Geoffrey Rush
Australian actor (born 1951)
- Born July 6, 1951
- 12 movies
Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor known for often playing eccentric roles on stage and screen. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Shine (1996), and is the only Australian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, with an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He played Captain Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Geoffrey Rush appears in 12 films in The Rerun, from 1996 to 2017. Most of that work is in action, adventure and fantasy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Johnny Depp (5), Keira Knightley (4), Orlando Bloom (4), Martin Klebba (4), Gore Verbinski (3).
Known for
- Shine (1996), David Helfgott. Won him the Academy Award for best actor.
- Shakespeare in Love (1998), Philip Henslowe. Earned him an Academy Award nomination as Philip Henslowe.
- The King’s Speech (2010), Lionel Logue. Earned him an Academy Award nomination as Lionel Logue.
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Captain Hector Barbossa. He played Captain Hector Barbossa across the franchise.
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Peter Sellers. Won him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Geoffrey Rush been in?
- Geoffrey Rush appears in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Green Lantern (2011), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), The King’s Speech (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), Munich (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Frida (2002), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Elizabeth (1998) and Shine (1996) on The Remote.
- When was Geoffrey Rush born?
- Geoffrey Rush was born on 6 July 1951.
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