Geoffrey Rush
Acting
Born: Jul 06, 1951
From: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He also received three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Hector Barbossa | 2011 | 6.566 |
| Green Lantern | Tomar-Re (voice) | 2011 | 5.182 |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Ezylryb (voice) | 2010 | 6.824 |
| The Warrior's Way | Ron | 2010 | 6.587 |
| Bran Nue Dae | Father Benedictus | 2009 | 5.387 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Barbossa | 2007 | 7.266 |
| Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Sir Francis Walsingham | 2007 | 6.7 |
| Candy | Casper | 2006 | 7.127 |
| Munich | Ephraim | 2005 | 7.134 |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Peter Sellers | 2004 | 6.578 |
| Finding Nemo | Nigel (voice) | 2003 | 7.817 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Barbossa | 2003 | 7.82 |
| Ned Kelly | Superintendent Francis Hare | 2003 | 6.069 |
| Harvie Krumpet | Narrator (voice) | 2003 | 7.411 |
| Intolerable Cruelty | Donovan Donaly | 2003 | 5.955 |
| Swimming Upstream | Harold Fingleton | 2003 | 6.761 |
| Frida | Leon Trotsky | 2002 | 7.392 |
| The Banger Sisters | Harry Plummer | 2002 | 5.629 |
| The Tailor of Panama | Harry Pendel | 2001 | 6.021 |
| Lantana | John Knox | 2001 | 6.682 |
| Quills | Marquis de Sade | 2000 | 7.124 |
| The Magic Pudding | Bunyip Bluegum (voice) | 2000 | 5.2 |
| House on Haunted Hill | Stephen Price | 1999 | 5.623 |
| Mystery Men | Casanova Frankenstein | 1999 | 5.842 |
| Shakespeare in Love | Philip Henslowe | 1998 | 6.835 |
| Les Misérables | Javert | 1998 | 7.212 |
| Elizabeth | Sir Francis Walsingham | 1998 | 7.169 |
| Shine | David as an adult | 1996 | 7.367 |
| Children of the Revolution | Zachary Welch | 1996 | 5.568 |
| Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Dave Rudd | 1995 | 6.667 |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1951 |
| From | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |