Geoffrey Rush Highlights

  • 2009: Reprised role of King Berenger for the Broadway production of "Exit the King"
  • 2007: Reprised the role of Sir Francis Walsingham in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," a sequel to the award winning feature "Elizabeth"
  • 2007: Starred as King Berenger in a Melbourne production of Eugene Ionesco's "Exit the King"
  • 2007: Once again played Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
  • 2006: Reprised role as the ghostly Captain Barbossa in Gore Verbinski's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
  • 2005: Cast as Ephraim, a cold Mossad officer, in Steven Spielberg's "Munich"
  • 2005: Portrayed the overbearing, alcoholic father of champion swimmer Tony Fingleton in "Swimming Upstream"
  • 2004: Joined an ensemble cast in the Australian gangster biopic, "Ned Kelly"
  • 2004: Played the title role in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"; premiered at at the Cannes film festival and aired on HBO
  • 2003: Played Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"; film based on the popular Disney theme ride
  • 2002: Portrayed Leon Trotsky in "Frida"
  • 2002: Cast as Goldie Hawn's nebbishy love interest in "The Banger Sisters"
  • 2001: Appeared in the critically hailed Austrian film, "Lantana"
  • 2001: Played the title role in John Boorman's adaptation of the spy novel, "The Tailor of Panama"
  • 2000: Returned to the Sydney stage in "Small Poppies"
  • 2000: Cast as the Marquis de Sade in the feature adaptation of "Quills"; received a Best Actor Oscar nomination
  • 1999: Appeared as the villainous Cassanova Frankenstein in "Mystery Men"
  • 1998: Played Philip Henslowe, the acting company manager in "Shakespeare in Love"; garnered Supporting Actor Golden Globe and Oscar nominations
  • 1998: Portrayed the mysterious Sir Francis Walsingham, the Master of Spies and royal court enforcer of "Elizabeth"; starred Blanchett in the title role
  • 1998: Dogged Liam Neeson as Inspector Javert in the dramatic adaptation of "Les Miserables"
  • 1997: Co-starred in the historical Australian miniseries, "Frontier"
  • 1996: Cast as a crusty newspaper editor in the Australian TV production, "Mercury"
  • 1996: Won international acclaim for his performance as the adult pianist David Helfgott in "Shine"
  • 1995: First lead role in a feature, "Dad and Dave: On Our Selection"
  • 1993: Co-starred with Cate Blanchett in Sydney stage production of David Mamet's "Oleanna"
  • 1992: Re-teamed with director Sharman for the Australian documentary, "The Burning Bed"
  • 1992: Directed the Australian stage production of "The Frogs"; also co-adapted (with John Clarke) but did not act in the production
  • 1991: Played the title role in Gogol's "The Government Inspector" for the Sydney stage
  • 1989: Won praise for his role in Nikolai Gogol's play, "The Diary of a Madman"; re-teamed with Armfield who directed
  • 1986: Had first major film role as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Neil Armfield's "Twelfth Night"
  • 1982: Portrayed a Floor Manager in Gillian Armstrong's "Starstruck"
  • 1981: Made debut in the Australian film, "Hoodwink"
  • 1979: Appeared alongside Mel Gibson in "Waiting for Godot"
  • 1978: Made stage directing debut with Queensland Theatre Company's production of "Clowneroonies"; also acted
  • 1977: Returned to Australia
  • 1975: Moved to France to study mime
  • 1972: Scored a hit as Snoopy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
  • 1971: Joined Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane; made stage debut in "Wrong Side of the Moon"
  • Performed with Jim Sharman's Lighthouse troupe in the early 1980s

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