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Crowe at the Les Misérables film premiere in Sydney, Australia in December 2012

Russell Crowe is an actor. He gained international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 epic historical film Gladiator, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Crowe's other performances include tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film The Insider (1999) and mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in the biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001). He has also starred in films Romper Stomper with Daniel Pollock (1992), The Quick and the Dead with Sharon Stone (1995), L.A. Confidential with Guy Pearce (1997), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with Paul Bettany (2003), Cinderella Man with Renée Zellweger (2005), 3:10 to Yuma with Christian Bale (2007), American Gangster with Denzel Washington (2007), State of Play with Ben Affleck (2009), and Robin Hood with Cate Blanchett (2010).

Crowe later starred in the 2012 musical drama Les Misérables, as Jor-El in the 2013 superhero epic Man of Steel, the 2014 biblical fantasy drama Noah, and the 2016 action comedy The Nice Guys. In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. He has earned various accolades, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award out of three consecutive nominations (1999, 2000, and 2001).

Film

Crowe at the premiere of The Insider in 1999
Crowe at the premiere of A Good Year in September 2006
Crowe in May 2017
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1990 Prisoners of the Sun Lt. Jack Corbett Film debut
The Crossing Johnny Ryan
1991 Proof Andy
Spotswood Kim Barry
1992 Romper Stomper Hando
1993 Hammers Over the Anvil East Driscoll
The Silver Brumby The Man (Egan)
For the Moment Lachlan Currie
Love in Limbo Arthur Baskin
1994 The Sum of Us Jeff Mitchell
1995 The Quick and the Dead Cort
No Way Back FBI Agent Zack Grant
Virtuosity SID 6.7
Rough Magic Alex Ross
1997 L.A. Confidential Officer Wendell "Bud" White
Heaven's Burning Colin O'Brien
Breaking Up Steve
1999 Mystery, Alaska Sheriff John Biebe
The Insider Jeffrey Wigand
2000 Gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius
Proof of Life Terry Thorne
2001 A Beautiful Mind John Nash
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Captain Jack Aubrey
2005 Cinderella Man Jim Braddock
2006 A Good Year Max Skinner
2007 Bra Boys: Blood Is Thicker than Water Narrator Documentary film
3:10 to Yuma Ben Wade
American Gangster Det. Richie Roberts
2008 Body of Lies Ed Hoffman
2009 Tenderness Detective Cristofuoro
State of Play Cal McAffrey
2010 Robin Hood Robin Longstride Also producer
The Next Three Days John Brennan
2012 The Man with the Iron Fists Jacknife
Les Misérables Inspector Javert
2013 Broken City Nicholas Hostetler
Man of Steel Jor-El
Red Obsession Narrator Documentary film
2014 Winter's Tale Pearly Soames / Demon
Noah Noah
The Water Diviner Joshua Connor Also director; directorial debut
2015 Fathers and Daughters Jake Davis Also executive producer
2016 The Nice Guys Jackson Healy
2017 War Machine Bob White Uncredited cameo
The Mummy Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward "Eddie" Hyde [1]
2018 Turtle Odyssey Narrator Documentary film
Boy Erased Marshall Eamons
2019 True History of the Kelly Gang Harry Power
2020 Unhinged Tom Cooper
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Jor-El Uncredited
2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Zeus
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher Jack Slack
The Greatest Beer Run Ever Arthur Coates
Poker Face Jake Foley Also director and writer
2023 The Pope's Exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth [2]
2024 Kraven the Hunter † Nikolai Kravinoff Post-production [3]
Land of Bad † Reaper [4]
Sleeping Dogs † [5]
TBD The Georgetown Project † Anthony Miller Post-production [6]
Nuremberg † Hermann Göring Announced [7]
Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1972 Spyforce Orphan Episode: "The Saviour: Part 2"
1977 The Young Doctors Russell 1 episode
1987 Rafferty's Rules Bobby Jarvis Episode: "Suspicious Minds"
Neighbours Kenny Larkin 4 episodes
1991 Brides of Christ Dominic Maloney Episode: "Rosemary"
Acropolis Now Danny O' Brian Episode: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Greeks"
1992 Police Rescue Tom 'Bomber' Young Episode: "The Right Stuff"
2004 Colour of War: The Anzacs Narrator 3 episodes
2007 South Side Story Himself 6 episodes
2012 Republic of Doyle Boyd Keiley Episode: "Streets of John's"
2018 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Himself 1 episode
2019 The Loudest Voice Roger Ailes Miniseries, 7 episodes; also executive producer
Take Us Home: Leeds United Narrator Documentary; 6 episodes
2023 Ark: The Animated Series Kor the Prophet Voice role [8]

References

  1. ^ The Mummy Sneak Peek: First Look at Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | SYFY WIRE
  2. ^ Grobar, Matt (June 27, 2022). "Russell Crowe To Star In Julius Avery's Supernatural Thriller The Pope's Exorcist For Screen Gems". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Dick, Jeremy (March 20, 2022). "Sony's Kraven the Hunter Movie Starts Filming, First Set Footage Revealed". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Russell Crowe Is Liam Hemsworth's Eye in the Sky in 'Land of Bad' Trailer". Collider. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (February 18, 2023). "Karen Gillan and Marton Csokas Join Russell Crowe in Cold Case Crime Film Sleeping Dogs (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 10, 2019). "Russell Crowe To Star In Miramax Horror Thriller Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Example Domain". The Hindu.
  8. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 11, 2020). "'Ark: The Animated Series': Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh & Elliot Page Among Voice Cast Members In New Video Game-Inspired Show".

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