GEOFFREY RUSH
Geoffrey Rush
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 6, 1951
Place of Birth: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
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.
Filmography
Starring
TBA·
Being BrendoDr. Lance Pickering
Captain Barbossa (voice)
Bob Castlehead
Dr. Daniels
2019·
Storm BoyMike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
TBA·
Verona SpiesStefan Mortensen
2017·
GeniusAlbert Einstein
2017·
Final PortraitAlberto Giacometti
Hector Barbossa
2016·
ChelseaSelf
2016·
Gods of EgyptRa
Oak Tree
2015·
Holding the ManBarry
2015·
UnityNarrator (voice)
2015·
MinionsNarrator (voice)
2015·
The DaughterHenry
Himself - Narrator
2013·
The Book ThiefHans Hubermann
2013·
The Best OfferVirgil Oldman
Narrator / Talking Bird
(archive footage)
2011·
The Eye of the StormBasil Hunter
2010·
LowdownNarrator (voice)
Narrator (Australian version) (voice)
Self
Captain Hector Barbossa
2006·
WhaledreamersSelf
2005·
The Colbert Report2004·
The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
2003·
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2002·
Kath & KimGeoff
Self
Self - Guest
1998·
A Little Bit of SoulGodfrey Usher
1997·
The ViewSelf
1997·
Oscar and LucindaNarrator (voice)
1997·
TwistedHarry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
1996·
Twisted TalesHarry Chisholm
1996·
MercuryBill Wyatt
1987·
Twelfth NightSir Andrew Aguecheek
1982·
StarstruckFloor Manager
1953·
The OscarsSelf
TBA·
Raised EyebrowsGroucho Marx
2011·
Green LanternTomar-Re (voice)
Hector Barbossa
2010·
The King's SpeechLionel Logue
2010·
The Warrior's WayRon
Ezylryb (voice)
2009·
$9.99Angel (voice)
2009·
Bran Nue DaeFather Benedictus
2007·
The Pixar StoryNigel (voice) (archive footage)
Sir Francis Walsingham
Barbossa
2006·
CandyCasper
2005·
MunichEphraim
Peter Sellers
2003·
Swimming UpstreamHarold Fingleton
2003·
Intolerable CrueltyDonovan Donaly
2003·
Harvie KrumpetNarrator (voice)
2003·
Ned KellySuperintendent Francis Hare
2003·
Finding NemoNigel (voice)
2002·
The Banger SistersHarry Plummer
2002·
FridaLeon Trotsky
2001·
LantanaJohn Knox
2001·
The Tailor of PanamaHarry Pendel
2000·
The Magic PuddingBunyip Bluegum (voice)
2000·
QuillsMarquis de Sade
1999·
Mystery MenCasanova Frankenstein
Stephen Price
1998·
ElizabethSir Francis Walsingham
1998·
Les MisérablesJavert
1998·
Shakespeare in LovePhilip Henslowe
Zachary Welch
1996·
ShineDavid as an adult
Dave Rudd
1981·
HoodwinkProduction
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2019·
Storm BoyExecutive Producer
2011·
The Eye of the StormExecutive Producer
2010·
The King's SpeechExecutive Producer