Jonathan Rhys Meyers Wants to Be Gay
Filed under: Gay & Lesbian, Casting
It isn't that unusual for straight actors to be comfortable playing gay, but Jonathan Rhys Meyers is apparently more than just okay with it. In fact, he really, really likes playing homosexual men, and he's looking forward to more gay roles in the future. So far he has only played gay in the films Velvet Goldmine and Alexander, though he might also include the TV movie Elvis, as he swears that the rock legend was, "the gayest f**king thing on two legs."
Maybe Rhys Meyers is unaware, but there are plenty of gay parts that he can play. Of course, they are in low-budget films that mostly only play at specialty theaters like The Quad in New York (and no, I'm not talking about gay porn), but they do exist. The thing is, Rhys Meyers wants to play famous gay men, like Rock Hudson and Montgomery Clift, though he admits he's too small for Hudson. Until someone decides to do one of those biopics, perhaps he can campaign for a sequel to Brokeback Mountain.
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6-22-2006 @ 8:15AM
Martha Fischer said...
His eyes are really wrong for Clift, but his facial structure is sorta close, and he's a good enough actor to convincingly move and stand and lean like Monty. Hell, I'd see it.
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6-22-2006 @ 11:21AM
d. bowie said...
I'm usually put off by obsessive speculation about who is and who isn't gay--but all I could think while watching Matchpoint was: This guy is as camp as a row of tents.
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6-24-2006 @ 12:45PM
kadair said...
Actually, he also played gay in B Monkey, bi in The Tribe, "swishy" in Ride with the Devil, possibly incestuous AND gay in Titus, and gay in The Lion in Winter....
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6-25-2006 @ 5:31PM
Christopher Campbell said...
Thanks Kadir. Of those films I've only seen Titus and had a feeling he was a bit gay in it, but couldn't remember.
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7-03-2007 @ 3:29PM
fabiana said...
Hi
I don´t think that Jonathan LIKES to do gay roles, absolutely.
I think he´s a very special actor, very talented, in fact i am following his career since last year, i mean watching all the films he has made in the past-which are many. What i want to say is that he is much more than a pretty face, he´s a very flexible performer able of doig so different roles.
Regarding the gay or bi- roles he has performerd, well, i think his beauty is responsible for that. Anyway, his moods are sensual ones, not gay ones. More than one man should envy him, i´m sure.
Fabiana
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