
Russell Crowe
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.
TV Shows(30)

Sam Pang Tonight
Self - Guest

ARK: The Animated Series
Kor (voice)

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

The Sound
Self - Co-Host

The Loudest Voice
Roger Ailes

Take Us Home: Leeds United
Narrator (voice)

The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self

The Frame
Jor-El

The Last Leg
Self
Damage Control
Narrator (voice)

Republic of Doyle
Boyd Kelley

The Graham Norton Show
Self

The Chaser's War on Everything

Discovery Atlas

El hormiguero
Self