Geoffrey Rush

Acting

Born:July 6, 1951(age 74)
Birthplace:Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nationality:Australia
Education:University of Queensland, Everton Park State High School, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoffrey Rush, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (56 movies)

Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose movie poster
8.7
8.7

Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose

2015

as Oak Tree

The Nature of Lantana movie poster
8.0
8.0

The Nature of Lantana

2002

as Self

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie poster
7.8
7.8

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003

as Barbossa

Finding Nemo movie poster
7.8
7.8

Finding Nemo

2003

as Nigel (voice)

The Best Offer movie poster
7.8
7.8

The Best Offer

2013

as Virgil Oldman

The King's Speech movie poster
7.7
7.7

The King's Speech

2010

Executive Producer

Holding the Man movie poster
7.7
7.7

Holding the Man

2015

as Barry

The Book Thief movie poster
7.5
7.5

The Book Thief

2013

as Hans Hubermann

Frida movie poster
7.4
7.4

Frida

2002

as Leon Trotsky

Harvie Krumpet movie poster
7.4
7.4

Harvie Krumpet

2003

as Narrator (voice)

Shine movie poster
7.4
7.4

Shine

1996

as David as an adult

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End movie poster
7.3
7.3

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

as Barbossa

Les Misérables movie poster
7.2
7.2

Les Misérables

1998

as Javert

Elizabeth movie poster
7.2
7.2

Elizabeth

1998

as Sir Francis Walsingham

Quills movie poster
7.1
7.1

Quills

2000

as Marquis de Sade

Munich movie poster
7.1
7.1

Munich

2005

as Ephraim

Candy movie poster
7.1
7.1

Candy

2006

as Casper

Storm Boy movie poster
7.1
7.1

Storm Boy

2019

Executive Producer

The Man Who Could Not Dream movie poster
7.0
7.0

The Man Who Could Not Dream

2012

as Narrator / Talking Bird

Shakespeare in Love movie poster
6.8
6.8

Shakespeare in Love

1998

as Philip Henslowe

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole movie poster
6.8
6.8

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010

as Ezylryb (voice)

Elizabeth: The Golden Age movie poster
6.7
6.7

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

as Sir Francis Walsingham

Swimming Upstream movie poster
6.7
6.7

Swimming Upstream

2003

as Harold Fingleton

Lantana movie poster
6.7
6.7

Lantana

2001

as John Knox

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales movie poster
6.7
6.7

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

as Hector Barbossa

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers movie poster
6.6
6.6

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

as Peter Sellers

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides movie poster
6.6
6.6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

as Hector Barbossa

The Warrior's Way movie poster
6.6
6.6

The Warrior's Way

2010

as Ron

Minions movie poster
6.4
6.4

Minions

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Oscar and Lucinda movie poster
6.4
6.4

Oscar and Lucinda

1997

as Narrator (voice)

The Daughter movie poster
6.3
6.3

The Daughter

2015

as Henry

The Rule of Jenny Pen movie poster
6.2
6.2

The Rule of Jenny Pen

2025

Executive Producer

Ned Kelly movie poster
6.1
6.1

Ned Kelly

2003

as Superintendent Francis Hare

Final Portrait movie poster
6.0
6.0

Final Portrait

2017

as Alberto Giacometti

The Tailor of Panama movie poster
6.0
6.0

The Tailor of Panama

2001

as Harry Pendel

Intolerable Cruelty movie poster
5.9
5.9

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

as Donovan Donaly

$9.99 movie poster
5.9
5.9

$9.99

2009

as Angel (voice)

Mystery Men movie poster
5.8
5.8

Mystery Men

1999

as Casanova Frankenstein

Whaledreamers movie poster
5.8
5.8

Whaledreamers

2006

as Self

Gods of Egypt movie poster
5.7
5.7

Gods of Egypt

2016

as Ra

The Banger Sisters movie poster
5.6
5.6

The Banger Sisters

2002

as Harry Plummer

House on Haunted Hill movie poster
5.6
5.6

House on Haunted Hill

1999

as Stephen Price

Children of the Revolution movie poster
5.5
5.5

Children of the Revolution

1996

as Zachary Welch

Bran Nue Dae movie poster
5.4
5.4

Bran Nue Dae

2009

as Father Benedictus

A Little Bit of Soul movie poster
5.4
5.4

A Little Bit of Soul

1998

as Godfrey Usher

Green Lantern movie poster
5.2
5.2

Green Lantern

2011

as Tomar-Re (voice)

The Magic Pudding movie poster
5.1
5.1

The Magic Pudding

2000

as Bunyip Bluegum (voice)

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection movie poster
5.0
5.0

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

1995

as Dave Rudd

The Eye of the Storm movie poster
4.8
4.8

The Eye of the Storm

2011

Executive Producer

Twelfth Night movie poster
4.5
4.5

Twelfth Night

1987

as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Hoodwink movie poster
4.0
4.0

Hoodwink

1981

Verona Spies movie poster

Verona Spies

TBA

The Man Inside Dame Edna movie poster

The Man Inside Dame Edna

2008

as Narrator (Australian version) (voice)

Twisted movie poster

Twisted

1997

as Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')

Raised Eyebrows movie poster

Raised Eyebrows

TBA

as Groucho Marx

Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? movie poster

Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?

TBA

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