Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He also received three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

Geoffrey Rush

Acting Born July 6, 1951 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He also received three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.

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The Colbert Report

The View

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The Graham Norton Show

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Barbossa

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Captain Hector Barbossa

Finding Nemo

Nigel (voice)

The Tony Danza Show

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Genius

Albert Einstein

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Barbossa

Chelsea

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The Oscars

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