Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties. He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies With Honors (1994) and George of the Jungle (1997) and emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999โ€“2008). He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), and Crash (2004), and further fantasy roles in Bedazzled (2000) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008). Fraser's film work slowed from the late 2000s to mid-2010s due to the poor box office performances, and various health and personal problems, including the fallout from a sexual assault committed against him in 2003 by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Fraser branched into television with roles in the Showtime drama The Affair (2016โ€“2017), the FX series Trust (2018), and the Max series Doom Patrol (2019โ€“2023). His film career was revitalized by roles in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move (2021) and Darren Aronofsky's The Whale (2022). Fraser's starring role as an obese gay man in the latter earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Canadian to win this category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brendan Fraser, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipediaโ€‹.

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

Acting Born December 3, 1968 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties. He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies With Honors (1994) and George of the Jungle (1997) and emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999โ€“2008). He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), and Crash (2004), and further fantasy roles in Bedazzled (2000) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008).

Fraser's film work slowed from the late 2000s to mid-2010s due to the poor box office performances, and various health and personal problems, including the fallout from a sexual assault committed against him in 2003 by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Fraser branched into television with roles in the Showtime drama The Affair (2016โ€“2017), the FX series Trust (2018), and the Max series Doom Patrol (2019โ€“2023). His film career was revitalized by roles in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move (2021) and Darren Aronofsky's The Whale (2022). Fraser's starring role as an obese gay man in the latter earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Canadian to win this category.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Brendan Fraser, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipediaโ€‹.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

Brad (voice)
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

Self (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

Self
The View poster

The View

Self
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

David Kalaiki-Alii (voice)
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

Irv Bennett / Jimmy Beardon (voice)