ACTOR

Geoffrey Rush

1951 - Today

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Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. Known for often playing eccentric roles on both stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, making him the only Australian to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, in addition to three BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geoffrey Rush has received more than 8,139,613 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Geoffrey Rush is the 196th most popular actor (up from 220th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Australia (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Actor.

Geoffrey Rush is most famous for his role as Albert Einstein in the film "A Beautiful Mind."

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  • 8.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Geoffrey Rush ranks 196 out of 13,578. Before him are Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lloyd, Romina Power, Monica Vitti, Jerry Lewis, and Harvey Keitel. After him are Paulette Goddard, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Dalton, Jeanne Moreau, Annie Girardot, and Michael Clarke Duncan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Geoffrey Rush ranks 14. Before him are Phil Collins, Anatoly Karpov, Mohamed Morsi, Stellan Skarsgård, John Deacon, and Romina Power. After him are Claudio Ranieri, Bonnie Tyler, Michelle Bachelet, Kurt Russell, Michael Keaton, and Akhmad Kadyrov.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Geoffrey Rush ranks 3 out of 1,143. Before him are Lawrence Bragg (1890), and Gough Whitlam (1916). After him are Rod Laver (1938), Sia (1975), Rupert Murdoch (1931), George Lazenby (1939), Truganini (1812), Cate Blanchett (1969), Elton Mayo (1880), Chris Hemsworth (1983), and Alexander Prokhorov (1916).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Geoffrey Rush ranks 1. After him are George Lazenby (1939), Cate Blanchett (1969), Chris Hemsworth (1983), Margot Robbie (1990), Heath Ledger (1979), Paul Hogan (1939), Errol Flynn (1909), Hugh Jackman (1968), Lionel Logue (1880), John Noble (1948), and Rod Taylor (1930).

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Television and Movie Roles

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Hector Barbossa
Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 18th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.
Jul 9o 20037.804 / 10
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Hector Barbossa
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
May 15o 20116.552 / 10
The King's Speech
Lionel Logue
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.
Nov 26o 20107.742 / 10