Rhys Ifans

Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, Rhys Ifans as John Bartlett, and Jodie Foster as Bonnie Stoll in the biopic NYAD to be released on 3 November 2023 on Netflix

Annette Bening and Jodie Foster portray Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll in the biopic film NYAD, to be released in November 2023, directed by Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi

Rhys Ifans is a Welsh actor who portrayed John Bartlett in the movie biopic NYAD about Diana Nyad's 110-mile traverse from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida.

TV and Films

He made his small screen debut as the host of Welsh children's TV show, Stwnsh. Various roles in theater and Welsh language television followed.
His breakthrough on the big screen came in the British hit Twin Town (1997), where he acting alongside his younger brother Llyr Ifans. More film success followed, notably as Hugh Grant's scruffy housemate in Notting Hill (1999). Other projects include Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) , Little Nicky (2000), Enduring Love (2004), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), and NYAD (2023) where he played John Bartlett as the chief navigator of Diana Nyad who swam from Cuba to Florida in 2013.
In 2004, he played iconic British comedian Peter Cook in the TV film Not Only But Always (2004). His performance earned him an Emmy nomination and a BAFTA award for Best Actor.