Hayden Christensen

**Hayden Christensen** (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He was in Canadian television programs when he was young, then he went to act into American television in the late 1990s. He did minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in _Life as a House_. He became very famous worldwide by playing the young adult Anakin Skywalker in the _Star Wars_ movies.

## Personal life

Christensen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Thornhill, Ontario. In 2007, he began dating actress Rachel Bilson. They met while making _Jumper_. They became engaged on December 25, 2008. In mid-2010, the couple split up, but were dating again a few months later.

Christensen performed a public service announcement for Do Something's Teens for Jeans Campaign in 2008. He was a model in Louis Vuitton's advertising. He is in RED's new _Lazarus Effect Campaign_, which is to increase awareness for its efforts to fight AIDS in Africa.

## Filmography

|colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Movie||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1995|_In the Mouth of Madness_|Paper Boy||
|_Street Law_|Young John Ryan|Limited release|||
|1998|_The Hairy Bird_|Tinka's Date|||
|rowspan="2"|1999|_The Virgin Suicides_|Jake Hill Conley||
|_Free Fall_|Patrick Brennan|Limited release|||
|2001|_Life as a House_|Sam Monroe|Young Hollywood Award One to Watch – Male National Board of Review – Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Awards – Most Promising Performer||
|2002|_Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones_|Anakin Skywalker|Cannes Film Festival – Male Revelation Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated – Saturn Award – Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award Nominated – Teen Choice Awards – Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure Nominated – Teen Choice Awards – Choice Chemistry<small> (Shared with:Natalie Portman)</small> Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple <small>(with Natalie Portman)</small>||
|2003|_Shattered Glass_|Stephen Glass|Las Palmas Film Festival – Best Actor<small> (Shared with:Peter Sarsgaard)</small> Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama||
|2004|_Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi_ (2004 DVD release)|Anakin Skywalker|Replaced Sebastian Shaw (as the ghost of young Anakin Skywalker at the end of movie only)||
|2005|_Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith_|Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader|ShoWest – Male Star of Tomorrow MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor Nominated – Saturn Award – Best Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight<small> (Shared with:Ewan McGregor)</small> Nominated – Teen Choice Awards – Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure Nominated – Teen Choice Awards – Choice Movie Bad Guy||
|2006|_Factory Girl_|Billy Quinn/Musician|||
|rowspan="2"|2007|_Awake_|Clay Beresford Jr.||
|_Virgin Territory_|Lorenzo de Lamberti|Limited release|||
|2008|_Jumper_|David Rice|Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight<small> (Shared with:Jamie Bell)</small>||
|2009|_New York, I Love You_|Ben|||
|rowspan="2"|2010|_Takers_|A.J. (The Builder)|Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble|
|_Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey_|Jammer (voice)||||
||2011|_Vanishing on 7th Street_|Luke Ryder|Limited release|
|rowspan="2"|2014|_American Heist_|James||
|_Outcast_|Jacob||||
|rowspan="1"|2015|_90 Minutes in Heaven_|Don Piper||
|1993|_Family Passions_|Skip McDeere|Soap opera||
|rowspan="2"|1995|_Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story_|Fletcher|Television movie|
|_Harrison Bergeron_|Eric|Television movie|||
|rowspan="2"|1996|_No Greater Love_|Teddy Winfield|Television movie|
|_Forever Knight_|Andre|Episode: Fallen Idol|||
|1997|_Goosebumps_|Zane|Two episodes: Night of the Living Dummy III||
|rowspan="3"|1999|_Real Kids, Real Adventures_|Eli Goodner|Episode: Paralyzed: The Eli Goodner Story|
|_Are You Afraid of the Dark?_|Kirk|Episode: The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge|||
|_The Famous Jett Jackson_|Steven|Episode: Popularity|||
|rowspan="2"|2000|_Trapped in a Purple Haze_|Orin Krieg|Television movie|
|_Higher Ground_|Scott Barringer|Television drama|||

## Other websites

- Hayden Christensen profile at NNDB.
- Hayden Christensen Interview , Hayden Christensen talks about his role as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Hayden Christensen doing Gumball 2007

## Infobox (actor)

- **name**: Hayden Christensen
- **image**: Hayden-cfda2010-0004(1) (cropped).jpg
- **imagesize**: 240px
- **caption**: Christensen in 2017
- **birth place**: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- **yearsactive**: 1993–present
- **partner**: Rachel Bilson (2007-2017)
- **parents**: David & Alie Christensen
- **known for**: Playing **Anakin Skywalker** in _Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones_ and _Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith_