Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush is an acclaimed Australian actor known for his versatile performances across film and theater. He gained recognition for his roles in films such as 'Shine' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean.' Renowned for his distinct voice and expressive acting style, Rush has received numerous... Read More
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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...
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner...
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
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...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?Vietnam veteran Allen Nelson returns with severe PTSD, winding up on the streets before crossing paths with Dr. Daniels of... |
Dr. Daniels | |
| 2025 |
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland ResortSet sail on a treacherous voyage to the 17th century! As part of the Disneyland® Resort 70th Celebration we're sending... |
Captain Barbossa (voice) | |
| 2025 |
The Rule of Jenny PenConfined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath... |
Stefan Mortensen | |
| 2019 |
Storm BoyStorm Boy lives a lonely life with his reclusive father on a desolate coastline, but when he forms a close... |
Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley | |
| 2017 |
Final PortraitParis, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation,... |
Alberto Giacometti | |
| 2017 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesThrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when... |
Hector Barbossa | |
| 2017 |
GeniusThe life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their... |
Albert Einstein | |
| 2016 |
ChelseaIt's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate... |
Self | |
| 2016 |
Gods of EgyptA common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt. |
Ra | |
| 2015 |
The DaughterIn the last days of a dying logging town, Christian returns to his family home for his father Henry’s wedding.... |
Henry | |
| 2015 |
Holding the ManTim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team,... |
Barry | |
| 2015 |
UnityDespite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2015 |
MinionsMinions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2015 |
Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the RoseA nightingale bird discovers a true lover when she witnesses a young university student talk with great passion about his... |
Oak Tree | |
| 2013 |
The Book ThiefWhile subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others.... |
Hans Hubermann | |
| 2013 |
Australian EncountersPresented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international mover... |
Himself - Narrator | |
| 2013 |
The Best OfferVirgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to... |
Virgil Oldman | |
| 2012 |
The Man Who Could Not DreamSamuel is 9 years old, he will be remembered as a thief, an arsonist and a murderer. |
Narrator / Talking Bird | |
| 2012 |
Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenA film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so... |
(archive footage) | |
| 2011 |
The Eye of the StormIn a Sydney suburb, two nurses, Maria and Flora, a housekeeper, Lotte, and a solicitor, Arnold, attend to Elizabeth Hunter... |
Basil Hunter | |
| 2011 |
Green LanternFor centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order.... |
Tomar-Re (voice) | |
| 2011 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesWhen Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love...or if she's a ruthless... |
Hector Barbossa | |
| 2010 |
The Warrior's WayA warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission. |
Ron | |
| 2010 |
The King's SpeechThe King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II.... |
Lionel Logue | |
| 2010 |
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleWhen a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the... |
Ezylryb (voice) | |
| 2010 |
LowdownLowdown shines a torch on the life of a man whose job it is to feed the public's insatiable appetite... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2009 |
Bran Nue DaeIn the Summer of 1965 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome... |
Father Benedictus | |
| 2009 |
$9.99Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question... |
Angel (voice) | |
| 2008 |
The Man Inside Dame EdnaA character portrait of the enigmatic comedian Barry Humphries on his most recent Australian tour and an examination of the... |
Narrator (Australian version) (voice) | |
| 2007 |
Elizabeth: The Golden AgeWhen Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must... |
Sir Francis Walsingham | |
| 2007 |
The Pixar StoryA look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion... |
Nigel (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2007 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndAfter losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to... |
Barbossa | |
| 2007 |
The Graham Norton ShowEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The... |
Self | |
| 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestCaptain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler... |
Captain Hector Barbossa | |
| 2006 |
Whaledreamers"Whaledreamers" - the title alone evokes hypnotic visions of these most magnificent and ancient creatures. This visually stunning film offers... |
Self | |
| 2006 |
CandyA poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of... |
Casper | |
| 2005 |
MunichDuring the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group... |
Ephraim | |
| 2005 |
The Colbert ReportThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent... |
Unknown character | |
| 2004 |
The Life and Death of Peter SellersThe turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC... |
Peter Sellers | |
| 2004 |
The Tony Danza ShowThe Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2003 |
Harvie KrumpetThe odd biography of Harvie Krumpet, a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2003 |
Intolerable CrueltyA revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce. |
Donovan Donaly | |
| 2003 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlWhen wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann,... |
Barbossa | |
| 2003 |
Finding NemoNemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's... |
Nigel (voice) | |
| 2003 |
Ned KellyAfter getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened.... |
Superintendent Francis Hare | |
| 2003 |
Swimming UpstreamA young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father... |
Harold Fingleton | |
| 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC. |
Self | |
| 2002 |
The Banger SistersIn the late '60s, the self-proclaimed belles of the rock 'n' roll ball, rocked the worlds of every music legend... |
Harry Plummer | |
| 2002 |
FridaA biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her... |
Leon Trotsky | |
| 2002 |
The Nature of LantanaThe making of Lantana, a 2001 Australian drama film directed by Ray Lawrence and starring Anthony LaPaglia, Kerry Armstrong, Geoffrey... |
Self | |
| 2002 |
Kath & KimKath & Kim is a character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by... |
Geoff | |
| 2001 |
Friday Night with Jonathan RossJonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2001 |
LantanaPlagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her.... |
John Knox | |
| 2001 |
The Tailor of PanamaA British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection... |
Harry Pendel | |
| 2000 |
The Magic PuddingMeet Albert, The Magic Pudding, Bunyip Bluegum, a splendid young koala and his seafaring friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff.... |
Bunyip Bluegum (voice) | |
| 2000 |
QuillsIn early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate... |
Marquis de Sade | |
| 1999 |
House on Haunted HillAn amusement park mogul offers a random group of diverse people $1 million to spend the night in a decrepit... |
Stephen Price | |
| 1999 |
Mystery MenWhen Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday... |
Casanova Frankenstein | |
| 1998 |
Shakespeare in LoveYoung William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written.... |
Philip Henslowe | |
| 1998 |
ElizabethThe story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts... |
Sir Francis Walsingham | |
| 1998 |
Les MisérablesIn 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The... |
Javert | |
| 1998 |
A Little Bit of SoulRichard and Kate are former lovers who are now working independently to find the secret of the aging process. Both... |
Godfrey Usher | |
| 1997 |
Oscar and LucindaAfter a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1997 |
The ViewABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro... |
Self | |
| 1997 |
TwistedFour unsuspecting victims find themselves beyond "The Twilight Zone" in a twisted and altered reality: an airline passenger thinks he's... |
Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage') | |
| 1996 |
Children of the RevolutionA man (Richard Roxburgh) the Australian government blames for 1990s political woes blames his mother (Judy Davis), a communist Stalin... |
Zachary Welch | |
| 1996 |
Twisted TalesStories of the bizarre and the supernatural, as introduced by Bryan Brown. Sometimes serious, often comical, but always with a... |
Harry Chisholm | |
| 1996 |
ShinePianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to... |
David as an adult | |
| 1996 |
MercuryMercury was an Australian TV series that launched in 1996. It featured Geoffrey Rush. |
Bill Wyatt | |
| 1995 |
Dad and Dave: On Our SelectionTired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to... |
Dave Rudd | |
| 1987 |
Twelfth NightViola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her... |
Sir Andrew Aguecheek | |
| 1982 |
StarstruckA Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin. |
Floor Manager | |
| 1981 |
HoodwinkHoodwink is based on the true story of an Australian con artist who briefly won the hearts of the media... |
Unknown character | |
| 1953 |
The OscarsAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy... |
Self | |
| TBA |
Being BrendoEverything from BDSM to drag queens, gay bashings to gay-bies. In 'Being Brendo', being gay is just the beginning. |
Dr. Lance Pickering | |
| TBA |
Verona SpiesVerona, a lovable hot mess, is hired as an escort/assassin through a case of mistaken identity. Her mission: to seduce... |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
Raised EyebrowsBased on Steve Stoliar’s memoir Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House. |
Groucho Marx | |
| TBA |
Shearing the LoveSet against New Zealand’s Golden Shears – the Olympics of competitive sheep shearing – Brian Castlehead, a washed-up hairstylist to... |
Bob Castlehead |
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Got a question about Geoffrey Rush?
Geoffrey Rush is best known for his roles in 'Shine,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' and 'The King's Speech.' Each film showcases his range and talent.
Yes, Geoffrey Rush won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Shine' and has received multiple BAFTA and AACTA awards throughout his career.
Geoffrey Rush's first film role was in 'The Boneyard' (1989), where he played a supporting character, marking the beginning of his film career.
Rush is known for his immersive and versatile acting style, often bringing depth to complex characters, whether in drama or comedy.
Geoffrey Rush has two children, Angelica and James Rush, who are both known to keep a low profile.
Geoffrey Rush's estimated net worth is around $40 million, reflecting his successful career in film and theater.
Geoffrey Rush has a rich theater background, having performed in productions such as 'King Lear' and 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' showcasing his stage prowess.
In 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' Geoffrey Rush played Captain Hector Barbossa, a memorable role that contributed to his international fame.