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Geoffrey Rush

Actor

Geoffrey Rush

Born July 6, 1951 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia56 films

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.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl posterFirst watchPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl20037.8as BarbossaWhen wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up…View film

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Finding Nemo poster7.8Finding Nemo2003Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest poster7.4Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006The King's Speech poster7.7The King's Speech2010Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End poster7.3Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides poster6.6Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales poster6.7Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017The Book Thief poster7.5The Book Thief2013The Best Offer poster7.8The Best Offer2013

Filmography

56 films as actor
  1. TBARaised EyebrowsGroucho Marx
  2. TBAVerona Spies
  3. TBAShearing the LoveBob Castlehead
  4. 2026Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?Dr. Daniels
  5. 2025The Rule of Jenny PenStefan Mortensen
  6. 2019Storm BoyMike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
  7. 2017Final PortraitAlberto Giacometti
  8. 2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesHector Barbossa
  9. 2016Gods of EgyptRa
  10. 2015The DaughterHenry
  11. 2015Holding the ManBarry
  12. 2015MinionsNarrator (voice)
  13. 2015Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the RoseOak Tree
  14. 2013The Book ThiefHans Hubermann
  15. 2013The Best OfferVirgil Oldman
  16. 2012The Man Who Could Not DreamNarrator / Talking Bird
  17. 2011The Eye of the StormBasil Hunter
  18. 2011Green LanternTomar-Re (voice)
  19. 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesHector Barbossa
  20. 2010The Warrior's WayRon
  21. 2010The King's SpeechLionel Logue
  22. 2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleEzylryb (voice)
  23. 2009Bran Nue DaeFather Benedictus
  24. 2009$9.99Angel (voice)
  25. 2007Elizabeth: The Golden AgeSir Francis Walsingham
  26. 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndBarbossa
  27. 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestCaptain Hector Barbossa
  28. 2006CandyCasper
  29. 2005MunichEphraim
  30. 2004The Life and Death of Peter SellersPeter Sellers
  31. 2003Harvie KrumpetNarrator (voice)
  32. 2003Intolerable CrueltyDonovan Donaly
  33. 2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlBarbossa
  34. 2003Finding NemoNigel (voice)
  35. 2003Ned KellySuperintendent Francis Hare
  36. 2003Swimming UpstreamHarold Fingleton
  37. 2002The Banger SistersHarry Plummer
  38. 2002FridaLeon Trotsky
  39. 2001LantanaJohn Knox
  40. 2001The Tailor of PanamaHarry Pendel
  41. 2000The Magic PuddingBunyip Bluegum (voice)
  42. 2000QuillsMarquis de Sade
  43. 1999House on Haunted HillStephen Price
  44. 1999Mystery MenCasanova Frankenstein
  45. 1998Shakespeare in LovePhilip Henslowe
  46. 1998ElizabethSir Francis Walsingham
  47. 1998Les MisérablesJavert
  48. 1998A Little Bit of SoulGodfrey Usher
  49. 1997Oscar and LucindaNarrator (voice)
  50. 1997TwistedHarry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
  51. 1996Children of the RevolutionZachary Welch
  52. 1996ShineDavid Helfgott - Adult
  53. 1995Dad and Dave: On Our SelectionDave Rudd
  54. 1987Twelfth NightSir Andrew Aguecheek
  55. 1982StarstruckFloor Manager
  56. 1981Hoodwink