Russel_Crowe

Birth name: Russell Ira Crowe
Date of birth: 7 April 1964,
Wellington, New Zealand
Nickname: Rusty
Height: 5' 11 1/2"

Biography:

Born in New Zealand, Russell has made his home in Australia since he was a small child. The son of movie set caterers, Russell got the acting bug early in life. Beginning as a child star on a local Australian TV show Russell's first big break came with two films ... the first, Romper
Stomper gained him a name throughout the film community in Australia and the neighboring countries. The second, The Sum of Us helped put him on the American map, so to speak. Sharon Stone heard of him from Romper Stomper and wanted him for her film, The Quick and the Dead. But filming on The Sum of Us had already begun. Sharon is reported to have held up shooting until she had her gunslinger-Crowe, for her film. With The Quick and the Dead under his belt as his first American film the second was offered to him soon after. Virtuosity, starring Denzel Washington, put Russell in the body of a Virtual Serial Killer, Sid 6.7 ... a role unlike any he had played so far. Virtuosity, a Sci-Fi extravaganza, was a fun film and, again, opened the door to even more American offers. L.A. Confidential, Russell's third American film, brought him the US fame and attention that his fans have felt he deserved all along. Missing the Oscar nod this time around he didn't seem deterred and signed to do his first film with The Walt Disney Company, Mystery Alaska.

Filmography:
1.Texas (2002) .... Himself
2.Beautiful Mind, A (2001) .... John Nash
3.Billy Elliot Boy, The (2001) (TV) .... Himself
4. 73rd Annual Academy Awards, The (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Presenter of Best Film Editing
5.Happy Birthday 2 You (2000) (TV) (archive footage) .... Himself
6.Proof of Life (2000) .... Terry Thorne
7.Gladiator (2000) .... General Maximus Decimus Meridus
8.Insider, The (1999) .... Jeffrey Wigand
9.Mystery, Alaska (1999) .... Sheriff John Biebe
10.Breaking Up (1997) .... Steve
11.Heaven's Burning (1997) .... Colin
12.L.A. Confidential (1997) .... Officer Wendell 'Bud' White
13.No Way Back (1996) .... Zack Grant
14.Rough Magic (1995) .... Alec Ross
15.Virtuosity (1995) .... SID 6.7
16.Quick and the Dead, The (1995) .... Cort
17.For the Moment (1994) .... Lachlan