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Rush at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End with Jack the Monkey, May 2007 |
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| Born | Geoffrey Roy Rush 6 July 1951 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Menelaus |
Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is a Golden Globe-, BAFTA-, Emmy-, AFI- and Academy Award-winning Australian actor. Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End is a 2007 Adventure film, the third film in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. This is a list of characters appearing in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Toowoomba (nicknamed 'The Garden City' is a City in South East Queensland, Australia. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Jane Menelaus (born in 1959) is an Australian actress who trained at the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He is the first Australian-born person to win an Academy Award for acting. He is also the only Australian person to win it playing an Australian character (American Linda Hunt won one for playing an Australian character in The Year of Living Dangerously). Linda Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American film stage and television Actress. The Year of Living Dangerously is a 1982 Peter Weir film adapted from the novel of the same name by its author Christopher Koch, Weir and
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Rush was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the son of Merle (née Kiehne), a department store sales clerk, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. Toowoomba (nicknamed 'The Garden City' is a City in South East Queensland, Australia. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An accountant is a practitioner of Accountancy, which is the measurement disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers investors The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. [1][2] His parents divorced when he was five, and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in the suburbs. [3] Before he began his acting career, he attended Everton Park State High School. Everton Park State High School is a small school consisting of approximately 300 students located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane Australia. He began his acting career with the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane. Queensland Theatre Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Michael Gow Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland In 1975, Rush took off for Paris for a couple of years, and studied mime and pantomime at the famous Jacques Le Coq School of Mime, then returned to Australia to resume his stage career. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found [2] He also has an Arts Degree from the University of Queensland. The University of Queensland (UQ is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions [4] In 1979, he shared an apartment with actor Mel Gibson for four months, while they co-starred in a stage production of Waiting for Godot. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 [2][3][4]
Rush has appeared on stage for Company B, and for the Queensland Theatre Company and the Brisbane Arts Theatre, as well as in many other theatre venues, and has worked as a theatre director. Company B is an Australian theatre company based at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia. Queensland Theatre Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Michael Gow The Brisbane Arts Theatre is a theatre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Geoffrey Rush also appeared in the William Shakespeare plays, The Winter's Tale with the South Australia Theatre Company in 1987 (at The Playhouse in Adelaide, South Australia), and in Troilus and Cressida (at the Old Museum Building in 1989). William Shakespeare ( baptised The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, first published in the First Folio in 1623 Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602 The Old Museum building is in Gregory Terrace Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He also appeared in an on-going production of The Importance of Being Earnest as John Worthing. The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on February 14, 1895 at the St
In September 1998, Rush played the title role in the Beaumarchais play "The Marriage of Figaro" for the Queensland Theatre Company. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (24 January 1732 &ndash 18 May 1799 was a watch-maker inventor musician politician fugitive spy publisher arms-dealer and revolutionary Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K Queensland Theatre Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Michael Gow This was the opening production of the Optus Playhouse, at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre at South Bank in Brisbane. The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (also known as QPAC) is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre and is a Performing arts centre located amidst the South Bank is part of the Brisbane suburb of South Brisbane and is located on the south bank area of the Brisbane River. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland A pun on Geoffrey Rush's name (and the circumstances), was used in the opening prologue of the play with the comment that the "Optus Playhouse was opening with a Rush". A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical
In 2007, he starred as King Berenger in a production of Eugene Ionesco's Exit the King at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne and Company B in Sydney, directed by Neil Armfield. Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu ( November 26, 1909 – March 28, 1994 Le Roi se meurt ( English Exit the King) is an absurdist drama by Eugene Ionesco that premiered in 1962 The Malthouse Theatre is a Theatre complex in Southbank, part of arts precinct of Inner city Melbourne. Neil Geoffrey Armfield AO (born in 1955 or 1956 is an Australian director of theatre film and opera
Rush's film debut was in the Australian film Hoodwink in 1981. His next film was in Gillian Armstrong's Starstruck, the following year. Gillian Armstrong (born 18 December 1950 is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries Starstruck is a 1982 Australian comedy-drama musical film starring Jo Kennedy, Ross O'Donovan and Margo Lee about two teenagers In 1996, he starred in Shine, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Australian actor to win an Oscar since Peter Finch. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Shine is a 1996 Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize This article is about the actor For the poet see Peter Finch (poet. From that point on, his film career skyrocketed.
