Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

🎂 6th July 1951 (74 yrs) 📍 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Known For

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

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.

Geoffrey Rush

Movies Featuring Geoffrey Rush

The Rule of Jenny Pen

The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)

as Stefan Mortensen
Storm Boy

Storm Boy (2019)

as Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
Final Portrait

Final Portrait (2017)

as Alberto Giacometti
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

as Hector Barbossa
Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt (2016)

as Ra
The Daughter

The Daughter (2015)

as Henry
Holding the Man

Holding the Man (2015)

as Barry
Unity

Unity (2015)

as Narrator (voice)
Minions

Minions (2015)

as Narrator (voice)
Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose

Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose (2015)

as Oak Tree
The Book Thief

The Book Thief (2013)

as Hans Hubermann
The Best Offer

The Best Offer (2013)

as Virgil Oldman
No Image

The Man Who Could Not Dream (2012)

as Narrator / Talking Bird
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)

as (archive footage)
The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm (2011)

as Basil Hunter
Green Lantern

Green Lantern (2011)

as Tomar-Re (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

as Hector Barbossa
The Warrior's Way

The Warrior's Way (2010)

as Ron
The King's Speech

The King's Speech (2010)

as Lionel Logue
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)

as Ezylryb (voice)
Bran Nue Dae

Bran Nue Dae (2009)

as Father Benedictus
$9.99

$9.99 (2009)

as Angel (voice)
The Man Inside Dame Edna

The Man Inside Dame Edna (2008)

as Narrator (Australian version) (voice)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

as Sir Francis Walsingham
The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story (2007)

as Nigel (voice) (archive footage)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

as Barbossa
Whaledreamers

Whaledreamers (2006)

as Self
Candy

Candy (2006)

as Casper
Munich

Munich (2005)

as Ephraim
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

as Peter Sellers
Harvie Krumpet

Harvie Krumpet (2003)

as Narrator (voice)
Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

as Donovan Donaly
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

as Barbossa
Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo (2003)

as Nigel (voice)
Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly (2003)

as Superintendent Francis Hare
Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream (2003)

as Harold Fingleton
The Banger Sisters

The Banger Sisters (2002)

as Harry Plummer
Frida

Frida (2002)

as Leon Trotsky
The Nature of Lantana

The Nature of Lantana (2002)

as Self
Lantana

Lantana (2001)

as John Knox
The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama (2001)

as Harry Pendel
The Magic Pudding

The Magic Pudding (2000)

as Bunyip Bluegum (voice)
Quills

Quills (2000)

as Marquis de Sade
House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill (1999)

as Stephen Price
Mystery Men

Mystery Men (1999)

as Casanova Frankenstein
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

as Philip Henslowe
Elizabeth

Elizabeth (1998)

as Sir Francis Walsingham
Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1998)

as Javert
A Little Bit of Soul

A Little Bit of Soul (1998)

as Godfrey Usher
Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

as Narrator (voice)
Twisted

Twisted (1997)

as Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution (1996)

as Zachary Welch
Shine

Shine (1996)

as David as an adult
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995)

as Dave Rudd
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night (1987)

as Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Starstruck

Starstruck (1982)

as Floor Manager
Hoodwink

Hoodwink (1981)

No Image

Raised Eyebrows (N/A)

as Groucho Marx
No Image

Verona Spies (N/A)

No Image

Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (N/A)

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Shearing the Love (N/A)