Happy Birthday actor Geoffrey Rush

Born: July 6, 1951 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Married to: Jane Menelaus (20 November 1988 – present) (2 children)

He won an Oscar for playing David Helfgott in Shine (1996), making him one of 12 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2007).

Shine 1996 dir. Scott Hicks Starring Geoffrey Rush Armin Mueller-Stahl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 dir. Verbinski

Finding Nemo 2003 dir. Andrew Stanton Lee Unkrich Cast Albert Brooks Ellen DeGeneres

LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE dir. Zack Snyder

Candy 2006 dir. Neil Armfield Cast Heath Ledger Abbie Cornish

Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 Directed by Shekhar Kapur Starring Blanchett Rush

The Warrior’s Way dir. Sngmoo Lee Stars: Dong-gun Jang Kate Bosworth

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End 2007 dir. Verbinski Starring Johnny Deep

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 1998 dir. John Madden Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow Joseph Fiennes

MUNICH 1983 dir. Steven Spielberg Stars: Eric Bana Daniel Craig QUILLS 2000 dir. Philip Kaufman Cast: Geoffrey Rush Kate Winslet Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides dir. Rob Marshall Stars: Johnny Depp Penélope Cruz THE KING’S SPEECH 2010 dir. Tom Hooper starring Helena Bonham Carter Colin Firth FINDING NEMO 3D dir. Andrew Stanton Lee Unkrich Stars: Albert Brooks Ellen DeGeneres ELIZABETH 1997 dir. Shekhar Kapur Stars: Geoffrey Rush Cate Blanchett OSCAR AND LUCINDA 1997 dir. Gillian Armstrong Stars: Ralph Fiennes Cate Blanchett THE BOOK THIEF 2013 dir. Brian Percival Stars: Sophie Nelisse Geoffrey Rush