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Geoffrey Rush

Acting Born Jul 6, 1951 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 24 credits

Biography

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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Full filmography

  • The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
  • The View (1997) as Self
  • The Colbert Report (2005)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) as Barbossa
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Barbossa
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) as Captain Hector Barbossa
  • Finding Nemo (2003) as Nigel (voice)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) as Hector Barbossa
  • Genius (2017) as Albert Einstein
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) as Hector Barbossa
  • The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self - Guest
  • Chelsea (2016) as Self
  • The Tailor of Panama (2001) as Harry Pendel
  • Minions (2015) as Narrator (voice)
  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) as Self - Guest
  • Gods of Egypt (2016) as Ra
  • Green Lantern (2011) as Tomar-Re (voice)
  • The King's Speech (2010) as Lionel Logue
  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) as Ezylryb (voice)
  • Munich (2005) as Ephraim
  • Kath & Kim (2002) as Geoff
  • The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) as Stefan Mortensen