Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush, born in Toowoomba, Queensland, is a popular Australian actor, often portraying quick-witted rogues. While best known for his role in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, he won an Oscar for Best Actor for his pained performance in the indie film Shine.
==Biography==
Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1997 for the film Shine, and has subsequently been nominated three times: Best Supporting Actor in 1999 for Shakespeare in Love, Best Actor in 2000 for Quills, and Best Supporting Actor again in 2010 for The King's Speech and in 2012 the Australian Of the Year Award.
==Filmography==
*Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995)
*Shine (1996)
*Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
*The Magic Pudding (2000)
*Finding Nemo (2003)
*Ned Kelly (2003)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
*Bran Nue Dae (2009)
*Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
*The Book Thief (2013)
*Minions (2015)
*Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
*Storm Boy (2018)
==Character Roles==
Nigel from Finding Nemo.jpg|Nigel in Finding Nemo.
Bunyip Bluegum.jpg|Bunyip Bluegum in The Magic Pudding.
Ezylryb.|Ezylryb in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.
Category:Actors
Category:Best Actor Oscar
Category:Australian actors
Category:1951 births
Category:Australian male film actors
Category:20th-century Australian male actors
Category:21st-century Australian actors
Category:Golden Globe winners
Category:BAFTA winners (people)
Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners
Category:Academy Award winners
Category:Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (film) winners
Category:Best Actor Academy Award winners
Category:Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Screen Actors Guild Award winners
Category:Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Screen Actors Guild Award winners
Category:Best Actor BAFTA Award winners
Category:Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award winners