Geoffrey Rush

Acting

Geoffrey Rush

Born July 6, 1951Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia78 credits

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

Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
8.0

Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort

Movie

2025

The Rule of Jenny Pen
6.2

The Rule of Jenny Pen

Movie

2025

Storm Boy
7.1

Storm Boy

Movie

2019

Final Portrait
6.0

Final Portrait

Movie

2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
6.7

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Movie

2017

Genius
7.5

Genius

TV

2017

Filmography

Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
2025Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resortas Captain Barbossa (voice)Movie
The Rule of Jenny Pen
2025The Rule of Jenny Penas Stefan MortensenMovie
Storm Boy
2019Storm Boyas Mike 'Storm Boy' KingleyMovie
Final Portrait
2017Final Portraitas Alberto GiacomettiMovie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesas Hector BarbossaMovie
Genius
2017Geniusas Albert EinsteinTV
Chelsea
2016Chelseaas SelfTV
Gods of Egypt
2016Gods of Egyptas RaMovie
The Daughter
2015The Daughteras HenryMovie
Holding the Man
2015Holding the Manas BarryMovie
Unity
2015Unityas Narrator (voice)Movie
Minions
2015Minionsas Narrator (voice)Movie
Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose
2015Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Roseas Oak TreeMovie
The Book Thief
2013The Book Thiefas Hans HubermannMovie
Australian Encounters
2013Australian Encountersas Himself - NarratorTV
The Best Offer
2013The Best Offeras Virgil OldmanMovie
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2012The Man Who Could Not Dreamas Narrator / Talking BirdMovie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)Movie
The Eye of the Storm
2011The Eye of the Stormas Basil HunterMovie
Green Lantern
2011Green Lanternas Tomar-Re (voice)Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tidesas Hector BarbossaMovie
The Warrior's Way
2010The Warrior's Wayas RonMovie
The King's Speech
2010The King's Speechas Lionel LogueMovie
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hooleas Ezylryb (voice)Movie
Lowdown
2010Lowdownas Narrator (voice)TV
Bran Nue Dae
2009Bran Nue Daeas Father BenedictusMovie
$9.99
2009$9.99as Angel (voice)Movie
The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008The Man Inside Dame Ednaas Narrator (Australian version) (voice)Movie
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007Elizabeth: The Golden Ageas Sir Francis WalsinghamMovie
The Pixar Story
2007The Pixar Storyas Nigel (voice) (archive footage)Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's Endas BarbossaMovie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chestas Captain Hector BarbossaMovie
Whaledreamers
2006Whaledreamersas SelfMovie
Candy
2006Candyas CasperMovie
Munich
2005Munichas EphraimMovie
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert ReportTV
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004The Life and Death of Peter Sellersas Peter SellersMovie
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2004The Tony Danza Showas Self - GuestTV
Harvie Krumpet
2003Harvie Krumpetas Narrator (voice)Movie
Intolerable Cruelty
2003Intolerable Crueltyas Donovan DonalyMovie
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearlas BarbossaMovie
Finding Nemo
2003Finding Nemoas Nigel (voice)Movie
Ned Kelly
2003Ned Kellyas Superintendent Francis HareMovie
Swimming Upstream
2003Swimming Upstreamas Harold FingletonMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
The Banger Sisters
2002The Banger Sistersas Harry PlummerMovie
Frida
2002Fridaas Leon TrotskyMovie
The Nature of Lantana
2002The Nature of Lantanaas SelfMovie
Kath & Kim
2002Kath & Kimas GeoffTV
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self - GuestTV
Lantana
2001Lantanaas John KnoxMovie
The Tailor of Panama
2001The Tailor of Panamaas Harry PendelMovie
The Magic Pudding
2000The Magic Puddingas Bunyip Bluegum (voice)Movie
Quills
2000Quillsas Marquis de SadeMovie
House on Haunted Hill
1999House on Haunted Hillas Stephen PriceMovie
Mystery Men
1999Mystery Menas Casanova FrankensteinMovie
Shakespeare in Love
1998Shakespeare in Loveas Philip HensloweMovie
Elizabeth
1998Elizabethas Sir Francis WalsinghamMovie
Les Misérables
1998Les Misérablesas JavertMovie
A Little Bit of Soul
1998A Little Bit of Soulas Godfrey UsherMovie
Oscar and Lucinda
1997Oscar and Lucindaas Narrator (voice)Movie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Twisted
1997Twistedas Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')Movie
Children of the Revolution
1996Children of the Revolutionas Zachary WelchMovie
Twisted Tales
1996Twisted Talesas Harry ChisholmTV
Shine
1996Shineas David as an adultMovie
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1996Mercuryas Bill WyattTV
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
1995Dad and Dave: On Our Selectionas Dave RuddMovie
Twelfth Night
1987Twelfth Nightas Sir Andrew AguecheekMovie
Starstruck
1982Starstruckas Floor ManagerMovie
Hoodwink
1981HoodwinkMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
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—Raised Eyebrowsas Groucho MarxMovie
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—Verona SpiesMovie
M
—Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?as Dr. DanielsMovie
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—Shearing the LoveMovie
Being Brendo
—Being Brendoas Dr. Lance PickeringTV