Rush made his film debut in the Australian film Hoodwink in 1981. He also appeared in an ongoing production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest as John Worthing (Ernest) (in which his wife, Jane Menelaus, appeared as Gwendolen). Rush's acting credits include William Shakespeare's plays The Winter's Tale (with the State Theatre Company of South Australia in 1987 at The Playhouse in Adelaide) and Troilus and Cressida (at the Old Museum Building in 1989). Following these, Rush left for Paris where he studied further. He worked with the QTC for four years, appearing in roles ranging across classical plays and pantomime, from Juno and the Paycock to Hamlet on Ice. Rush made his theatre debut in the QTC's production of Wrong Side of the Moon. In 1979, he shared an apartment with actor Mel Gibson for four months while they co-starred in a stage production of Waiting for Godot. In 1975, Rush went to Paris for two years and studied mime, movement and theatre at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, before returning to resume his stage career with QTC. Rush began his career with QTC in 1971, appearing in 17 productions. While at university, he was talent-spotted by Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) in Brisbane. Before he began his acting career, Rush attended Everton Park State High School, and graduated from the University of Queensland with a bachelor's degree in Arts. His parents divorced when he was five, and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in suburban Brisbane. His father was of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, and his mother was of German descent. Rush was born on 6 July 1951 in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. Rush is also known for his performances in television receiving Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nominations for his portrayals of comedian Peter Sellers in the HBO film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), and scientist Albert Einstein in National Geographic anthology series Genius (2017), winning for the former. His other notable films include in Elizabeth (1998), Les Misérables (1998), Frida (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Munich (2005), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and The Book Thief (2013). Rush gained mainstream popularity for his role as Captain Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003–2017). He gained prominence for his role in Shine (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor his other Oscar-nominated roles were for Shakespeare in Love (1998), Quills (2000), and The King's Speech (2010). He received a nomination for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for Diary of a Madman in 2011. He made his Broadway debut in the absurdist comedy Exit the King in 2009, where he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance. Rush starred in international productions of Waiting for Godot, The Winter's Tale and The Importance of Being Earnest. He studied for two years at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq starting in 1975. Rush started his professional acting career with the Queensland Theatre Company in 1971. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year. He also received three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor.
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