Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe
Background information
Born	Russell Ira Crowe April 7, 1964 (age 60) Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealand Australian
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, musician
Years active	1985-present
Family information
Spouse	Danielle Spencer (2003-2018)
Children	2

Russell Ira Crowe is an New Zealand-born Australian actor, director, film producer, and musician. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film, Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor, a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, and 10 further nominations for best actor. He is best known for his short temper.

For Disney, he played Sheriff John Biebe in the 1999 Hollywood Pictures film Mystery, Alaska, Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 Touchstone Pictures film The Insider, and Jim Braddock in the 2005 Universal Studios/Touchstone Pictures film Cinderella Man. He also portrayed Zeus in the 2022 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder.

Roles

Zeus
(Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Sheriff John Biebe
(Mystery, Alaska)

Jeffrey Wigand
(The Insider)

Gallery

Russell Crowe at his Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony in March 2010.

Russell Crowe attending the 69th annual Cannes Film Fest in May 2016.

Trivia

• Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia, and identifies himself as an Australian.