Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He first gained prominence for his film role in Shine (1996) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1998 he received acclaim for his performances as Sir Francis Walsingham in the period drama Elizabeth (1998), Inspector Javert in epic Les Misérables, and Philip Henslowe in romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love, the latter of which received him another Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Supporting Actor. He then portrayed the supervillain Casanova Frankenstein in the superhero comedy film Mystery Men (1999), as well as the Marquis de Sade in the period drama Quills (2000), and Leon Trotsky in Frida (...