
Russell Crowe
Acting • Born 1964-04-07
Biography
Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992). He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001). Crowe then starred in several films in the 2000s, including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe has since appeared in the films Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Aside from acting, Crowe has co-own the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.
Filmography
143 credits
Gladiator
Movie • 2000
Maximus

Cinderella Man
Movie • 2005
Jim Braddock

A Beautiful Mind
Movie • 2001
John Nash

L.A. Confidential
Movie • 1997
Wendell 'Bud' White

Bra Boys
Movie • 2007
Narrator (voice)

Romper Stomper
Movie • 1992
Hando

American Gangster
Movie • 2007
Richie Roberts

Robin Hood
Movie • 2010
Robin Longstride

3:10 to Yuma
Movie • 2007
Ben Wade

Tenderness
Movie • 2009
Detective Cristofuoro

Proof of Life
Movie • 2000
Terry Thorne

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Movie • 2003
Captain Jack Aubrey

The Quick and the Dead
Movie • 1995
Cort

Body of Lies
Movie • 2008
Ed Hoffman

The Insider
Movie • 1999
Jeffrey Wigand

Breaking Up
Movie • 1997
Steve

A Good Year
Movie • 2006
Max Skinner

Virtuosity
Movie • 1995
Sid 6.7

The Sum of Us
Movie • 1994
Jeff Mitchell

Watch the Throne
Movie • 2011
Self

Proof
Movie • 1991
Andy

Mystery, Alaska
Movie • 1999
John Biebe

For the Moment
Movie • 1993
Lachlan

No Way Back
Movie • 1995
Zack Grant

The Silver Brumby
Movie • 1993
The Man

The Next Three Days
Movie • 2010
John Brennan

Rough Magic
Movie • 1995
Alex Ross

Spotswood
Movie • 1992
Kim Barry

State of Play
Movie • 2009
Cal McAffrey

Man of Steel
Movie • 2013
Jor-El

Heaven's Burning
Movie • 1997
Colin

Blood Oath
Movie • 1990
Lt. Corbett

Les Misérables
Movie • 2012
Javert

The Crossing
Movie • 1990
Johnny

Kraven the Hunter
Movie • 2024
Nikolai Kravinoff

The Real Robin Hood
Movie • 2010
Self

Noah
Movie • 2014
Noah

The Man with the Iron Fists
Movie • 2012
Jack Knife

Broken City
Movie • 2013
Nicholas Hostetler

Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Movie • 2006
Self

Hammers Over the Anvil
Movie • 1994
East Driscoll

Love In Limbo
Movie • 1993
Arthur Baskin

Winter's Tale
Movie • 2014
Pearly Soames

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Movie • 2005
Self

Land of Bad
Movie • 2024
Reaper

The Last Laugh
Movie • 2016
Self

Fathers and Daughters
Movie • 2015
Jake Davis

The Water Diviner
Movie • 2014
Joshua Connor

The Pope's Exorcist
Movie • 2023
Father Gabriele Amorth

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
Movie • 2022
Jack Slack

Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie • 2022
Zeus

The Ghost of Richard Harris
Movie • 2022
Self

The Nice Guys
Movie • 2016
Jackson Healy

The Hundred Days
Movie • 2004
Self

Nuremberg
Movie • 2025
Hermann Göring

Sleeping Dogs
Movie • 2024
Roy Freeman

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Movie • 2019
Self - Actor (archive footage)

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)

Last Breath
Movie
Self

Beast
Movie • 2026

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)

Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Movie • 2024
Self

The Mummy
Movie • 2017
Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde

Texas
Movie • 2002
Self

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Movie • 2017
Self

War Machine
Movie • 2017
Bob White

Boy Erased
Movie • 2018
Marshall Eamons

True History of the Kelly Gang
Movie • 2019
Harry Power

Turtle Odyssey
Movie • 2018
Narrator (voice)

Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Movie • 2013
Self
Unhinged
Movie • 2020
Man (Tom Cooper)

The Exorcism
Movie • 2024
Anthony Miller

Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
Movie • 2000
Self

Inside a Beautiful Mind
Movie • 2002
Self

American Son
Movie

La Classe américaine
Movie • 2012
Self

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Movie • 2021
Jor-El (voice)

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Movie • 2022
Arthur Coates

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Movie • 2008
Self

Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
Movie • 2008
Self

Poker Face
Movie • 2022
Jake Foley

The Last Druid
Movie • 2026

L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Movie • 2002

Boy on Bridge
Movie • 2013
Self

Bear Country
Movie
Manco Kapak

The Weight
Movie • 2026
Warden Clancy

Billion Dollar Spy
Movie
Adolf Tolkachev

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)

Unabom
Movie
Henry Murray

Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Movie • 2005
Self

Highlander
Movie
Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez

Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
Movie • 2010
Self

Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
Movie • 2008
Self

Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
Movie • 2009
Self

Manager On The Case
Movie • 1989
N. Courtney (Injured Worker)

Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary
Movie • 2025

American Gangster Special
Movie
Self

Prometheus: Génesis Mala'kak - Primera Parte
Movie
Narrador en Ingles

Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)

The Spell of the Yukon
Movie • 1996
Robert Service's poems read by (voice)

Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self

The Chaser's War on Everything
TV • 2006

The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992

Neighbours
TV • 1985

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest

Discovery Atlas
TV • 2006

ARK: The Animated Series
TV • 2024
Kor (voice)

Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self

Brides of Christ
TV • 1991
Dominic Maloney

The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self

Inside 9/11
TV • 2005

The Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure
TV • 2021
Narrator (voice)

Damage Control
TV • 2010
Narrator (voice)

El hormiguero
TV • 2006
Self

Made in Hollywood
TV • 2005
Self

The Late Show
TV • 1992
Shirty, the Slightly Aggressive Bear

Police Rescue
TV • 1991
Constable Tom 'Bomber' Young

Acropolis Now
TV • 1989
Danny O' Brian

Rove
TV • 1999
Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self

Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host

The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self

The Loudest Voice
TV • 2019
Roger Ailes

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self

The Sound
TV • 2020
Self - Co-Host

The Frame
TV • 2013
Jor-El

Sanremo Music Festival
TV • 1951
Self - Special Guest

AACTA Awards
TV • 1976
Self

Take Us Home: Leeds United
TV • 2019
Narrator (voice)

Republic of Doyle
TV • 2010
Boyd Kelley

Rafferty's Rules
TV • 1987
Bobby Jarvis

Seitenblicke
TV • 1987
Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Self

Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self

The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self

Sam Pang Tonight
TV • 2025
Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest