Australians in Hollywood : Biographical Notes

Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe (b. 1964) was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He moved at the age of 4 to Australia, where his parents worked as caterers on TV and movie sets. His big-screen debut came in The Crossing (1990), in which he co-starred with future wife Danielle Spencer. He won AFI awards for his work in Proof (1991) and Romper Stomper (1992), and in 1994 played Jack Thompson’s gay son in The Sum of Us (1994). Crowe then moved to Hollywood to make The Quick and the Dead (1995) with Sharon Stone. As the brooding Bud White in L.A. Confidential (1997) he drew rave reviews. The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000), and A Beautiful Mind (2001) earned him 3 consecutive best actor Oscar nominations: he won for Gladiator. He recently appeared as Captain Jack Aubrey in Peter Weir’s Master and Commander (2003).

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