Known for movies
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
as Barbossa
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
as Captain Hector Barbossa
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
as Philip Henslowe
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Barbossa
Short Info
| Net Worth | $40 million |
| Date Of Birth | July 6, 1951 |
| Spouse | Jane Menelaus |
| Mark | Booming, gravelly, yet nasal voice |
| Fact | Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Queensland, in Australia. |
Geoffrey Rush was born on July 6, 1951, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, to Merle (née Woodcock), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. His parents divorced when he was five, and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in suburban Brisbane. Before he began his acting career, Rush attended Everton Park State High School and the University of Queensland, where he studied economics and drama.
Rush’s film career began with a supporting role in the Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). He went on to achieve international recognition for his roles in the American films Shine (1996) and Elizabeth (1998). For his performance as pianist David Helfgott in Shine, Rush won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1997. In 1998, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as King Philip II of Spain in Elizabeth.
Rush has also appeared in a number of other successful films, including Quills (2000), Munich (2005), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and The King’s Speech (2010). He has also been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Rush was married to Jane Menelaus from 1988 to 1991; they have two children. He married actress Jane Menelaus in 1992; they have a daughter and son. He also has a stepson from Menelaus’ previous marriage.
In December 2017, it was reported that Rush had been accused of “inappropriate behavior” by an actress during the production of the Sydney Theatre Company’s 2015 production of King Lear. The allegation was made by an anonymous individual and has not been verified. Rush denied the allegation, calling it “false and misleading” and “a malicious defamation”.
General Info
| Full Name | Geoffrey Rush |
| Net Worth | $40 million |
| Date Of Birth | July 6, 1951 |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Profession | Film Score Composer, Film producer, Voice Actor |
| Education | L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, Everton Park State High School, University of Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
Family
| Spouse | Jane Menelaus |
| Children | Angelica Rush, James Rush |
| Parents | Merle Kiehne, Roy Baden Rush |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in... |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor,... |
| Movies | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The King's Speech, Minions, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Best Offer, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Book Thief, Gods of Egypt, Shine, Quills, Finding Nemo, Eli... |
| TV Shows | Lowdown, Kath & Kim, Twisted Tales, Mercury |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Booming, gravelly, yet nasal voice |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [In response to being asked about favorite actors he has worked with] Johnny Depp, we've been together for four-and-a-half years now on these films; he's one of the great character actors in a leading man's body who constantly surprises himself and his audience with his capabilities and imagination. |
| 2 | [ on Johnny Depp] -- I've been lucky because I do regard myself as a slightly aging character and I've been able to be in scenes with delightful women, like Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Salma Hayek, Goldie Hawn . . . It's been a perk of the job. And the prettiest of all, of course, was Johnny Depp. He's so good-looking and he's a highly unpredictable and quite genius-type actor. He's so irreverent, so playful, so surprising on screen. He's an actor of such oblique approach to any given project; he always does something that no one's done before. With the pirate thing, you expect someone to be a bit like Barbossa, because he's historical-it goes back to Basil Rathbone or Robert Newton, the golden age of Hollywood villainy. But Jack Sparrow is not what anyone expected-[Depp] approaches it as a great actor. He's also a very cunning craftsman. He knows how to give you the fun of the character in the wide shots, and then he has these little internal moments in the close-ups. I always felt a bit like a piece of industrial machinery next to his efforts. Someone like Johnny is a great team leader . . . it's great not to have a diva. It's great to have someone who's very laid-back, very playful . . . he's probably the only person who dares to ad-lib. A lot of what he throws in makes it into the final mix. Jack Sparrow is some crazy part of Johnny's brain. |
| 3 | [on Johnny Depp] -- Jack is probably the pirate that everyone wants to be; he is freewheeling, he is absolutely his own man, he's hilarious-he's like Johnny. It was extraordinary to watch Johnny create this character. It was such a cool performance, very masterfully done. He is a brilliant actor. I'm Johnny's biggest fan. I was having a conversation with someone the other day and saying, "Do you know anyone in all of Hollywood history who's had the kind of independent, idiosyncratic, chameleon-like character actor career that Johnny Depp's got?" He brings all of that into this big pop, commercial film as Jack, and in the meantime goes off and does Finding Neverland and The Libertine, and now Sweeney Todd! If you look back on old Hollywood, I can't think of anyone who was that sort of model good-looking, Hollywood star who happened to be a brilliant character actor. |
| 4 | [on replaying the role of "Barbossa" to Johnny Depp's "Captain Jack Sparrow"] It's become an imaginative metaphor for me and Johnny as actors. It feels like we've been married for a long time and there are certain things that are never going to resolve themselves within the marriage. It's an interesting way for us to find the context for this kind of constant spat. |
| 5 | [on accepting roles that might be considered risky] Occasionally you need to jump off a cliff and do things you know are not immediately within your grasp. |
| 6 | [on performing with Colin Firth] [He] made me better. I didn't have to act listening. I was mesmerized by the hidden areas of truth he was uncovering. |
| 7 | [on accepting the role of "Lionel Logue" in The King's Speech (2010)]: I first got the script in a fairly unorthodox way. It was in a brown paper package at my front door, like an orphaned child. A neighbour of mine knew this woman in London who wanted to produce it as a play, and on the coverlet it said, "Please forgive me, Mr. Rush, for sending this to your home, blah blah blah", and I read it and I went wow, great story. |
| 8 | [about Quills (2000)] When you get to tongue kiss Kate Winslet and get paid for it, you say: I'll sign! |
| 9 | "My career has been in theatre for 23 years, with spits and coughs in bits and pieces of films. Scott [Hicks] very nicely said my entire career had been my audition [for the role in Shine (1996)]". |
| 10 | [Regarding he and Joseph Fiennes appearing in both Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Elizabeth (1998)] "He got to make love to Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett. All I got was an Oscar nomination". |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He won an Oscar for playing David Helfgott in _Shine (1996), making him one of 17 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2015). The other sixteen actors and their respective performances are: Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Boys Town (1938), Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C. York in Seargent York (1941)_, Patty Duke for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962), Jason Robards for playing Ben Bradlee in All the President's Men (1976), Robert De Niro for playing Jake La Motta in Raging Bull (1980), Sissy Spacek for playing Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)_, Jeremy Irons for playing Claus Von Bullow in Reversal of Fortune (1990), Susan Sarandon for playing Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking (1995), Julia Roberts for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich (2000), Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Iris (2001), Helen Mirren for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), Sandra Bullock for playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009), Melissa Leo for playing Alice Eklund-Ward in The Fighter (2010), Christian Bale for playing Dickie Eklund in The Fighter (2010), Meryl Streep for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011) and most recently Eddie Redmayne for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014). |
| 2 | He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Shakespeare in Love (1998) and The King's Speech (2010). Colin Firth also appeared in both films. |
| 3 | Is an accomplished pianist, whom needed no hand stand-in for Shine (1996) and played almost all of the pieces in the movie himself. |
| 4 | As of 2014, has appeared in five films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Shine (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Munich (2005) and The King's Speech (2010). Shakespeare in Love (1998) and The King's Speech (2010) are winners in the category. |
| 5 | Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia [January 2009] |
| 6 | Currently lives in Melbourne, Australia [May 2004] |
| 7 | His father was of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, and his mother was of German descent. |
| 8 | Is one of 9 actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Thomas Mitchell, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Scofield, Jack Albertson, Jason Robards, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino and Christopher Plummer. |
| 9 | Rush was awarded the Australian of the Year for 2012 by Australian PM Julia Gillard. |
| 10 | Became the fourth actor to appear in 2 films to gross $1 billion with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). He is the first actor from the southern hemisphere to achieve this feat. |
| 11 | His favorite film is City Lights (1931) and often shows it at parties to people who have never seen the film before. Other favorites include Zelig (1983), War and Peace (1966), Persona (1966) and Amarcord (1973). |
| 12 | Became the 19th actor to win the triple crown of acting: In 2009 won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (Exit the King) to go with his Oscar for Shine (1997) and his Emmy for Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). |
| 13 | He was awarded the 2009 Tony Award for Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the play, "Exit the King" on Broadway in New York City. |
| 14 | Is one of 11 actors to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance. The others in chronological order are Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004), Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005), Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland (2006), Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men (2007), Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood (2007), Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight (2008), and Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010), Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010), and J.K. Simmons for Whiplash (2014). |
| 15 | He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the arts especially through a distinguished acting career. |
