Russell Crowe is an Academy Award winning film actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Maximus in Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000), John Nash in A Beautiful Mind and Richie Roberts in American Gangster.
Life and Career
Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand but moved to Australia when he was four. He began acting in theater and film from a young age. He also pursued music and operated as a musician using the stage name Russ Le Roq.
At the age of 21, Crowe considered applying to the National Institute of Dramatic Art but was advised against it by a friend who said that Crowe was already working steadily as an actor and thus didn't need the training.
After success in Australia, Crowe crossed the ocean to Hollywood, where he quickly rose to recognition in such films as Gladiator, The Insider, L.A. Confidential, and A Beautiful Mind. He won the best actor Academy Award for his role in Gladiator, and his most recent appearance has been alongside Denzel Washington in American Gangster.
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Russell Crowe Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
April 7, 1964: Born
1995: The Quick and the Dead
1997: L.A. Confidential
1999: Mystery Alaska
1999: The Insider
2001: Gladiator
2001: A Beautiful Mind
2005: Cinderella Man
2006: A Good Year
2007: American Gangster
2007: 3:10 to Yuma
2009: State of Play