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Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian acclaimed actor of the stage and screen. He is known for his roles various films including, the Pirates of the Caribbean films, The King's Speech, Shine, Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth, Les Miserables, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Frida and Munich. One of Australia's most accomplished actors, Rush is amongst 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting: an Academy Award for film, a Primetime Emmy Award for television, and a Tony Award for theatre. Over his illustrious career he has won an Academy Award, 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.
Birth Name
Geoffrey Roy Rush
Born
Friday, 06 July 1951
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Prince Andrew: Banished | Lionel Lode | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Johnny Depp: King of Cult | Self | 2021 |
| VICE Investigates | Self | 2019 |
| Untouchable | Self | 2019 |
| Storm Boy | Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley / Michael Kingley | 2019 |
| Spielberg | Self - Segment "Munich" | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Final Portrait | Alberto Giacometti | 2017 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Captain Hector Barbossa | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Prince Andrew: Banished | Lionel Lode | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Johnny Depp: King of Cult | Self | 2021 |
| VICE Investigates | Self | 2019 |
| Untouchable | Self | 2019 |
| Storm Boy | Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley / Michael Kingley | 2019 |
| Spielberg | Self - Segment "Munich" | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Final Portrait | Alberto Giacometti | 2017 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Captain Hector Barbossa | 2017 |
| Genius | Albert Einstein | 2017 |
| David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017 |
| The Daughter | Henry | 2016 |
| Gods of Egypt | Ra | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Himself | 2016 |
| Holding the Man | Barry | 2015 |
| Unity | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
| Celebrity Conversations | Self | 2015 |
| Minions & More 2 | Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
| Minions | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2015 |
| The Weekly with Charlie Pickering | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| Depp vs Heard: All on the Line | Self | 2014 |
| The Book Thief | Hans Hubermann | 2013 |
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | Self | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Giuseppe Tornatore: Every Film My First Film | Self | 2013 |
| The Best Offer | Virgil Oldman | 2013 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| The Eye of the Storm | Basil Hunter | 2011 |
| Green Lantern | Tomar-Re / Tomar-Re (voice) | 2011 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Barbossa / Hector Barbossa | 2011 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2011 |
| The Warrior's Way | Ronald / Ron | 2010 |
| The King's Speech | Lionel Logue | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Ezylryb / Ezylryb (voice) | 2010 |
| Lowdown | Narrator (voice) / Narrator / God | 2010 |
| Bran Nue Dae | Father Benedictus | 2010 |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | Self | 2009 |
| $9.99 | Angel (voice) / Angel | 2009 |
| Moving Pictures Live! | Self | 2009 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2008 |
| Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Sir Francis Walsingham | 2007 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Hector Barbossa / Hector Barbossa | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Hector Barbossa / Hector Barbossa | 2006 |
| Whaledreamers | Self | 2006 |
| Candy | Casper / Caspar | 2006 |
| Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten | Self | 2006 |
| Munich | Ephraim | 2005 |
| The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| 20 to 1 | Self | 2005 |
| Spicks and Specks | Self | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| The Insider | Himself | 2004 |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Peter Sellers | 2004 |
| At the Movies | Self - Special Guest Host | 2004 |
| Harvie Krumpet | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2003 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| Intolerable Cruelty | Donovan Donaly | 2003 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Barbossa / Hector Barbossa | 2003 |
| Finding Nemo | Nigel (voice) / Nigel | 2003 |
| Ned Kelly | Superintendent Francis Hare | 2003 |
| Enough Rope with Andrew Denton | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Swimming Upstream | Harold Fingleton | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Frida | Leon Trotsky | 2002 |
| The Banger Sisters | Harry Plummer / Harry | 2002 |
| Kath & Kim | Geoff | 2002 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest | 2001 |
| Lantana | John / John Knox | 2001 |
| The Tailor of Panama | Harry / Harry Pendel | 2001 |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2001 |
| The Magic Pudding | Bunyip Bluegum / Bunyip Bluegum (voice) | 2000 |
| Quills | The Marquis de Sade / Marquis de Sade | 2000 |
| House on Haunted Hill | Stephen Price / Stephen H. Price | 1999 |
| Mystery Men | Casanova Frankenstein | 1999 |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1999 |
| Elizabeth | Sir Francis Walsingham | 1998 |
| Les Misérables | Javert | 1998 |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter & Past Winner | 1998 |
| A Little Bit of Soul | Godfrey Usher | 1998 |
| Shakespeare in Love | Philip Henslowe | 1998 |
| Oscar and Lucinda | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1997 |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1997 |
| Light Lunch | Self | 1997 |
| Children of the Revolution | Zachary Welch / Welch | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Australian Story | Self | 1996 |
| Mercury | Bill Wyatt | 1996 |
| Shine | David Helfgott - Adult / David Helfgott | 1996 |
| Twisted Tales | Harry Chisholm | 1996 |
| Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Dave Rudd | 1995 |
| Breaking News | Self | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | 1987 |
| Frontier | Soldier Administrator David Collins | 1987 |
| Starstruck | Floor Manager | 1982 |
| Hoodwink | Detective 1 | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Actor (segment "The King's Speech") / Himself - Actor (segment "The King's Speech") (archive footage) | 1968 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Storm Boy | 2019 |
| The Eye of the Storm | 2011 |
| The King's Speech | 2010 |
| Macbeth | 1997 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2011 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2001 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
