Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor known for intense, often eccentric performances.

He won an Academy Award for playing pianist David Helfgott in *Shine* (1996) and appeared as Captain Barbossa in the *Pirates of the Caribbean* films.

Rush is one of few actors to have won the "triple crown" of acting: an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award.

film

cinema

Motion picture theater

blockbuster · premiere · Hollywood · producer · soundtrack · editing · studio · franchise · Pirates of the Caribbean · Shakespeare in Love

theatre

stage

Raised performance platform

tragedy · comedy · curtain · proscenium · thespian · Broadway · playhouse · dramaturgy · classical · revival

performance

actor

One who portrays characters

  • starLuminous astronomical object
  • monologueUninterrupted solo address
  • dialogueSpoken exchange between parties

scene · direction · method · leading · supporting · audition · rehearsal · cast · ensemble · protagonist

roles

Marquis de Sade

Writer whose name became perversion

antagonist · eccentric · historical figure · biographical

awards

Oscar

Academy's golden award

Tony · accolade · honors · laureate · trophy · recognition · nomination · ceremony · achievement · tribute

Australian

Melbourne

Victorian state capital

Ned Kelly · homegrown · expatriate

Opposites
cultural origin in anglophone cinema

Geoffrey RushTom Hanks

Meryl Streep · Robert De Niro · Jack Nicholson · Denzel Washington · Julia Roberts

Family

Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Godfrey

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G