Rhys Ifans (born Rhys Owain Evans; 22 July 1967) is a Welsh actor and musician. In movies, he has played Spike in Notting Hill (1999), Eyeball Paul in Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), Danny Morgan in Danny Deckchair (2003), Jed Parry in Enduring Love (2004), Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Howard Marks in Mr. Nice (2010), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford in Anonymous (2011) and Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). In 2005, Ifans won a BAFTA Award for his role as Peter Cook in Not Only But Always (2004).[1] He is known on television for roles in Elementary and Berlin Station.

Quick Facts Born, Occupation(s) ...
Rhys Ifans
Thumb
Ifans in 2011
Born
Rhys Owain Evans

(1967-07-22) 22 July 1967 (age 57)
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1991–present
PartnerAnna Friel (2011–2014)
RelativesLlŷr Ifans (brother)
Close

Ifans was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. He is a native Welsh speaker. His brother is actor Llŷr Ifans. He dated actress Anna Friel between 2011 and 2014.

References

Other websites

Wikiwand in your browser!

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.

Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.