Jonathan Rhys Meyers: roles at a glance
Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Bishop Heahmund in the original Vikings series.
Selected work beyond Vikings includes Velvet Goldmine, Match Point and Elvis. Explore the biography below for the roles, career context and further references.
Reference: Vikings cast credit.
About Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers’s work spans music-led film, historical television and contemporary drama. He plays Brian Slade in Velvet Goldmine, Chris Wilton in Match Point, Elvis Presley in Elvis and Henry VIII in The Tudors. The role of Bishop Heahmund arrives within that varied career rather than beginning his association with historical screen stories.
The Tudors is the obvious next choice for viewers interested in sustained court drama. Velvet Goldmine offers a more radical change of tone and visual world, while Match Point moves into contemporary film. The contrast matters: Heahmund’s severe religious and military identity is one performance among roles that use glamour, charisma and ambition in different ways.
What to watch next from Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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The Tudors
The closest next step for an extended historical television performance, as Henry VIII.
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Choose Brian Slade for a music-centred film and a striking change from Heahmund.
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A useful contemporary-film contrast as Chris Wilton.
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Selected screen credits
Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Vikings
Bishop Heahmund
Jonathan Rhys Meyers portrays Bishop Heahmund in Vikings.
Heahmund brings religious office and exceptional fighting ability into the same figure. His place in the conflict shifts as admiration, captivity and desire complicate the boundaries of belief.
Follow the character’s journey, loyalties and place in the wider saga.
Explore Bishop Heahmund’s storyJonathan Rhys Meyers: portrait & roles
