Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe life and biography

Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, director, and singer. Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand, spent 10 years of his childhood in Australia, and moved there permanently at age 21. Russell Crowe came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the epic historical film Gladiator (2000), for which Russell Crowe won an Academy Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Empire Award, and London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actor, along with 10 other nominations in the same category.

Crowe's other award-winning performances include tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film The Insider (1999) and John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001). Russell Crowe has also starred in films such as the drama Romper Stomper (1992), the mystery-detective thriller L.A. Confidential (1997), the epic war film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), the boxing drama Cinderella Man (2005), the Western 3:10 to Yuma (2007), the crime drama American Gangster (2007), the thriller-drama State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010).

Crowe later starred in the musical drama Les Misérables (2012), as Jor-El in the superhero epic Man of Steel (2013), the biblical fantasy drama Noah (2014), and the action comedy The Nice Guys (2016). In 2014, Russell Crowe made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which Russell Crowe also starred. Russell Crowe has earned various accolades, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award out of three consecutive nominations (1999, 2000, and 2001). Russell Crowe has been the co-owner of the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.