Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, in the final season of The Tudors on Showtime will appear as the older, more debauched Henry VIII. Following much debate on the topic, Jonathan finally consented to ‘some aging’. Initially, most considered him to be an unlikely choice to play Henry VIII, however, it proved to be a brilliant choice.
Named after the Tudor dynasty, the Michael Hirst creation is an Irish produced historical fictional television series. The fourth and final season of The Tudors story line follows the winter of his (Henry VIII) life that consisted of him cheating on his last two wives; Catherine Howard and Catherine Par.
Written by Michael Hirst himself, the final ten episodes will air during the spring of 2010. Jonathan, in 2008, won an award for the Best Performance by an Actor – Drama at the Monte Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph Awards.
An actor and model, Jonathan, aside from the Tudors, is famous for his role in the Velvet Goldmine. Speaking about playing the role of Henry VIII, Jonathan said that while he was in love with this character, he did not like his diet. Speaking on the Tudor diet, he said, “They would take a chicken, tear the top off, giblets on the top, and they would take giblets from the bottom, they would take the throat, and the head, and the feet, and they would clip the wings, and they would cook those. The breast would go to the poor.”