1964-04-07 Wellington, New Zealand
Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, director, musician, and singer. He was born in New Zealand, spent 10 years of his childhood in Australia, and moved there permanently at age 21. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the epic historical film Gladiator (2000), for which he won an Academy Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Empire Award, and London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actor, along with 10 other nominations in the same category. Crowe's other award-winning performances include tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film The Insider (1999) and John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001). He has also starred in films such as the drama Romper Stomper (1992), the mystery-detective thriller L.A. Confidential (1997), the epic war film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), the boxing drama Cinderella Man (2005), the Western 3:10 to Yuma (2007), the crime drama American Gangster (2007), the thriller-drama State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe later starred in the musical drama Les Misérables (2012), as Jor-El in the superhero epic Man of Steel (2013), the biblical fantasy drama Noah (2014), and the action comedy The Nice Guys (2016). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. He has earned several accolades, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA, and one Academy Award out of three consecutive nominations (1999, 2000, and 2001). He has been the co-owner of the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.
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Kraven the Hunter | 2023-01-13 | |
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The Pope's Exorcist | Father Gabriele Amorth | 2023-04-05 |
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The Ghost of Richard Harris | Self | 2022-08-31 |
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever | Coates | 2022-09-29 |
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Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher | Jack Slack | 2022-06-30 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder | Zeus | 2022-07-06 |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League | Jor-El (voice) | 2021-03-18 |
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Unhinged | The Man | 2020-07-16 |
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Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes | Himself (archive footage) | 2019-04-14 |
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True History of the Kelly Gang | Harry Power | 2019-11-23 |
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Turtle Odyssey | Narrator (voice) | 2018-06-30 |
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Boy Erased | Marshall Eamons | 2018-09-24 |
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David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017-03-09 |
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The Mummy | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | 2017-06-06 |
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War Machine | Bob White | 2017-05-26 |
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The Nice Guys: Word of the Day | Jackson Healy | 2017-05-13 |
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The Nice Guys | Jackson Healy | 2016-05-15 |
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Fathers and Daughters | Jake Davis | 2015-10-01 |
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Winter's Tale | Pearly Soames | 2014-02-13 |
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Noah | Noah | 2014-03-07 |
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The Water Diviner | Joshua Connor | 2014-12-25 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story | Himself | 2013-04-01 |
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Man of Steel | Jor-El | 2013-06-12 |
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Broken City | Nicholas Hostetler | 2013-01-18 |
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La Classe américaine | Self | 2012-10-05 |
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The Man with the Iron Fists | Jack Knife | 2012-11-02 |
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Les Misérables | Javert | 2012-12-18 |
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The Next Three Days | John Brennan | 2010-11-18 |
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The Real Robin Hood | Himself | 2010-05-11 |
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Robin Hood | Robin Longstride | 2010-05-12 |
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State of Play | Cal McAffrey | 2009-04-17 |
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Tenderness | Detective Cristofuoro | 2009-01-15 |
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Body of Lies | Ed Hoffman | 2008-10-09 |
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Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | 2008-09-23 |
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | 2008-09-23 |
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Postcards From Provence | Self | 2007-02-27 |
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3:10 to Yuma | Ben Wade | 2007-09-06 |
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American Gangster | Richie Roberts | 2007-11-02 |
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Bra Boys | Narrator | 2007-03-07 |
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A Good Year | Max Skinner | 2006-09-09 |
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Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' | Self | 2005-06-07 |
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Cinderella Man | Jim Braddock | 2005-06-02 |
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Captain Jack Aubrey | 2003-11-14 |
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Maximus Decimus Meridius (Gladiator) (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
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Inside a Beautiful Mind | Self | 2002-03-03 |
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A Beautiful Mind | John Nash | 2001-12-11 |
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Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport | Self | 2000-11-21 |
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Proof of Life | Terry Thorne | 2000-12-08 |
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Gladiator | Maximus Decimus Meridius | 2000-05-04 |
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Mystery, Alaska | John Biebe | 1999-10-01 |
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The Insider | Jeffrey Wigand | 1999-03-10 |
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Heaven's Burning | Colin | 1997-11-06 |
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Breaking Up | Steve | 1997-10-17 |
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L.A. Confidential | Wendell "Bud" White | 1997-09-19 |
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Rough Magic | Alex Ross | 1995-09-07 |
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Virtuosity | SID 6.7 | 1995-08-04 |
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The Quick and the Dead | Cort | 1995-02-09 |
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No Way Back | Zack Grant | 1995-05-12 |
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Hammers Over the Anvil | East Driscoll | 1994-07-22 |
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The Sum of Us | Jeff Mitchell | 1994-07-28 |
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The Silver Brumby | The Man | 1993-09-16 |
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Love In Limbo | Arthur Baskin | 1993-05-20 |
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For the Moment | Lachlan | 1993-10-01 |
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Romper Stomper | Hando | 1992-03-05 |
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Spotswood | Kim Barry | 1992-10-09 |
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Proof | Andy | 1991-08-15 |
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Blood Oath | Lt. Corbett | 1990-07-26 |
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The Crossing | Johnny | 1990-10-18 |
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Poker Face | Jake Foley | |
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Land of Bad | Reaper | |
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The Georgetown Project | Anthony Miller | |
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American Son | ||
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Rothko | Mark Rothko |