Claim: Elementary has the actor Rhys Ifans.

Rhys Ifans -LRB- -LSB- r̥ɨːs ˈivans -RSB- ; born Rhys Owain Evans ; 22 July 1967 -RRB- is a Welsh actor and musician . He is known for his portrayal of characters such as Spike in Notting Hill , Jed Parry in Enduring Love , and Eyeball Paul in Kevin & Perry Go Large . He is also known as a member of the rock groups Super Furry Animals and The Peth .   Ifans appeared as Xenophilius Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 , and as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man . He played Edward de Vere , 17th Earl of Oxford , in Anonymous . Ifans also has a recurring role as Mycroft Holmes in the CBS series Elementary . Ifans also appeared as Nigel Gruff , a footballer-turned-American football player who has a gambling addiction , in the 2000 film The Replacements . As of autumn 2016 , Ifans was a regular on the U.S. pay-cable Epix network 's 10-episode CIA espionage thriller Berlin Station .