Geoffrey Rush
Biography
Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. Rush has received multiple awards for his work, including the Triple Crown of Acting, which consists of an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. He is also the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year. Rush has a known credit count of 78 and a content score of 10.
Career overview
Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. He has had a successful career in the entertainment industry, known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. Rush has been recognized for his work, being among 24 people to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, which includes winning an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.
Throughout his career, Rush has received numerous awards and accolades, including three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. His known credits number 78. Rush has been involved in various aspects of the entertainment industry, including film and television, and has been recognized for his contributions to the field.
As a respected figure in the entertainment industry, Rush has been involved in various organizations and initiatives. He is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. In 2012, he was named the Australian of the Year, a recognition of his achievements and contributions to the country.
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- Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (2026) as Dr. Daniels
- The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) as Stefan Mortensen
- The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) Executive Producer
- Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort (2025) as Captain Barbossa (voice)
- Storm Boy (2019) as Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
- Storm Boy (2019) Executive Producer
- Genius (2017) as Albert Einstein
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) as Hector Barbossa
- Final Portrait (2017) as Alberto Giacometti
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- Gods of Egypt (2016) as Ra
- Minions (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- Holding the Man (2015) as Barry
- The Daughter (2015) as Henry
- Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose (2015) as Oak Tree
- The Best Offer (2013) as Virgil Oldman
- The Book Thief (2013) as Hans Hubermann
- Australian Encounters (2013) as Himself - Narrator
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- The Man Who Could Not Dream (2012) as Narrator / Talking Bird
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) as Hector Barbossa
- Green Lantern (2011) as Tomar-Re (voice)
- The Eye of the Storm (2011) as Basil Hunter
- The Eye of the Storm (2011) Executive Producer
- The King's Speech (2010) as Lionel Logue
- The King's Speech (2010) Executive Producer
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) as Ezylryb (voice)
- The Warrior's Way (2010) as Ron
- Lowdown (2010) as Narrator (voice)
- Bran Nue Dae (2009) as Father Benedictus
- $9.99 (2009) as Angel (voice)
- The Man Inside Dame Edna (2008) as Narrator (Australian version) (voice)
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Barbossa
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) as Sir Francis Walsingham
- The Pixar Story (2007) as Nigel (voice) (archive footage)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) as Captain Hector Barbossa
- Candy (2006) as Casper
- Whaledreamers (2006) as Self
- The Colbert Report (2005)
- Munich (2005) as Ephraim
- The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self - Guest
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) as Peter Sellers
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) as Barbossa
- Finding Nemo (2003) as Nigel (voice)
- Ned Kelly (2003) as Superintendent Francis Hare
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003) as Donovan Donaly
- Harvie Krumpet (2003) as Narrator (voice)
- Swimming Upstream (2003) as Harold Fingleton
- Kath & Kim (2002) as Geoff
- Frida (2002) as Leon Trotsky
- The Banger Sisters (2002) as Harry Plummer
- The Nature of Lantana (2002) as Self
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) as Self - Guest
- The Tailor of Panama (2001) as Harry Pendel
- Lantana (2001) as John Knox
- Quills (2000) as Marquis de Sade
- The Magic Pudding (2000) as Bunyip Bluegum (voice)
- House on Haunted Hill (1999) as Stephen Price
- Mystery Men (1999) as Casanova Frankenstein
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) as Philip Henslowe
- Les Misérables (1998) as Javert
- Elizabeth (1998) as Sir Francis Walsingham
- A Little Bit of Soul (1998) as Godfrey Usher
- The View (1997) as Self
- Oscar and Lucinda (1997) as Narrator (voice)
- Twisted (1997) as Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
- Twisted Tales (1996) as Harry Chisholm
- Shine (1996) as David as an adult
- Mercury (1996) as Bill Wyatt
- Children of the Revolution (1996) as Zachary Welch
- Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) as Dave Rudd
- Twelfth Night (1987) as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- Starstruck (1982) as Floor Manager
- Hoodwink (1981)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Shearing the Love as Bob Castlehead
- Shearing the Love Executive Producer
- Being Brendo as Dr. Lance Pickering
- Verona Spies
- Raised Eyebrows as Groucho Marx