Brendan Fraser
Biography
Brendan Fraser is an American and Canadian actor whose first leading film role came in the 1992 comedy Encino Man, playing a thawed prehistoric caveman, and who starred that same year in the drama School Ties. Born in Indianapolis, he went on to comedies including With Honors (1994) and George of the Jungle (1997), and became a star as the adventurer Rick O'Connell in The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001). He also took dramatic parts in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002) and Crash (2005), and later played Clifford Steele in the television series Doom Patrol. After his film work slowed, he appeared in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move (2021) and Darren Aronofsky's The Whale (2022), winning the Academy Award for Best Actor and becoming the first Canadian to do so. He also starred in Rental Family (2025).
57years old
Turns 58 on December 3in 22 days
- Born Indianapolis
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Brendan James Frasier (birth name)Also credited as Brendan James Fraser
Movie Career
- Films
- 49
- Career span
- 34 years1992 to 2026
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Behind the award
Brendan Fraser was the first Canadian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, taking the prize for his role in The Whale.
First role
Fraser's first film part came in 1991, when he played a seaman on his way to Vietnam in the movie Dogfight.
Big break
In the 1992 comedy Encino Man, Fraser took on his first leading film role, playing a prehistoric caveman who gets thawed out in the present day.
First role
In 1995, Brendan Fraser took the role of Victor in John Patrick Shanley's Four Dogs and a Bone, his first theater production, staged at the Geffen Playhouse.
Brendan Fraser movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Hugh Wilson directed three of these films, Stephen Sommers two. Toby Huss appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Toby Huss's page
John Hannah's page
Pauly Shore's page
Steve Buscemi's page
John Rhys-Davies's page
Ben Affleck's page
All films by Hugh Wilson
All films by Stephen Sommers
Also two films together21 more actors
- Michael McKeanStill Breathing (1997) and Airheads (1994)
- Matt DillonPawn Shop Chronicles (2013) and Crash (2005)
- Don CheadleNo Sudden Move (2021) and Crash (2005)
- Rachel WeiszThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Sarah Jessica ParkerEscape from Planet Earth (2013) and Dudley Do-Right (1999)
- Mary WoronovLooney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and Glory Daze (1995)
- Julie DelpyThe Air I Breathe (2007) and Younger and Younger (1993)
- Kevin J. O'ConnorThe Mummy (1999) and Gods and Monsters (1998)
- Dave FoleyMonkeybone (2001) and Blast from the Past (1999)
- Lane SmithThe Scout (1994) and Son in Law (1993)
- Lolita DavidovichGods and Monsters (1998) and Younger and Younger (1993)
- Arnold VoslooThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Oded FehrThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Linda HuntTwenty Bucks (1993) and Younger and Younger (1993)
- Loren DeanMrs. Winterbourne (1996) and The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)
- Amy LocaneAirheads (1994) and School Ties (1992)
- Megan WardGlory Daze (1995) and Encino Man (1992)
- Don YessoBlast from the Past (1999) and Dudley Do-Right (1999)
- Patricia VelasquezThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Aharon IpaléThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Lydell M. CheshierGeorge of the Jungle (1997) and Airheads (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Brendan Fraser's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.6 billion
33 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 49 films: 33 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.
- 33Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 73% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$443M16.9% of the total
- 2$416M15.9% of the total
- 3$403M15.4% of the total
- 4$174M6.7% of the total
- 5$159M6.1% of the total
- 6$121M4.6% of the total
- 7$102M3.9% of the total
- 8$98M3.8% of the total
$704 millionfrom the other 25 films with a worldwide figure, 27% of the total
Awards
Six awards and honors from 2006 to 2023, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2023 | Best Actor | The Whale | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2022 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Won | |
| 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Crash | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Romy | Won | |
| 2006 | Canada's Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| Critics' Choice Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.