Russell Crowe profile
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Russell Crowe

7th April 1964 Wellington, North Island, New Zealand Acting

Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992). He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001). Crowe then starred in several films in the 2000s, including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe has since appeared in the films Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Aside from acting, Crowe has co-own the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.

92 Movies 45 TV Shows 3 In Production 151 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Beast poster
Beast 10th April 2026 as Sammy
Unhinged poster
Unhinged 16th July 2020 as Man (Tom Cooper)
The Mummy poster
The Mummy 6th June 2017 as Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
Noah poster
Noah 7th March 2014 as Noah
Tenderness poster
Tenderness 15th January 2009 as Detective Cristofuoro
Bra Boys poster
Bra Boys 15th March 2007 as Narrator (voice)
Texas poster
Texas 29th January 2002 as Self
Proof poster
Proof 15th August 1991 as Andy
Rove poster
Rove 22nd September 1999 as Self
The Late Show poster
The Late Show 18th July 1992 as Shirty, the Slightly Aggressive Bear
The Last Druid poster Coming soon
The Last Druid 24th September 2027
The Weight poster Coming soon
The Weight 16th September 2026 as Warden Clancy
What Love Builds poster Coming soon
What Love Builds 11th September 2026 as Self