After initial success in Australia, Crowe began acting in American films. He went on to become a three-time Oscar nominee, winning the Academy Award as Best Actor in 2001 for Gladiator.

Crowe received three consecutive best actor Oscar nominations for The Insider, Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind. All three films were also nominated for best picture. Within the six year stretch from 1997-2003, he also starred in two other best picture nominees, LA Confidential and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, though he was nominated for neither.

On April 7, 2003, his 39th birthday, Crowe married Australian singer and actress Danielle Spencer. Crowe and Spencer's first son, Charles Spencer Crowe, was born on December 21, 2003.Their second son, Tennyson Spencer Crowe, was born on July 7, 2006.

Public Name: Russell Crowe
Birth Name: Russell Ira Crowe
Date of Birth: April 7, 1964
Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand

Filmography

• The Prince of Providence (2007)
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
• American Gangster (2007)
• Tenderness (2007)
• A Good Year (2006)
• Cinderella Man (2005)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• Proof of Life (2000)
• Gladiator (2000)
• The Insider (1999)
• Mystery, Alaska (1999)
• Breaking Up (1997)
• Heaven's Burning (1997)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Rough Magic (1995)
• Virtuosity (1995)
• No Way Back (1995)
• The Quick and the Dead (1995)
• The Sum of Us (1994)
• For the Moment (1993)
• The Silver Brumby (1993)
• Hammers Over the Anvil (1993)
• Love in Limbo (1993)
• "The Late Show" .... Shirty, the Slightly Aggressive Bear (1 episode, 1992)
• Romper Stomper (1992)
• "Police Rescue" .... Constable Tom 'Bomber' Young (1 episode, 1992)
• Spotswood (1992)
• "Brides of Christ" (1991)
• Proof (1991)
• "Acropolis Now" .... Danny O' Brian (1 episode, 1991)
• The Crossing (1990)
• Prisoners of the Sun (1990)
• "Living with the Law" (1988)
• "Neighbours" .... Kenny Larkin (4 episodes, 1987)
• "Spyforce" .... Orphan (1 episode, 1972)

Awards

• BAFTA Award Best Actor "A Beautiful Mind" 2002
• Australian Film Institute Global Achievement Award 2001
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "A Beautiful Mind" 2001
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "A Beautiful Mind" 2001
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) "A Beautiful Mind" 2001
• ShoWest Male Star of the Year 2001
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role "A Beautiful Mind" 2001
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "Gladiator" 2000
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "Gladiator" 2000
• London Film Critics' Circle Award Best Actor "Gladiator" 2000
• Oscar Best Actor "Gladiator" 2000
• San Diego Film Critics Award Best Actor "Gladiator" 2000
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "The Insider" 1999
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "The Insider" 1999
• National Board of Review Award Best Actor "The Insider" 1999
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actor "The Insider" 1999
• Australian Film Institute Award Best Actor "Romper Stomper" 1992
• Australian Film Institute Award Best Supporting Actor "Proof" 1991