Rhys Meyers stayed in character for 'Tudors'

Jonathan Rhys Meyers 'became' Henry VIII while playing the English king in TV series 'The Tudors', and stayed in character for the entire five-and-a-half-month shoot.

The Irish actor found it a tough task taking on the role, because he looks nothing like the 16th century monarch - so he opted to live and breathe Henry day and night while filming the forthcoming third season of the hit show.