In 1998, he appeared in three major films: Les Misérables, in which he played Inspector Javert; Elizabeth, in which he played the suspicious Sir Francis Walsingham; and Shakespeare in Love in which he played Philip Henslowe, the acting company manager who remained calm in the midst of chaos (and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor). Les Misérables is a 1998 film version of Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel of the same name, directed by Bille August. Elizabeth is a 1998 film loosely based on the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Sir Francis Walsingham (c 1532 – 6 April 1590) is usually remembered as the " Spymaster " of Queen Elizabeth I of England Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 Romantic comedy / Drama Film. The film was directed by John Madden and co-written by playwright "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts In 1999, Rush departured from his usual dramatic stint and took the lead role as Steven Price in the horror flick House on Haunted Hill. House on Haunted Hill ( 1959) is a Horror film directed by William Castle, written by Robb White, and starring Vincent Price Many fans praised Rush for his dead-on portrayal of the late Vincent Price. In 2000, he received his third Academy Award nomination, for Quills, in which he played the Marquis de Sade. This article discusses the 2000 English Film. For the 2004 Japanese film Quill, please visit Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Marquis de Sade ( June 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814) ( was a French aristocrat
Rush's career continued at a fast pace, with nine films released from 2001 through 2003. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He starred in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, as Captain Hector Barbossa, also appearing in its sequels, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. For the video game see Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Hector Barbossa is a Fictional character in the popular Disney film trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 Adventure film of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series, the sequel to the 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End is a 2007 Adventure film, the third film in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. Rush reprised his character's voice for the enhancements at the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom theme parks, which involved an Audio-Animatronic with Rush's likeness being installed (including one at Tokyo Disneyland). Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a theme park ride a series of films This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. He also voiced Nigel the pelican in Finding Nemo. The boy's name Nigel \n(i-gel\ is pronounced NYE-jel It is of Irish and Gaelic origin and its meaning is "champion/knight” Finding Nemo is a 2003 computer-animated American Family film.
Rush played actor Peter Sellers in the television film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 film about the life of British comic actor Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis 's book For this performance, he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Mini-series or Movie. In 2005, he starred in Steven Spielberg's film Munich as Ephraim, a cold Mossad officer. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Munich is a 2005 semi-fictionalized film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation after the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes
In 2006, Rush hosted the Australian Film Institute Awards for the Nine Network. The Australian Film Institute Awards (often abbreviated to AFI Awards) are awards of merit presented annually by the Australian Film Institute. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney He was the Master of ceremonies again at the 2007 AFI Awards.
Rush lives in Camberwell, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Camberwell is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Boroondara. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 He has become involved in the preservation of heritage and architecture, becoming a figurehead for a campaign for the preservation of Camberwell Railway Station from demolition by developers and championing a National Trust of Australia (Victoria) poll for the Victorian Heritage Icons Awards. Camberwell is a railway station which serves the Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell The Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT is a community-based non-government organisation committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous natural and historic heritage
Since 1988, Rush has been married to actress Jane Menelaus, with whom he has a daughter, Angelica (b. Jane Menelaus (born in 1959) is an Australian actress who trained at the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England 1992) and a son, James (b. 9th Sep 1995).
