: English version
	Chromophobia	Colin
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties	McBunny	Voice
2007	Four Last Songs	Dickie
	Hannibal Rising	Grutas
	Elizabeth: The Golden Age	Robert Reston
2008	Come Here Today	Alex
2009	The Informers	Roger
	The Boat That Rocked	Gavin Kavanagh
	Mr. Nobody	Nemo's Father
2010	Mr. Nice	Howard Marks
	Greenberg	Ivan Schrank
	Passion Play	Sam Adamo
	Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang	Uncle Phil
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	Xenophilius Lovegood
	Exit Through the Gift Shop	Narrator
2011	Anonymous	Edward de Vere
2012	The Five-Year Engagement	Winton Childs
	The Amazing Spider-Man	Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard[21]	Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain
2013	Another Me	Don
2014	Serena	Galloway
	Madame Bovary	Monsieur Lheureux
2015	Dominion	Dylan Thomas
	She's Funny That Way	Seth Gilbert
	Len and Company	Len Black
	Under Milk Wood	Captain Cat	Also producer
2016	Alice Through the Looking Glass	Zanik Hightopp
	Snowden	Corbin O'Brian
2018	The Parting Glass[35]	Karl
2019	Official Secrets	Ed Vulliamy
2020	Misbehaviour	Eric Morley
	Last Call	Dylan Thomas
2021	La Cha Cha	Jeremiah
	The Phantom of the Open	Keith Mackenzie
	Spider-Man: No Way Home	Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard[22]	Voice, live-action appearance via archive footage
	The King's Man	Grigori Rasputin
TBA	Nyad	John Bartlett

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Spatz	Dave	2 episodes
1995	Screen Two	Kevin	Episode: "Streetlife"
1997	Trial & Retribution	Michael Dunn	2 episodes
2000, 2020–present	Sali Mali	Narrator	2 series
2004	Not Only But Always	Peter Cook	TV movie
2008	A Number	Bernard (B2)	TV movie
2011	Neverland	James Hook	TV movie
2012	The Corrections	Gitanas	Unaired pilot
2013–2014	Elementary	Mycroft Holmes	7 episodes
2013	Playhouse Presents	Chris	Episode: "Gifted"
2016–2019	Berlin Station	Hector DeJean	24 episodes
2021	Temple	Gubby	Season 2
2022–present	House of the Dragon	Otto Hightower	Main cast

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	"Mulder and Scully"
2000	"Mama Told Me Not to Come"
2005	"The Importance of Being Idle"	Lazy Man

Honours, awards and nominations

On 16 July 2007, he received an Honorary Fellowship of Bangor University, for services to the film industry.[36]

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result	ref
2000	53rd British Academy Film Awards	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Notting Hill	Nominated	[37]
	Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture		Nominated	[37]
	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance		Nominated	[37]
2005	2005 British Academy Television Awards	BAFTA Best Actor (TV)	Not Only But Always	Won	[16][37]
	International Emmy Awards	International Emmy Award for Best Actor		Nominated	[38][37]
	Empire Awards	Best British Actor	Enduring Love	Nominated	[37]
	BAFTA Cymru	Sian Phillips Award	Outstanding Contribution to TV/Film	Won	[39][37]
2010	Seville European Film Festival	Best Actor	Mr. Nice	Won	[40][37]
2012	2012 Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Villain	The Amazing Spider-Man	Nominated	[37]
2015	BAFTA Cymru	Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau)	Under Milk Wood	Nominated	[37]
2017	Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival	Jury Prize - Best Actor	Last Call (Dylan Thomas)	Won	[37]

References

External links

• Rhys Ifans at IMDb
• Rhys Ifans biography and credits at the BFI's Screenonline

На других языках

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[de] Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans (* 22. Juli 1967 in Haverfordwest, Wales) ist ein britischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Rhys Ifans

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[es] Rhys Ifans

Rhys Owain Evans[2] (Haverfordwest, Gales, 22 de julio de 1967),[1] más conocido como Rhys Ifans, es un actor británico de cine y televisión. Ganador del BAFTA al mejor actor de televisión,[3] ha participado en películas como Notting Hill (1999), Little Nicky (2000), Hannibal Rising (2007), Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte: parte 1 (2010)[4], The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) y Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021);[5] y en series de televisión como Elementary (2013), Berlin Station (2016) o House of the Dragon (2022).

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[ru] Иванс, Рис

Рис И́ванс (англ. Rhys Ifans, [r̥ɨːs ˈivans]; имя при рождении: Рис Оуайн Эванс (англ. Rhys Owain Evans), род. 22 июля 1967 (1967-07-22), Хаверфордуэст, Уэльс, Великобритания) — валлийский актёр и музыкант.

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