Image: Wikimedia CommonsBrendan Fraser
Canadian-American actor (born 1968)
- Born December 3, 1968
- 10 movies
Brendan Fraser is a Canadian-American actor who became a box-office draw in the 1990s with George of the Jungle and The Mummy, in which he played adventurer Rick O'Connell. After a quieter stretch he returned with Doom Patrol and Killers of the Flower Moon, and won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor for The Whale, the first Canadian to take that category.
Brendan Fraser appears in 10 films in The Rerun, from 1992 to 2023. Most of that work is in adventure, drama and action. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: John Hannah (3), Stephen Sommers (3), Oded Fehr (2), Rachel Weisz (2), Patricia Velásquez (2).
Known for
- The Mummy (1999), Rick O’Connell. The adventurer hero of the hit action series, reprised in The Mummy Returns.
- The Whale (2022). His lead performance in the drama won him the Oscar for Best Actor.
- George of the Jungle (1997), George. The title hero of the live-action slapstick comedy.
- Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), W.S. Hamilton. Part of the cast of Martin Scorsese’s drama about the Osage murders.
- Doom Patrol (2019), Cliff Steele / Robotman. A racing driver whose brain lives on in a robot body in the superhero series.
- Crash (2005), District Attorney. The Los Angeles district attorney in the ensemble of the Best Picture winner.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Brendan Fraser been in?
- Brendan Fraser appears in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), The Whale (2022), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), Crash (2005), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), The Mummy Returns (2001), The Mummy (1999), George of the Jungle (1997) and School Ties (1992) on The Remote.
- When was Brendan Fraser born?
- Brendan Fraser was born on 3 December 1968.
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