Rhys Ifans Net Worth

What Is Rhys Ifans' Net Worth?

Rhys Ifans is a Welsh actor and musician who has a net worth of $5 million. Rhys Ifans is best known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in "Notting Hill" (1999) and Jed Parry in "Enduring Love" (2004) and as a member of the Welsh rock groups Super Furry Animals and The Peth. Ifans is well-known for his performance as Xenophilius Lovegood in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 1" (2010) and Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012) and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021). Rhys has more than 80 acting credits to his name, including the films "The Replacements" (2000), "Little Nicky" (2000), "The Shipping News" (2001), "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (2007), "The Boat That Rocked" (2009), "Greenberg" (2010), "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012), "Madame Bovary" (2014), "Alice Through the Looking Glass" (2016), "The King's Man" (2021), and "Venom: The Last Dance" (2024). He has played Mycroft Holmes on "Elementary" (2013–2014), Hector DeJean on "Berlin Station" (2016–2019), and Otto Hightower on "House of the Dragon" (2022–present). In 2007, Ifans was given an Honorary Fellowship from Bangor University in North Wales for his service to the film industry.

Early Life

Rhys Ifans was born on July 22, 1967, in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. His mother, Beti-Wyn Evans, is a nursery school teacher, and his father, Eirwyn Evans, is a primary school teacher. His younger brother, Llŷr, is an actor, and the siblings starred together in the 1997 Welsh-produced film "Twin Town." Rhys grew up in Ruthin and attended Ysgol Pentrecelyn and Ysgol Maes Garmon. Ifans studied acting at Theatr Clwyd in North East Wales, and he graduated from London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1997. Before finding fame, he was a presenter on Welsh-language TV shows on S4C.

Career

In the early years of his acting career, Ifans appeared in stage productions such as "Hamlet" (Theatr Clwyd), "Under Milk Wood" (National Theatre), and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (the Regent's Park Theatre). In 1991, he guest-starred in two episodes of the Children's ITV series "Spatz." His first film was 1996's "August," and he followed it with "Twin Town" (1997), "Dancing at Lughnasa" (1998), "Heart" (1999), "You're Dead" (1999), and "Janice Beard 45 WPM" (1999). Rhys co-starred with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in the 1999 romantic comedy "Notting Hill," which grossed $364 million at the box office and earned Ifans a BAFTA nomination. In 2000, he appeared in the films "Rancid Aluminium," "Love, Honour and Obey," and "Kevin & Perry Go Large," and he co-starred with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman in the sports comedy "The Replacements" and with Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette in the dark fantasy comedy "Little Nicky." Next, Rhys appeared in the films "Hotel" (2001), "The Shipping News" (2001), "Human Nature" (2001), "Once Upon a Time in the Midlands" (2002), "Danny Deckchair" (2003), "Vanity Fair" (2004), "Enduring Love" (2004), "Chromophobia" (2005), "Hannibal Rising" (2007), "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (2007), "The Informers" (2009), "The Boat That Rocked" (2009), and "Mr. Nobody" (2009) as well as the TV movies "Not Only But Always" (2004) and "A Number" (2008). He also voiced Bob Cratchit in "Christmas Carol: The Movie" (2001), Lysander in the English version of "Midsummer Dream" (2005), and McBunny in "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties" (2006).

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In 2010, Rhys starred in the films "Mr. Nice," "Greenberg," "Passion Play," and "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang," narrated the documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop," and played Xenophilius Lovegood in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1," which brought in $960.9 million at the box office. In 2011, he portrayed Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, in the period drama "Anonymous" and James Hook in the Syfy miniseries "Neverland," which is a prequel to "Peter Pan." Next, Ifans co-starred with Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in "The Five-Year Engagement" (2012) and played Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012) and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021) and Mycroft Holmes on the CBS series "Elementary" (2013–2014). Around this time, he appeared in the films "Another Me" (2013), "Serena" (2014), "Madame Bovary" (2014), "Dominion" (2015), "She's Funny That Way" (2015), "Len and Company" (2015), "Under Milk Wood" (2015), "Alice Through the Looking Glass" (2016), "Snowden" (2017), and "The Parting Glass" (2018). From 2016 to 2019, Rhys starred as Hector DeJean on the Epix series "Berlin Station," and in 2021, he played Gubby on the Sky One medical crime drama "Temple." In recent years, he has appeared in the films "Misbehaviour" (2020), "Last Call" (2020), "The Phantom of the Open" (2021), "The King's Man" (2021), "Nyad" (2023), "Venom: The Last Dance" (2024), and "Inheritance" (2025). In 2022, Ifans began playing Otto Hightower on the HBO "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon."

Personal Life

From 2007 to 2008, Rhys was in a relationship with actress Sienna Miller. The two were briefly engaged before splitting up in June 2008. From 2011 to 2014, Ifans dated actress Anna Friel. In 2012, Rhys became a patron of the Welsh-language version of Wikipedia. In 2017, he teamed up with Shelter Cymru for its "7 Ways You Can End Homelessness" campaign.

Awards and Nominations

In 2000, "Notting Hill" earned Ifans a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy/Romance. In 2005, he won a BAFTA for Best Actor (TV) and received an International Emmy nomination for Best Actor for "Not Only But Always." That year he also won a Sian Phillips Award for Outstanding Contribution to TV/Film from BAFTA Cymru and earned an Empire Award nomination for Best British Actor for "Enduring Love." In 2010, Rhys was named Best Actor for "Mr. Nice" at the Seville European Film Festival," and in 2012, he received a Teen Choice Awards nomination for Choice Movie Villain for "The Amazing Spider-Man." In 2015, he earned a BAFTA Cymru nomination for Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau) for "Under Milk Wood," and in 2017, he won a Jury Prize for Best Actor for "Last Call" at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

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