60 years old and an Oscar-winning career
Russell Crowe, one of the most beloved faces in Hollywood, turns 60 today. Born on April 7, 1964, in Wellington, he began to experience the world of entertainment as a child. His parents ran cinema caterers. Yet, for Russell Crowe his acting career began around the age of 30: after participating in various television series and soap operas, in ’92 he was called to act in some films, including Skinheads. From here his career begins to take off, with a talent that will allow him to win an Oscar for Gladiator (2000) and two Golden Globes for A Beautiful Mind (2001) e The Loudest Voice – Sex and Power (2019). A job that saw him interpret the most diverse characters, timeless in the role of Massimo Decimo Meridio.
1992 – Hando
Among his first appearances was the role of Hando in the film directed by Goeffrey Wright, Skinheads. Here he is the leader of a group of skinheads in Melbourne, surrounded by racism and violence. A role that allows the actor an important debut with nine nominations at the Australian Film Institute Awards.
1999 – Jeffrey Wigand
Father and business manager. Then he is fired from the US tobacco multinational he worked for and from here the plot begins Insider – Behind the truth , where the actor plays Jeffrey Wigand in the political thriller alongside Al Pacino as Lowell Bergman. With this film he received his first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.
2000 – Maximum Decimo Meridio
“At my signal unleash hell” remains among the most famous phrases in cinema, with an interpretation by Crowe that remains etched in the memories of fans. The most important role of the actor who becomes the general of the Roman army who, reduced to slavery, transforms into the heroic gladiator. Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2001.
2001 – John Nash
A completely different role the one played a year after the Oscar, in A Beautiful Mind, a film that tells the story of the mathematician John Nash. Between study and illness, here Russell Crowe plays the 1994 Nobel Prize winner for economics, who won the Golden Globe in 2002.
2003 – Jack Aubery
The interpretation of the character born from the cycle of novels by the English writer Patrick O’Brian is still different. A personality who arrives at the cinema thanks to director Peter Weir, who creates Master & Commander – Challenge at the edge of the sea, where the captain is played by Crowe. Here adventure and history intertwine, with Captain Jack Aubery at the helm of La Surprise, a Royal Navy vessel in a nineteenth century where England clashed with Napoleon’s advance.
2006 – Max Skinner
In An excellent vintage, a romantic comedy, plays the protagonist Max. A London broker who receives an inheritance among the vineyards of Provence. A change of life that becomes an evocative fairy tale, with grosses of around 42 million.
2008 – Ed Hoffmann
In the film directed by Ridley Scott, No Truth , works alongside Leonardo di Caprio, who plays a CIA officer investigating terrorism. Russell Crowe is his boss, Ed Hoffman. A story first told by David Ignatius, journalist for the Washington Post, which is adapted for an action film directed by Ridley Scott, with whom the Australian actor had already worked in American Gangster.
2010 – Robin Hood
In 2010 he played the noble archer who steals from the rich to give to the poor, again directed by Ridley Scott. Russell Crowe becomes the famous thief of 13th century England, through cunning, strategy and action. Masterful interpretation of a legendary hero, but without any ambition to surpass the success of Gladiator.
2012 – Javert
Neither Les Misérables, film that tells the pages of Victor Hugo, he plays Javert, Jean Valjean’s great antagonist. A prison guard, he sets out to capture Valijean in a narrative that led to an Oscar nomination for best film in 2013.
2014 – Noah
In the film directed by Darren Aronofsky, he plays Noah. He is the biblical patriarch to whom God entrusts the task of building the ark to face the Universal Flood. A film with a 125 million budget, a challenging role for Crowe who ventures into an original rereading of the Old Testament.
Roger Ailes – 2019
In The Loudest Voice – Sex and Power, American television miniseries, he plays the role of Roger Ailes, president and CEO of Fox News. Above all, the last years of Ailes’ life are told here, including choices and historical events. Thanks to this performance, Russell Crowe wins a second Golden Globe for best actor in a miniseries or television film.
2023 – Gabriele Amorth
The Pope’s exorcist It is among the last films made with the participation of Crowe, who plays Father Amorth. A film taken from the memories of Gabriele Amorth, a priest who passed away in 2016. Directed by Julius Avarey, a film that investigates the possession of a boy to the point of also taking into question the secrets of the Vatican.
2024 – Capt. Eddie
Last film shot by the Australian actor, released in February 2024. Land of bad tells the story of Captain Eddie “Reaper” Grimm, played by Russell Crowe, a drone pilot who is the protagonist of the thriller directed by William Eubank.
