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Geoffrey Rush
Actor · Producer · Crew· Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Geoffrey Roy Rush, born in 1951, is an Australian actor celebrated for his eccentric and commanding presence on both stage and screen. A recipient of the Triple Crown of Acting, Rush has earned an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award, alongside multiple British Academy Film Awards and Golden Globe Awards. As the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, he has championed the industry's growth and was honored as the 2012 Australian of the Year.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Barbossa · 2003
Finding Nemo
Nigel (voice) · 2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Barbossa · 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Hector Barbossa · 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Hector Barbossa · 2017
Minions
Narrator (voice) · 2015
The King's Speech
Lionel Logue · 2010
Filmography
52 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? | Dr. Daniels | Film |
| 2026 | A Pirate's Life For Me | Hector Barbossa | Film |
| 2025 | The Rule of Jenny Pen | Stefan Mortensen | Film |
| 2025 | The Rule of Jenny Pen | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Hector Barbossa | Film |
| 2017 | Final Portrait | Alberto Giacometti | Film |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Ra | Film |
| 2015 | Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose | Oak Tree | Film |
| 2015 | The Daughter | Henry | Film |
| 2015 | Minions | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | The Book Thief | Hans Hubermann | Film |
| 2013 | The Best Offer | Virgil Oldman | Film |
| 2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Basil Hunter | Film |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Hector Barbossa | Film |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Tomar-Re (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | The Eye of the Storm | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Lionel Logue | Film |
| 2010 | The Warrior's Way | Ron | Film |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Ezylryb (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2009 | Bran Nue Dae | Father Benedictus | Film |
| 2009 | $9.99 | Angel (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Sir Francis Walsingham | Film |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Barbossa | Film |
| 2006 | Whaledreamers | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Candy | Casper | Film |
| 2005 | Munich | Ephraim | Film |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Peter Sellers | Film |
| 2003 | Harvie Krumpet | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2003 | Swimming Upstream | Harold Fingleton | Film |
| 2003 | Ned Kelly | Superintendent Francis Hare | Film |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Donovan Donaly | Film |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Nigel (voice) | Film |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Barbossa | Film |
| 2002 | The Banger Sisters | Harry Plummer | Film |
| 2002 | Frida | Leon Trotsky | Film |
| 2001 | Lantana | John Knox | Film |
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama | Harry Pendel | Film |
| 2000 | The Magic Pudding | Bunyip Bluegum (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Stephen Price | Film |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Casanova Frankenstein | Film |
| 1998 | A Little Bit of Soul | Godfrey Usher | Film |
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Sir Francis Walsingham | Film |
| 1998 | Les Misérables | Javert | Film |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Philip Henslowe | Film |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution | Zachary Welch | Film |
| 1996 | Shine | David as an adult | Film |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Dave Rudd | Film |
| 1981 | Hoodwink | Film | |
| Shearing the Love | Bob Castlehead | Film | |
| Shearing the Love | Executive Producer | Film |
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