| 16 | He won an Oscar for playing David Helfgott in Shine (1996), making him one of 12 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2007). |
| 17 | He was named Alumnus of the Year by the University of Queensland (Australia) in 1998. |
| 18 | Actively involved with Melbourne Community Groups in preserving historical landscapes from adverse development; particularly in regard to Camberwell Railway Station where he organized a protest march, attended by Barry Humphries amongst other luminaries (2004). |
| 19 | Attended the Jacques Lecoq School of Mime, Movement and Theater. |
| 20 | Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Queensland, in Australia. |
| 21 | Has an Arts Degree from the University of Queensland. |
| 22 | He began his acting career with the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
| 23 | Once lived with Mel Gibson while they were in college. |
| 24 | Children: Angelica (1992) and James (1995) |
| 25 | He adapted Beaumarchais's play "The Marriage of Figaro", with Neil Armfield, for the inaugural production in the new Optus Playhouse in the Queensland Performing Arts Complex, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, in September, 1998. He also played the title role of Figaro in the same production. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finding Nemo | 2003 | Nigel (voice) | |
| Ned Kelly | 2003 | Superintendent Francis Hare | |
| Swimming Upstream | 2003 | Harold Fingleton | |
| The Banger Sisters | 2002 | Harry Plummer | |
| Frida | 2002 | Leon Trotsky | |
| Lantana | 2001 | John Knox | |
| The Tailor of Panama | 2001 | Harold 'Harry' Pendel | |
| The Magic Pudding | 2000 | Bunyip Bluegum (voice) | |
| Quills | 2000 | The Marquis de Sade | |
| House on Haunted Hill | 1999 | Stephen H. Price | |
| Mystery Men | 1999 | Casanova Frankenstein | |
| Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | Philip Henslowe | |
| Elizabeth | 1998 | Sir Francis Walsingham | |
| Les Misérables | 1998 | Javert | |
| A Little Bit of Soul | 1998 | Godfrey Usher | |
| Frontier | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Soldier Administrator David Collins |
| Oscar and Lucinda | 1997 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Call Me Sal | 1996 | Short | Wal |
| Mercury | 1996 | TV Series | Bill Wyatt |
| Children of the Revolution | 1996 | Welch | |
| Shine | 1996 | David Helfgott - Adult | |
| Twisted Tales | 1996 | TV Series | Harry Chisholm |
| Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | 1995 | Dave Rudd | |
| Midday Crisis | 1994 | Short uncredited | |
| Twelfth Night | 1987 | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | |
| Starstruck | 1982 | Floor Manager | |
| Hoodwink | 1981 | Detective 1 | |
| Menotti | 1980-1981 | TV Series | |
| The Added Dimension | 1981 | Video | Man (as Geoff Rush) |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | 2017 | post-production | Barbossa |
| Final Portrait | 2017 | post-production | Alberto Giacometti |
| Genius | 2017 | TV Series pre-production | Albert Einstein |
| Gods of Egypt | 2016 | Ra | |
| Holding the Man | 2015 | Barry | |
| Minions | 2015 | Narrator (voice) | |
| The Daughter | 2015 | Henry | |
| Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose | 2015 | Short | Oak Tree |
| The Book Thief | 2013 | Hans Hubermann | |
| The Best Offer | 2013 | Virgil Oldman | |
| Being Brendo | 2012 | TV Series | Dr. Lance Pickering |
| Lowdown | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Narrator / God |
| The Man Who Could Not Dream | 2012 | Short | Bird (voice) |
| The Eye of the Storm | 2011 | Basil Hunter | |
| Green Lantern | 2011 | Tomar-Re (voice) | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | 2011 | Barbossa | |
| Brand New Day | 2010 | Short | Father Benedictus |
| The Warrior's Way | 2010 | Ronald | |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | 2010 | Ezylryb (voice) | |
| The King's Speech | 2010 | Lionel Logue | |
| Bran Nue Dae | 2009 | Father Benedictus | |
| $9.99 | 2008 | Angel (voice) | |
| Bloopers of the Caribbean | 2007 | Video short | Captain Hector Barbossa (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth: The Golden Age | 2007 | Sir Francis Walsingham | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 2007 | Captain Hector Barbossa | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | 2006 | Captain Hector Barbossa (uncredited) | |
| Candy | 2006 | Casper | |
| Munich | 2005 | Ephraim | |
| Kath & Kim | 2004 | TV Series | Geoff |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | Peter Sellers | |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers: Deleted Scenes | 2004 | Video short | Peter Sellers / Various Characters |
| Blooper Reel | 2003 | Video short | Barbossa (uncredited) |
| Harvie Krumpet | 2003 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| Intolerable Cruelty | 2003 | Donovan Donaly | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | 2003 | Barbossa |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The King's Speech | 2010 | performer: "Swanee River", "Camptown Races" - uncredited | |
| Bran Nue Dae | 2009 | performer: "Nothing I Would Rather Be' | |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | performer: "I Haven't Told Her & She Hasn't Told Me" |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the Movies | 2011 | TV Series written by - 1 episode |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The King's Speech | 2010 | executive producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holding the Man | 2015 | thanks | |
| The Illustrator | 2010 | special thanks | |
| West | 2007 | special thanks | |
| Whaledreamers | 2006 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Harvie Krumpet | 2003 | Short thanks | |
