Geoffrey Rush
Acting
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
Acting78
movieMr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?
2026
Dr. Daniels
moviePirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
2025
Captain Barbossa (voice)
movieThe Rule of Jenny Pen
2025
Stefan Mortensen
movieStorm Boy
2019
Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
movieFinal Portrait
2017
Alberto Giacometti
moviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017
Hector Barbossa
tvGenius
2017
Albert Einstein
tvChelsea
2016
Self
movieUnity
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieMinions
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Book Thief
2013
Hans Hubermann
tvAustralian Encounters
2013
Himself - Narrator
movieThe Best Offer
2013
Virgil Oldman
The Man Who Could Not Dream
2012
Narrator / Talking Bird
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieThe Eye of the Storm
2011
Basil Hunter
movieGreen Lantern
2011
Tomar-Re (voice)
moviePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
Hector Barbossa
movieThe King's Speech
2010
Lionel Logue
movieLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
Ezylryb (voice)
tvLowdown
2010
Narrator (voice)
movieBran Nue Dae
2009
Father Benedictus
movie$9.99
2009
Angel (voice)
movieThe Man Inside Dame Edna
2008
Narrator (Australian version) (voice)
movieElizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
Sir Francis Walsingham
movieThe Pixar Story
2007
Nigel (voice) (archive footage)
moviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Captain Hector Barbossa
movieCandy
2006
Casper
movieMunich
2005
Ephraim
movieThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
Peter Sellers
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Self - Guest
movieHarvie Krumpet
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieIntolerable Cruelty
2003
Donovan Donaly
movieFinding Nemo
2003
Nigel (voice)
movieNed Kelly
2003
Superintendent Francis Hare
movieSwimming Upstream
2003
Harold Fingleton
movieThe Banger Sisters
2002
Harry Plummer
movieFrida
2002
Leon Trotsky
tvKath & Kim
2002
Geoff
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Self - Guest
movieLantana
2001
John Knox
movieThe Tailor of Panama
2001
Harry Pendel
movieThe Magic Pudding
2000
Bunyip Bluegum (voice)
movieQuills
2000
Marquis de Sade
movieHouse on Haunted Hill
1999
Stephen Price
movieMystery Men
1999
Casanova Frankenstein
movieShakespeare in Love
1998
Philip Henslowe
movieElizabeth
1998
Sir Francis Walsingham
movieLes Misérables
1998
Javert
movieA Little Bit of Soul
1998
Godfrey Usher
movieOscar and Lucinda
1997
Narrator (voice)
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieTwisted
1997
Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
movieChildren of the Revolution
1996
Zachary Welch
tvTwisted Tales
1996
Harry Chisholm
movieShine
1996
David as an adult
Mercury
1996
Bill Wyatt
movieTwelfth Night
1987
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
movieStarstruck
1982
Floor Manager
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Raised Eyebrows
Groucho Marx
movieShearing the Love
Bob Castlehead
tvBeing Brendo
Dr. Lance Pickering
Production5
movieThe Rule of Jenny Pen
2025
Executive Producer
movieStorm Boy
2019
Executive Producer
movieThe Eye of the Storm
2011
Executive Producer
movieThe King's Speech
2010
Executive Producer
movieShearing the Love
Executive Producer