Geoffrey Rush
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 6, 1951 (75 years old)
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.
Known For
| 2025 | The Rule of Jenny PenStefan Mortensen | |
| 2025 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland ResortCaptain Barbossa (voice) | |
| 2019 | Storm BoyMike 'Storm Boy' Kingley | |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesHector Barbossa | |
| 2017 | Final PortraitAlberto Giacometti | |
| 2017 | GeniusAlbert Einstein | |
| 2016 | Gods of EgyptRa | |
| 2016 | ChelseaSelf | |
| 2015 | The DaughterHenry | |
| 2015 | MinionsNarrator (voice) | |
| 2015 | UnityNarrator (voice) | |
| 2015 | Holding the ManBarry | |
| 2015 | Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the RoseOak Tree | |
| 2013 | The Best OfferVirgil Oldman | |
| 2013 | The Book ThiefHans Hubermann | |
| 2013 | Australian EncountersHimself - Narrator | |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage) | |
| 2012 | The Man Who Could Not DreamNarrator / Talking Bird | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesHector Barbossa | |
| 2011 | Green LanternTomar-Re (voice) | |
| 2011 | The Eye of the StormBasil Hunter | |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleEzylryb (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Warrior's WayRon | |
| 2010 | The King's SpeechLionel Logue | |
| 2010 | LowdownNarrator (voice) | |
| 2009 | Bran Nue DaeFather Benedictus | |
| 2009 | $9.99Angel (voice) | |
| 2008 | The Man Inside Dame EdnaNarrator (Australian version) (voice) | |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndBarbossa | |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden AgeSir Francis Walsingham | |
| 2007 | The Pixar StoryNigel (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSelf | |
| 2006 | CandyCasper | |
| 2006 | WhaledreamersSelf | |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestCaptain Hector Barbossa | |
| 2005 | MunichEphraim | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter SellersPeter Sellers | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2003 | Finding NemoNigel (voice) | |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlBarbossa | |
| 2003 | Ned KellySuperintendent Francis Hare | |
| 2003 | Harvie KrumpetNarrator (voice) | |
| 2003 | Intolerable CrueltyDonovan Donaly | |
| 2003 | Swimming UpstreamHarold Fingleton | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2002 | FridaLeon Trotsky | |
| 2002 | The Banger SistersHarry Plummer | |
| 2002 | The Nature of LantanaSelf | |
| 2002 | Kath & KimGeoff | |
| 2001 | The Tailor of PanamaHarry Pendel | |
| 2001 | LantanaJohn Knox | |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf - Guest | |
| 2000 | QuillsMarquis de Sade | |
| 2000 | The Magic PuddingBunyip Bluegum (voice) | |
| 1999 | House on Haunted HillStephen Price | |
| 1999 | Mystery MenCasanova Frankenstein | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in LovePhilip Henslowe | |
| 1998 | Les MisérablesJavert | |
| 1998 | ElizabethSir Francis Walsingham | |
| 1998 | A Little Bit of SoulGodfrey Usher | |
| 1997 | TwistedHarry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage') | |
| 1997 | Oscar and LucindaNarrator (voice) | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1996 | ShineDavid as an adult | |
| 1996 | Children of the RevolutionZachary Welch | |
| 1996 | MercuryBill Wyatt | |
| 1996 | Twisted TalesHarry Chisholm | |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our SelectionDave Rudd | |
| 1987 | Twelfth NightSir Andrew Aguecheek | |
| 1982 | StarstruckFloor Manager | |
| 1981 | Hoodwink | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| - | Raised EyebrowsGroucho Marx | |
| - | Verona Spies | |
| - | Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?Dr. Daniels | |
| - | Shearing the Love | |
| - | Being BrendoDr. Lance Pickering |
| 2025 | The Rule of Jenny PenExecutive Producer | |
| 2019 | Storm BoyExecutive Producer | |
| 2011 | The Eye of the StormExecutive Producer | |
| 2010 | The King's SpeechExecutive Producer |