| Shakespeare in Love and on Film | 1999 | TV Movie documentary thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indy TV with Adam Bosworth | 2016/I | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Conversations | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Unity | 2015 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2015 | TV Series documentary | |
| The Talk | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| SAG Foundation Conversations | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rachael Ray | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Giuseppe Tornatore: Ogni film un'opera prima | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Raising the Curtain | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Just for Laughs | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Audience Member |
| 2011 Samsung AACTA Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Host / Presenter |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 35mm 3D Special | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Hour | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Spicks and Specks | 2008-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| At the Movies | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest Host |
| Johnny Vs. Geoffrey | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| Attack of the Show! | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Cinema 3 | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2004-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 7PM Project | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| National Movie Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| TV Festival Du Cannes 2011 | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Colbert Report | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The King's Speech: An Inspirational Story of an Unlikely Friendship | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself - Lionel Logue |
| The King's Speech: A Courageous Journey | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 60 Minutes | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor (segment "The King's Speech") |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture & Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television |
| BFI London Film Festival Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| Moving Pictures Live! | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 63rd Annual Tony Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Play |
| Working in the Theatre | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| L'Oreal Paris 2008 AFI Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Man Inside Dame Edna | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator - Australian Version |
| VTV Interviews | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2007 Australian Film Institute Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Cartelera | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Movie Connections | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Shootout | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Journey Behind the Scenes of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' | 2007 | TV Short | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Tavis Smiley | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The View | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| How the Hell Did We Get Here? | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dead Man Tell New Tales: Re-Imagineering the Attraction | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Whaledreamers | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Munich: Memories of the Event | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| Munich: The Experience | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Munich: The International Cast | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| Munich: The Mission - The Team | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Good Morning Australia | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Swimming Upstream: The Making of a Champion | 2005 | Video short | Himself |
| 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries |
| The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Lost Disc: Becoming Barbossa | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Lost Disc: Becoming Captain Jack | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Lost Disc: The Monkey's Name Is Jack | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Film '72 | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Enough Rope with Andrew Denton | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Panel | 2001-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself / Donovan Donaly |
| The Making of the Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | Video short | Himself / Peter Sellers / Various Characters |
| An Epic at Sea: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Fly on the Set of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Tinseltown TV | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Bravo Profiles | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Perfect Fit | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Quills: The Marquis on the Marquee | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
| The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Spotlight on Location: Mystery Men | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Heroes of Comedy | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
| Shakespeare in Love and on Film | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Australian Story | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Past Winner |
| 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Making of 'Elizabeth' | 1998 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Light Lunch | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breaking News | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 69th Annual Academy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1997 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama |
