Biography
Arguably his country's top stage actor, he had struggled for years to achieve recognition, but post-"Shine," Rush would remain both prolific and highly regarded as a film presence. Rush chewed the scenery with relish in the Academy Award-winning "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), opposite Gwyneth Paltrow, and brought the depraved Marquis de Sade to life with unsettling voracity in "Quills" (2000). He played brilliantly off of a cast-against-type …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Reprised role as Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role ("The King's Speech") | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture ("The King's Speech") | |
2010 | Helps Colin Firth's King George VI overcome his speech impediment of stuttering in "The King's Speech" | |
2009 | Reprised role of King Berenger for the Broadway production of "Exit the King" | |
2007 | Starred as King Berenger in a Melbourne production of Eugene Ionesco's "Exit the King" | |
2007 | Reprised the role of Sir Francis Walsingham in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," a sequel to the award winning feature "Elizabeth" | |
2007 | Once again played Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" | |
2006 | Reprised role as the ghostly Captain Barbossa in Gore Verbinski's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" | |
2005 | Cast as Ephraim, a cold Mossad officer, in Steven Spielberg's "Munich" | |
2005 | Portrayed the overbearing, alcoholic father of champion swimmer Tony Fingleton in "Swimming Upstream" | |
2004 | Played the title role in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"; premiered at at the Cannes film festival and aired on HBO | |
2004 | Joined an ensemble cast in the Australian gangster biopic, "Ned Kelly" | |
2003 | Played Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"; film based on the popular Disney theme ride | |
2002 | Portrayed Leon Trotsky in "Frida" | |
2002 | Cast as Goldie Hawn's nebbishy love interest in "The Banger Sisters" | |
2001 | Appeared in the critically hailed Austrian film, "Lantana" | |
2001 | Played the title role in John Boorman's adaptation of the spy novel, "The Tailor of Panama" | |
2000 | Cast as the Marquis de Sade in the feature adaptation of "Quills"; received a Best Actor Oscar nomination | |
2000 | Returned to the Sydney stage in "Small Poppies" | |
1999 | Appeared as the villainous Cassanova Frankenstein in "Mystery Men" | |
1998 | Played Philip Henslowe, the acting company manager in "Shakespeare in Love"; garnered Supporting Actor Golden Globe and Oscar nominations | |
1998 | Portrayed the mysterious Sir Francis Walsingham, the Master of Spies and royal court enforcer of "Elizabeth"; starred Blanchett in the title role | |
1998 | Dogged Liam Neeson as Inspector Javert in the dramatic adaptation of "Les Miserables" | |
1997 | Co-starred in the historical Australian miniseries, "Frontier" | |
1996 | Won international acclaim for his performance as the adult pianist David Helfgott in "Shine" | |
1996 | Cast as a crusty newspaper editor in the Australian TV production, "Mercury" | |
1995 | First lead role in a feature, "Dad and Dave: On Our Selection" | |
1993 | Co-starred with Cate Blanchett in Sydney stage production of David Mamet's "Oleanna" | |
1992 | Directed the Australian stage production of "The Frogs"; also co-adapted (with John Clarke) but did not act in the production | |
1992 | Re-teamed with director Sharman for the Australian documentary, "The Burning Bed" | |
1991 | Played the title role in Gogol's "The Government Inspector" for the Sydney stage | |
1989 | Won praise for his role in Nikolai Gogol's play, "The Diary of a Madman"; re-teamed with Armfield who directed | |
1986 | Had first major film role as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Neil Armfield's "Twelfth Night" | |
1982 | Portrayed a Floor Manager in Gillian Armstrong's "Starstruck" | |
1981 | Made debut in the Australian film, "Hoodwink" | |
| Performed with Jim Sharman's Lighthouse troupe in the early 1980s | ||
1979 | Appeared alongside Mel Gibson in "Waiting for Godot" | |
1978 | Made stage directing debut with Queensland Theatre Company's production of "Clowneroonies"; also acted | |
1977 | Returned to Australia | |
1975 | Moved to France to study mime | |
1972 | Scored a hit as Snoopy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" | |
1971 | Joined Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane; made stage debut in "Wrong Side of the Moon" | |
Awards
2010 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in The King's Speech |
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in The King's Speech |
2010 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in The King's Speech |
2010 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in The King's Speech |
2010 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor in The King's Speech |
2010 | Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance, Male in The King's Speech |
2010 | BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor in The King's Speech |
2009 | Tony Award for Actor (Play) |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers |
2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in Quills |
2000 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Quills |
2000 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Quills |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Quills |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Shakespeare in Love |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Shakespeare in Love |
1998 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Elizabeth |
1998 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Shakespeare in Love |
1998 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Shakespeare in Love |
1998 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Shakespeare in Love |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Shine |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in Shine |
1996 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Shine |
1996 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Shine |
1996 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Shine |
1996 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor in Shine |
1996 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in Shine |
1996 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in Shine |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Shine |