Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born July 6, 1951 in Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia ) is an Australian actor and Oscar winner . He achieved his international breakthrough in 1996 with the award-winning film Shine .
Life
Rush is the only child of Roy Rush, an accountant (with Australian roots), and Merle Rush, a saleswoman (with German roots). He celebrated his first successes on the theater stage before turning to film. There the lean, tall man specializes in character roles. In Shine , for example, he portrayed the gifted pianist David Helfgott , who fluctuated between genius and madness due to a schizoaffective disorder .
In Elizabeth he was equally impressive as the devious, bisexual head of the secret service of the "virgin" Queen Elizabeth I , in order to impersonate a sleazy theater producer in Shakespeare in Love against a similar historical background. In 2000 he played the role of Marquis de Sade in Quills . In Munich in 2005 he showed a nuanced character study in the role of an unscrupulous and cynical Mossad agent and in 2001 in Boorman's Der Schneider von Panama, loosely based on John le Carré, the title character as a flimsy source for a news service. Even in blockbusters like Jerry Bruckheimer's pirate film Pirates of the Caribbean , Rush proved his talent as a dark, cursed pirate captain . His portrayal of the exceptional actor Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers was also recognized by the critics as being highly skilled. He also worked with directors and auteur filmmakers such as Bille August , Julie Taymor , John Madden , Shekhar Kapur , Philip Kaufman , Australians such as Russell Mulcahy , Gillian Armstrong and Scott Hicks , and with Steven Spielberg and Gore Verbinski . In the four-time Oscar-winning film The King's Speech (2010), he embodied the language trainer of King George VI, whose unorthodox methods showed sensational success.
In 2011, Geoffrey Rush was named president of the newly formed Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . Rush has been married to actress Jane Menelaus since 1988 and has two children with her.
Filmography (selection)
- 1995: Dad and Dave
- 1996: Shine - The Path into Light (Shine)
- 1997: Oscar and Lucinda (Oscar and Lucinda)
- 1998: Les Miserables
- 1998: Elizabeth
- 1998: Shakespeare in Love
- 1998: To hell with the soul (A Little Bit of Soul)
- 1999: Mystery Men
- 1999: Haunted Hill
- 2000: Quills - Power of Obsession (Quills)
- 2000: The Magic Pudding (voice)
- 2001: Lantana
- 2001: The Tailor of Panama (The Tailor of Panama)
- 2002: Frida
- 2002: Groupies Forever (The Banger Sisters)
- 2003: Swimming Upstream - Against the Current (Swimming Upstream)
- 2003: Lawless - The Story of Ned Kelly (Ned Kelly)
- 2003: Finding Nemo ( Finding Nemo , voice)
- 2003: Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
- 2003: An (im) possible case of hardship (Intolerable Cruelty)
- 2003: Harvie Krumpet (voice)
- 2004: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- 2005: Munich (Munich)
- 2006: Candy - Journey of the Angels (Candy)
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End
- 2007: Elizabeth : The Golden Age
- 2009: Bran Nue Dae
- 2010: Legend of the Guardians ( Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole , Voice)
- 2010: The King's Speech
- 2010: The Warrior's Way
- 2010–2012: Lowdown (TV series, voice)
- 2011: Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides
- 2011: Green Lantern (voice)
- 2011: The Eye of the Storm
- 2013: The Best Offer - The highest bid (La migliore offerta)
- 2013: The Book Thief (The Book Thief)
- 2015: Die Wildente (The Daughter)
- 2015: Minions (voice)
- 2015: Holding the Man
- 2016: Gods of Egypt
- 2017: Genius
- 2017: Final Portrait
- 2017: Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales)
- 2019: Storm Boy
Awards
- On the occasion of Australia Day 2012, Geoffrey Rush was named Australian of the Year in Canberra.
- In 2017 he was awarded the Berlinale Camera at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival .
Academy Awards ( Oscar )
Nominations:
- 1999: Best Supporting Actor: Shakespeare In Love
- 2001: Best Actor: Quills - Power of Obsession
- 2011: Best Supporting Actor: The King's Speech
Won:
- 1997: Best Actor: Shine - The Path into Light
Nominations:
- 1999: Best Supporting Actor: Shakespeare In Love
- 2001: Best Actor - Drama: Quills - The Power of Obsession
- 2011: Best Supporting Actor: The King's Speech
Won:
- 1997: Best Actor - Drama: Shine - The Path into Light
- 2004: Best Actor - Miniseries or TV Movie: The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers
Nominations:
- 1999: Best Supporting Actor: Elizabeth
- 2001: Best Actor: Quills - Power of Obsession
Won:
- 1997: Best Actor: Shine - The Path into Light
- 1999: Best Supporting Actor: Shakespeare In Love
- 2011: Best Supporting Actor: The King's Speech
Won:
- 2005: Best Actor - Miniseries or TV Movie: The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers
Web links
- Geoffrey Rush in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Geoffrey Rush in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rush, Geoffrey |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rush, Geoffrey Roy (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toowoomba, Queensland , Australia |