Russell Crowe
Biography
Russell Crowe is an actor and film director who was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia at age four. He began acting in Australia and broke through in Romper Stomper (1992), winning an Australian Film Institute award for best actor. International recognition followed for L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999), the latter earning his first Academy Award nomination. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Gladiator (2000) and was nominated again for A Beautiful Mind (2001). He has also won a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globes. His many other films include Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), Robin Hood (2010), Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), The Nice Guys (2016), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), The Pope's Exorcist (2023) and Nuremberg (2025). He made his directorial debut with The Water Diviner (2014), in which he also starred.
62years old
Turns 63 on April 7in 171 days
- Born Strathmore Park
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Russell Ira Crowe (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 54
- Career span
- 35 years1991 to 2026
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A role that slipped away
Crowe was offered the role of Wolverine in the first X-Men film but turned it down and suggested Hugh Jackman instead, a recommendation that launched Jackman's film career.
A role that slipped away
Russell Crowe turned down the part of Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He felt studios were pushing filmmakers to cast him because of his recent successes.
A role that slipped away
Crowe was favored for the part of Joshua Chamberlain in Gettysburg in 1993 but was passed over in favor of Jeff Daniels.
A first
Russell Crowe was the first lead actor in consecutive Best Picture winners after Walter Pidgeon, who had that distinction with How Green Was My Valley and Mrs. Miniver.
First role
Crowe got his first professional role from director Daniel Abineri in a New Zealand production of The Rocky Horror Show, playing Eddie and Dr. Scott from 1986 to 1988.
About the name
Under the guidance of Tom Sharplin, Crowe started out as a musician in the early 1980s, using the stage name Russ Le Roq. He put out several New Zealand singles, among them I Just Wanna Be Like Marlon Brando.
Russell Crowe movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ridley Scott directed five of these films, Ron Howard two and Derrick Borte two. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Ridley Scott
All films by Ron Howard
Derrick BorteDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2026
All films by Derrick Borte
Also three films together2 more actors
- Tanya ClarkeUNABOMBER (2026), Tenderness (2009) and A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- Daniel MacPhersonBeast (2026), Land of Bad (2024) and Poker Face (2022)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Russell Crowe's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$5.5 billion
39 of the 52 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 52 films: 39 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 39Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 69% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$761M13.9% of the total
- 2$668M12.2% of the total
- 3$466M8.5% of the total
- 4$443M8.1% of the total
- 5$409M7.5% of the total
- 6$363M6.6% of the total
- 7$322M5.9% of the total
- 8$317M5.8% of the total
$1.7 billionfrom the other 31 films with a worldwide figure, 31% of the total
Awards
Seven awards and honors from 2001 to 2002, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2001 | Best Actor | Gladiator | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2002 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | A Beautiful Mind | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2002 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | A Beautiful Mind | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2001 | Centenary Medal | Won | |
| Australian National Living Treasure | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.