He played a David Bowie-inspired glam rock star in '' Velvet Goldmine '' ( 1998 ) , a dedicated girls ' football coach in '' Bend It Like Beckham '' ( 2002 ) , in '' Vanity Fair '' ( 2004 ) opposite Reese Witherspoon.He co-starred in 2004 in Oliver Stone 's epic '' Alexander '' where he plays Cassander . The following year he starred in Woody Allen 's drama '' Match Point '' ( 2005 ) , for which he received a Chopard Trophy at the Cannes Film Festival . In 2006 , he appeared in '' Mission : Impossible III '' . Subsequent projects include '' August Rush '' ( 2007 ) and '' The Children of Huang Shi '' ( 2008 ) , '' Shelter '' and '' From Paris with Love '' ( 2010 ) In 2011 , he starred as Solal in '' Belle du Seigneur '' , an English language film adaptation of Albert Cohen 's novel '' Belle du Seigneur '' . The film was released in Russia on 29 November 2012 and in France on 19 June 2013 after premiering at the Champs Elysees Film Festival . A self-taught singer and guitarist , he has appeared in a number of musical roles . His first such role was as " Brian Slade " in '' Velvet Goldmine '' ; two of the songs he sang ( " Baby 's on Fire " and " Tumbling Down " ) are on the film 's soundtrack . He sang briefly in the TV miniseries version of '' The Magnificent Ambersons '' , performed in studio scenes of the miniseries '' Elvis '' and played the flute in '' Gormenghast '' . In the 2007 music drama '' August Rush '' , he performed on-screen as singer-songwriter Louis Connelly and is credited for four songs on the soundtrack – " Break " , " Moondance " , " Something Inside " and " This Time " . Of the four , " This Time " and " Break " were considered in the Best Original Song category of the 80th Academy Awards . " This Time " was not released as a single but peaked at number 84 in the Canadian Hot 100
80th Academy Awards
80th Academy Awards
Jonathan Rhys Meyers