Rush became the Patron of the Spina Bifida Foundation of Victoria, an organization co-founded by his late father-in-law, Malcolm Menelaus, an orthopedic surgeon. [5] Rush is also the Patron of the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. [6]
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1981 | Hoodwink | Detective 1 | |
| "Menotti" | TV Series | ||
| 1982 | Starstruck | Floor Manager | |
| 1987 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Dave Rudd | |
| 1996 | Call Me Sal | Wal | |
| Shine | David Helfgott (adult) | Academy Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
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| "Mercury" | Bill Wyatt | TV series | |
| Children of the Revolution | Zachary Welch | ||
| 1997 | "Frontier" | Soldier Administrator David Collins | TV mini-series |
| Oscar and Lucinda | Narrator | voice | |
| 1998 | A Little Bit of Soul | Godfrey Usher | Nominated - Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Les Misérables | Inspector Javert | ||
| Elizabeth | Sir Francis Walsingham | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| Shakespeare in Love | Philip Henslowe | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture |
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| 1999 | Mystery Men | Casanova Frankenstein | |
| House on Haunted Hill | Stephen H. Starstruck is a 1982 Australian comedy-drama musical film starring Jo Kennedy, Ross O'Donovan and Margo Lee about two teenagers Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by Sir Andrew Aguecheek (also spelled Ague-cheek is a comic character in William Shakespeare 's play Twelfth Night or What You Will. Shine is a 1996 Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions David Helfgott (born May 19, 1947) is an Australian concert pianist Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards This article refers to the song For the 1996 Australian movie see Children of the Revolution (film. Oscar and Lucinda is a Novel by Peter Carey, which won the 1988 Booker Prize, and the 1989 Miles Franklin Award. The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards Les Misérables is a 1998 film version of Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel of the same name, directed by Bille August. Javert is a Fictional character from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. Elizabeth is a 1998 film loosely based on the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The following is a complete list of the winners and nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 Romantic comedy / Drama Film. The film was directed by John Madden and co-written by playwright Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts The following is a complete list of the winners and nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in Mystery Men is a 1999 Comedy film directed by TV commercial director Kinka Usher House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 Horror film, directed by William Malone and starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Price | ||
| 2000 | Quills | Marquis de Sade | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama |
| The Magic Pudding | Bunyip Bluegum | voice | |
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama | Harold 'Harry' Pendel | |
| Lantana | John Knox | ||
| 2002 | Frida | Leon Trotsky | |
| The Banger Sisters | Harry Plummer | ||
| 2003 | Swimming Upstream | Harold Fingleton | Nominated - Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Ned Kelly | Superintendent Francis Hare | ||
| Finding Nemo | Nigel | voice | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Captain Barbossa | ||
| Intolerable Cruelty | Donovan Donaly | ||
| Harvie Krumpet | Narrator | voice | |
| Australian Film Institute Global Achievement Award | |||
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Peter Sellers | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie |
| 2005 | Munich | Mossad case officer Ephraim | |
| 2006 | Candy | Casper | Nominated - Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Barbossa | uncredited cameo | |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Barbossa | |
| Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Sir Francis Walsingham | ||
| 2008 | $9. This article discusses the 2000 English Film. For the 2004 Japanese film Quill, please visit Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Marquis de Sade ( June 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814) ( was a French aristocrat Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Magic Pudding Being The Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff is an Australian children's book written and illustrated The Tailor of Panama is a 2001 Spy film made by Merlin Productions and Columbia Pictures. Lantana is a 2001 Australian Film, directed by Ray Lawrence. It is based on the play Speaking In Tongues by Andrew Bovell which premiered Frida is a 2002 biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij The Banger Sisters ( 2002) is an American Comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox about the reunion of two middle-aged women who used to be friends Swimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian film directed by Russell Mulcahy. The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards Ned Kelly is an Australian Film directed by Gregor Jordan. The movie portrays the life of Ned Kelly who was a well-known Finding Nemo is a 2003 computer-animated American Family film. For the video game see Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Hector Barbossa is a Fictional character in the popular Disney film trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean. Intolerable Cruelty is a 2003 dark comedy / romance directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring George Clooney, Harvie Krumpet is an Australian Claymation, made in Melbourne by Adam Elliot (Melodrama Pictures The Australian Film Institute (AFI established in 1958 is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 film about the life of British comic actor Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis 's book Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television For the main article see Golden Globe Award. This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Munich is a 2005 semi-fictionalized film about the Israeli government's secret retaliation after the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes Candy is a 2006 Australian romantic drama film adapted from Luke Davies 's novel entitled Candy A Novel of Love and The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 Adventure film of the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series, the sequel to the 2003 Hector Barbossa is a Fictional character in the popular Disney film trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End is a 2007 Adventure film, the third film in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. Hector Barbossa is a Fictional character in the popular Disney film trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean. Elizabeth The Golden Age is a 2007 film sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by 99 | Angel | post-production |
| Laundry Warrior | Town Drunk | post-production | |
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| Preceded by Nigel Hawthorne for The Madness of King George |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1997 for Shine |
Succeeded by Robert Carlyle for The Full Monty |
| Preceded by Nicolas Cage for Leaving Las Vegas |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1996 for Shine |
Succeeded by Peter Fonda for Ulee's Gold |
| Preceded by Tom Wilkinson for The Full Monty |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1999 for Shakespeare in love |
Succeeded by Jude Law for The Talented Mr. Ripley |
| Preceded by Al Pacino for Angels in America |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television 2005 for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers |
Succeeded by Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for Elvis |