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Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

Frida

Frida

2002

Munich

Munich

2005

Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly

2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

1998

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

2001

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1998

Candy

Candy

2006

Quills

Quills

2000

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998

Harvie Krumpet

Harvie Krumpet

2003

House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

1999

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

Shine

Shine

1996

The Banger Sisters

The Banger Sisters

2002

Lantana

Lantana

2001

The Magic Pudding

The Magic Pudding

2000

Mystery Men

Mystery Men

1999

Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

1996

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

1995

Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream

2003

Green Lantern

Green Lantern

2011

Bran Nue Dae

Bran Nue Dae

2009

The Warrior's Way

The Warrior's Way

2010

Hoodwink

Hoodwink

1981

$9.99

$9.99

2009

Raised Eyebrows

Raised Eyebrows

The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm

2011

The Best Offer

The Best Offer

2013

Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt

2016

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

2013

The King's Speech

The King's Speech

2010

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1987

The Rule of Jenny Pen

The Rule of Jenny Pen

2025

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Twisted

Twisted

1997

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Verona Spies

Verona Spies

The Daughter

The Daughter

2015

Final Portrait

Final Portrait

2017

Minions

Minions

2015

Unity

Unity

2015

Holding the Man

Holding the Man

2015

Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose

Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose

2015

A Little Bit of Soul

A Little Bit of Soul

1998

Starstruck

Starstruck

1982

Storm Boy

Storm Boy

2019

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

1997

Whaledreamers

Whaledreamers

2006

The Nature of Lantana

The Nature of Lantana

2002

The Man Who Could Not Dream

The Man Who Could Not Dream

2012

Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

The Man Inside Dame Edna

The Man Inside Dame Edna

2008

Shearing the Love

Shearing the Love

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort

Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort

2025

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

Kath & Kim

Kath & Kim

2002

The View

The View

1997

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

Mercury

Mercury

1996

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Lowdown

Lowdown

2010

Genius

Genius

2017

Chelsea

Chelsea

2016

Australian Encounters

Australian Encounters

2013

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Being Brendo

Being Brendo

Twisted Tales

Twisted Tales

1996