| The Burning Piano: A Portrait of Patrick White | 1993 | TV Movie documentary |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 86th Annual Academy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Angela Lansbury |
| Captain Jokes Parrot's Adventures | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Barbossa |
| Funny Show Part Two: The Video - Movie | 2012 | Video | Captain Barbossa (segment "Captain Jokes Parrot") |
| Funny Show Presents: Captain Jokes Parrot | 2012 | Video short | Captain Barbossa |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor (segment "The King's Speech") |
| Planet Voice | 2007 | TV Series | Barbossa |
| Selected Shorts #5: Comedy Shorts | 2007 | Video | Narrator (segment "Harvie Krumpet") |
| 20 to 1 | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Looking back at Hoodwink | 2006 | Video | |
| El oficio de actor | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Twisted Tales | 1996 | TV Movie | Harry Chisholm |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Montecito Award | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | ||
| 2011 | Jury Award | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Best Motion Picture Ensemble of the Year | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2009 | AFI Raymond Longford Award | Australian Film Institute | ||
| 2006 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Candy (2006) |
| 2005 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2004 | Chauvel Award | Brisbane International Film Festival | ||
| 2004 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2003 | Global Achievement Award | Australian Film Institute | ||
| 2003 | Supporting Actor of the Year | Hollywood Film Awards | ||
| 2001 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 2000 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 2000 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 1999 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Elizabeth (1998) |
| 1998 | Yoga Award | Yoga Awards | Worst Foreign Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1998 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Actor of the Year | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor - Male | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Drama Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | STFC Award | Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AACTA International Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Supporting Actor | The Book Thief (2013) |
| 2012 | AFCA Award | Australian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | The Eye of the Storm (2011) |
| 2012 | AACTA Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Lead Actor | The Eye of the Storm (2011) |
| 2012 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor - Leading Role | The Eye of the Storm (2011) |
| 2012 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | EDA Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) |
| 2011 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | IF Award | IF Awards | Best Actor | The Eye of the Storm (2011) |
| 2011 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista) | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | National Movie Award | National Movie Awards, UK | Performance of the Year | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2011 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Acting | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | UFCA Award | Utah Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | DFCS Award | Denver Film Critics Society | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Supporting Actor of the Year | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best Supporting Performance | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2006 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Supporting Actor | Candy (2006) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2005 | WAFCA Award | Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Munich (2005) |
| 2005 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Actor of the Year | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2004 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) |
| 2004 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) |
| 2004 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2004 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) |
| 2003 | FCCA Award | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Actor - Male | Swimming Upstream (2003) |
| 2003 | IF Award | IF Awards | Best Actor | Swimming Upstream (2003) |
| 2002 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Swimming Upstream (2003) |
| 2001 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 2001 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1999 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Elizabeth (1998) |
| 1998 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | A Little Bit of Soul (1998) |
| 1998 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
| 1997 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1997 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Actor | Shine (1996) |
| 1996 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Shine (1996) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2010 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Supporting Actor | The King's Speech (2010) |
| 2009 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | TV Movie/Mini Actor of the Decade | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) |
| 2001 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 1997 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Quills (2000) |
| 1997 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actor | Shine (1996) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
