Geoffrey Rush

Acting

Geoffrey Rush

Born 6 July 1951 · Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia · 75

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

Highlights

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003 · Film · Barbossa
Finding Nemo2003 · Film · Nigel (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006 · Film · Captain Hector Barbossa
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007 · Film · Barbossa
The King's Speech2010 · Film · Lionel Logue
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011 · Film · Hector Barbossa

Filmography

Movies

50 films

Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?2026 · Film · Dr. Daniels
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort2025 · Film · Captain Barbossa (voice)
The Rule of Jenny Pen2025 · Film · Stefan Mortensen
Storm Boy2019 · Film · Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
Final Portrait2017 · Film · Alberto Giacometti
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017 · Film · Hector Barbossa
Gods of Egypt2016 · Film · Ra
The Daughter2015 · Film · Henry
Holding the Man2015 · Film · Barry
Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose2015 · Film · Oak Tree
The Book Thief2013 · Film · Hans Hubermann
The Best Offer2013 · Film · Virgil Oldman
The Eye of the Storm2011 · Film · Basil Hunter
Green Lantern2011 · Film · Tomar-Re (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011 · Film · Hector Barbossa
The Warrior's Way2010 · Film · Ron
The King's Speech2010 · Film · Lionel Logue
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010 · Film · Ezylryb (voice)
Bran Nue Dae2009 · Film · Father Benedictus
$9.992009 · Film · Angel (voice)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age2007 · Film · Sir Francis Walsingham
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007 · Film · Barbossa
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006 · Film · Captain Hector Barbossa
Candy2006 · Film · Casper
Munich2005 · Film · Ephraim
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers2004 · Film · Peter Sellers
Intolerable Cruelty2003 · Film · Donovan Donaly
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003 · Film · Barbossa
Finding Nemo2003 · Film · Nigel (voice)
Ned Kelly2003 · Film · Superintendent Francis Hare
Swimming Upstream2003 · Film · Harold Fingleton
The Banger Sisters2002 · Film · Harry Plummer
Frida2002 · Film · Leon Trotsky
Lantana2001 · Film · John Knox
The Tailor of Panama2001 · Film · Harry Pendel
The Magic Pudding2000 · Film · Bunyip Bluegum (voice)
Quills2000 · Film · Marquis de Sade
House on Haunted Hill1999 · Film · Stephen Price
Mystery Men1999 · Film · Casanova Frankenstein
Shakespeare in Love1998 · Film · Philip Henslowe
Elizabeth1998 · Film · Sir Francis Walsingham
Les Misérables1998 · Film · Javert
A Little Bit of Soul1998 · Film · Godfrey Usher
Twisted1997 · Film · Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
Children of the Revolution1996 · Film · Zachary Welch
Shine1996 · Film · David Helfgott - Adult
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection1995 · Film · Dave Rudd
Twelfth Night1987 · Film · Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Starstruck1982 · Film · Floor Manager
Hoodwink1981 · Film

Filmography

Series

3 shows

Genius2017 · Series · Albert Einstein
Kath & Kim2002 · Series · Geoff
Twisted Tales1996 · Series · Harry Chisholm