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Geoffrey Rush Biography

Birth Name:
Geoffrey Roy Rush
Birth Place:
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Gained prominence on stage in 1972 as Snoopy in the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • Lived in Paris from 1975 to '77 and attended the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime, Movement and Theater
  • Shared an apartment with Mel Gibson in 1979 while appearing on stage with him in a Sydney production of Waiting for Godot
  • Suffered a nervous breakdown in 1992 which he claims provided the insight for his Oscar-winning performance in Shine
  • Actively involved in Melbourne community groups and regularly turns down high-paying parts in Hollywood in favor of directing and performing on stage in Australia
  • Earned his first executive-producer credit for The King's Speech, which he helped develop into a film after the work was first presented to him as a stage play

Awards

  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie: nominated
  • 2011Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2011AACTA Awards-Best Lead Actor: nominated
  • 2011BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2010L.A. Film Critics Association-Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up): winner
  • 2010Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2010National Society of Film Critics-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2006Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2005Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: winner
  • 2005Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: winner
  • 2002Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2001Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2001BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2000Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1999Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1999BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1998Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 1998Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1997Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: winner
  • 1997BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1997Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actor: winner
  • 1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1996Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1996Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1996New York Film Critics Circle-Best Actor: winner

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