Russell Crowe is a New Zealand-born actor and film director. 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 Year Title Role Notes 1990 Prisoners of the Sun Lt. Jack Corbett Johnny Ryan 1991 Proof Andy Spotswood Kim Barry 1992 Romper Stomper Hando 1993 Hammers Over the Anvil East Driscoll The Man (Egan) For the Moment Lachlan Currie Love in Limbo Arthur Baskin 1994 Jeff Mitchell 1995 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 Jeffrey Wigand 2000 Gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius Proof of Life Terry Thorne 2001 John Nash 2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Captain Jack Aubrey 2005 Cinderella Man Jim Braddock 2006 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 John Brennan 2012 Jacknife 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 Joshua Connor Also director, directorial debut 2015 Fathers and Daughters Jake Davis Also executive producer 2016 Jackson Healy 2017 War Machine Bob White Uncredited cameo Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward "Eddie" Hyde The Mummy Sneak Peek: First Look at Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | SYFY WIRE 2018 Turtle Odyssey Narrator Documentary film Boy Erased Marshall Eamons 2019 True History of the Kelly Gang Harry Power 2020 Unhinged Tom Cooper Credited as The Man 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Jor-El Uncredited 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Zeus Jack Slack Arthur Coates Poker Face Jake Foley Also director and writer 2023 The Pope's Exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth 2024 Land of Bad Captain Eddie Grimm "Reaper" Sleeping Dogs Roy Freeman Anthony Miller Gladiator II Maximus Decimus Meridius Archive footage only Kraven the Hunter Nikolai Kravinoff 2025 Nuremberg Hermann Göring 2026 The Weight Clancy Beast Sammy The Get Out Marco Kapak What Love Builds Himself Also director, documentary film Unabomber Henry Murray 2027 Post-production Adolf Tolkachev Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes 1972 Spyforce Orphan Episode: "The Saviour: Part 2" 1977 Russell Episode #1.83 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" The Late Show Shirty the Slightly Aggressive Bear 1 episode 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" 2016 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Russell Crowe/Margo Price" 2018 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Himself Episode: "Authoritarianism" 2019 Roger Ailes Miniseries, 7 episodes, also executive producer 2019–20 Take Us Home: Leeds United Narrator Documentary, 8 episodes 2021 Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure Narrator Documentary, 4 episodes 2024 Ark: The Animated Series Kor the Prophet Voice role, episode: "Element 6"
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