Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an Academy Award-winning actor. He was born in New Zealand, spent ten years of his childhood in Australia, and moved there permanently at age 21. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the epic historical film Gladiator (2000), for which he won an Academy Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Empire Award, and London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actor, along with 10 other nominations in the same category. His other award-winning 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 such as the drama Romper Stomper (1992), the mystery-detective thriller L.A. Confidential (1997), the epic war film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), the biographical boxing drama Cinderella Man (2005), the western 3:10 to Yuma (2007), the crime drama American Gangster (2007), the thriller-drama State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). He later starred as Javert in the musical drama Les Misérables (2012), Jor-El in the superhero epic Man of Steel (2013), Noah in the biblical fantasy drama Noah (2014), Jackson Healy in the action comedy The Nice Guys (2016), Jekyll / Hyde in The Mummy (2017), Marshall Eamons in Boy Erased (2018), the psychotic Man in Unhinged (2018), Jake Foley in Poker Face (2022), Zeus Panhellenios in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), and Nikolai Kravinoff in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Kraven the Hunter (2023). 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). He has been the co-owner of the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.
Gladiator
(Maximus Meridius)
Cinderella Man
(Jim Braddock)
A Beautiful Mind
(John Nash)
L.A. Confidential
(Wendell 'Bud' White)
Bra Boys
(Narrator (voice))
Romper Stomper
(Hando)
American Gangster
(Richie Roberts)
Robin Hood
(Robin Longstride)
3:10 to Yuma
(Ben Wade)
Tenderness
(Detective Cristofuoro)
Proof of Life
(Terry Thorne)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
(Captain Jack Aubrey)
The Quick and the Dead
(Cort)
Body of Lies
(Ed Hoffman)
The Insider
(Jeffrey Wigand)
Breaking Up
(Steve)
A Good Year
(Max Skinner)
Virtuosity
(Sid 6.7)
The Sum of Us
(Jeff Mitchell)
Watch the Throne
(Self)
Proof
(Andy)
Mystery, Alaska
(John Biebe)
For the Moment
(Lachlan)
No Way Back
(Zack Grant)
The Silver Brumby
(The Man)
The Next Three Days
(John Brennan)
Rough Magic
(Alex Ross)
Spotswood
(Kim Barry)
State of Play
(Cal McAffrey)
Man of Steel
(Jor-El)
Heaven's Burning
(Colin)
Blood Oath
(Lt. Corbett)
Les Misérables
(Javert)
The Crossing
(Johnny)
Kraven the Hunter
(Nikolai Kravinoff)
The Real Robin Hood
(Self)
Noah
(Noah)
The Man with the Iron Fists
(Jack Knife)
Broken City
(Nicholas Hostetler)
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
(Self)
Hammers Over the Anvil
(East Driscoll)
Love In Limbo
(Arthur Baskin)
Winter's Tale
(Pearly Soames)
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
(Self)
Land of Bad
(Reaper)
The Last Laugh
(Self)
Fathers and Daughters
(Jake Davis)
The Water Diviner
(Joshua Connor)
The Pope's Exorcist
(Father Gabriele Amorth)
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
(Jack Slack)
Thor: Love and Thunder
(Zeus)
The Ghost of Richard Harris
(Self)
The Nice Guys
(Jackson Healy)
The Hundred Days
(Self)
Nuremberg
(Hermann Göring)
Sleeping Dogs
(Roy Freeman)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
(Self - Zeus (archive footage))
Sword-and-Sandal
(Self (archive footage))
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(Self)
The Pope's Exorcist 2
(Father Gabriel Amorth)
Last Breath
(Self)
A Taste for Blood
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
(Self (archive footage))
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
The Mummy
(Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde)
Texas
(Self)
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
(Self)
War Machine
(Bob White)
Boy Erased
(Marshall Eamons)
True History of the Kelly Gang
(Harry Power)
Turtle Odyssey
(Narrator (voice))
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
(Self)
Unhinged
(Man (Tom Cooper))
The Exorcism
(Anthony Miller)
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
(Self)
Inside a Beautiful Mind
(Self)
American Son
La Classe américaine
(Self)
Rothko
(Mark Rothko)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(Jor-El (voice))
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
(Arthur Coates)
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
(Self)
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
(Self)
Poker Face
(Jake Foley)
The Last Druid
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The Chaser's War on Everything
The Daily Show
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Neighbours
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Discovery Atlas
ARK: The Animated Series
(Kor (voice))
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
Brides of Christ
(Dominic Maloney)
Inside 9/11
The Oscars
(Self)
The Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure
(Narrator (voice))
Damage Control
(Narrator (voice))
El hormiguero
(Self)
Made in Hollywood
(Self)
Police Rescue
(Constable Tom 'Bomber' Young)
The Late Show
(Shirty, the Slightly Aggressive Bear)
Acropolis Now
(Danny O' Brian)
Rove
(Self)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Loudest Voice
(Roger Ailes)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Sound
(Self - Co-Host)
Honest Trailers
(Maximus Decimus Peridius (archive footage))
The Frame
(Jor-El)
Sanremo Music Festival
(Self - Special Guest)
AACTA Awards
(Self)
Take Us Home: Leeds United
(Narrator (voice))
Republic of Doyle
(Boyd Kelley)
Rafferty's Rules
(Bobby Jarvis)
Seitenblicke
(self)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(Self)
Parkinson
(Self)
Robin Hood
(Producer)
Poker Face
(Director)
The Water Diviner
(Director)
Poker Face
(Writer)
Fathers and Daughters
(Executive Producer)
Ricky Stanicky
(Thanks)
Last Breath
(Director)
Last Breath
(Producer)
Last Breath
(Music)
Texas
(Director)
Texas
(Producer)
ARK: The Animated Series
(Executive Producer)