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{{Short description|Australian actor (born 1951)}}
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| honorific_suffix   = [[Order of Australia|AC]]
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'''Geoffrey Roy Rush''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AC}} (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. Known for often playing eccentric roles on both stage and screen, he has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Geoffrey Rush|numerous accolades]], including an [[Academy Award]], a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and a [[Tony Award]], making him the only Australian to achieve the [[Triple Crown of Acting]], in addition to three [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]] and two [[Golden Globe Awards]]. Rush is the founding president of the [[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]] and was named the 2012 [[Australian of the Year]].<ref name="Geoffrey Rush">{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Geoffrey-Rush | title=Geoffrey Rush | encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] | access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="aoty">{{cite web|url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/geoffrey-rush/882/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806010052/https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/geoffrey-rush/882/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2020|title=Geoffrey Rush|publisher=Australia Day Council|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="Singer">{{cite news|first=Jill|last=Singer|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/rush-to-flat-earth/story-e6frfiho-1111115867191|title=Rush to flat earth|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=24 March 2008}}</ref>

Rush began his professional acting career with the [[Queensland Theatre|Queensland Theatre Company]] in 1971. He studied for two years at the [[L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq]] starting in 1975. Rush starred in international productions of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'', ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' and ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''. He made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the [[Absurdist fiction|absurdist]] comedy ''[[Exit the King]]'' in 2009, where he received a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] for his performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/from-oscar-to-tony/3/|title= Geoffrey Rush – From Oscar to Tony|date= 2 June 2009|publisher= [[CBS News]]|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref> He received a nomination for [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play]] for ''[[Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol)|Diary of a Madman]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/drama-desk-award-winners-announced_37507.html|title= Drama Desk Award Winners Announced|website= TheatreMania|date= 24 May 2011|accessdate= January 10, 2023}}</ref>

He gained prominence for his role in ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]'' (1996), for which he won an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. His other Oscar-nominated roles were for ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998), ''[[Quills (film)|Quills]]'' (2000), and ''[[The King's Speech]]'' (2010). Rush gained mainstream popularity for his role as [[Captain Hector Barbossa]] in the [[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|''Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise]] (2003–2017). His other notable films include in ''[[Elizabeth (1998 film)|Elizabeth]]'' (1998), ''[[Les Misérables (1998 film)|Les Misérables]]'' (1998), ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]'' (2002), ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003), ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' (2003), ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]'' (2005), ''[[Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]'' (2007) and ''[[The Book Thief (film)|The Book Thief]]'' (2013).

Rush is also known for his performances in television receiving [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]] nominations for his portrayals of comedian [[Peter Sellers]] in the [[HBO]] film ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]'' (2004), and scientist [[Albert Einstein]] in [[National Geographic]] anthology series ''[[Genius (American TV series)|Genius]]'' (2017), winning for the former.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/12/06/qa-peter-sellers-geoffrey-rush/|title= Q&A with ''Peter Sellers'' Geoffrey Rush|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/24/genius-review-geoffrey-rush-impresses-as-an-unexpectedly-racy-albert-einstein|title= Genius review – Geoffrey Rush impresses as an unexpectedly racy Albert Einstein|website= [[The Guardian]]|date= 24 April 2017|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Rush was born on 6 July 1951 in [[Toowoomba]], [[Queensland]], the son of Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the [[Royal Australian Air Force]].<ref name=ecn>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/79/Geoffrey-Rush.html|title=Geoffrey Rush biography|website=Film Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="tiscali">{{cite web|title=Geoffrey Rush Biography|website=tiscali.film & tv|url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/geoffrey_rush_biog.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030022353/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/geoffrey_rush_biog.html|archive-date=30 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> His father was of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, and his mother was of German descent.<ref>Stated on ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', 4 August 2015</ref> He has an older sister.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geoffrey Rush: 'Growing up was all about the female figures in my life' {{!}} Family |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/may/20/geoffrey-rush-growing-up-was-all-about-the-female-figures-in-my-life|access-date=2022-02-12|website=The Guardian|date=20 May 2016 }}</ref> His parents divorced when he was five, and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in suburban [[Brisbane]].<ref name="yahoo">[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018920/bio ''Geoffrey Rush biography'']. Yahoo! Movies.</ref> Before he began his acting career, Rush attended [[Everton Park State High School]], and graduated from the [[University of Queensland]] with a bachelor's degree in Arts.<ref name="uni">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060301004618/http://www.alumni.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=286 ''Geoffrey Rush, 1997 Academy award winner'']. Alumni at University of Queensland.</ref> While at university, he was talent-spotted by [[Queensland Theatre Company]] (QTC) in Brisbane. Rush began his career with QTC in 1971, appearing in 17 productions.

In 1975, Rush went to Paris for two years and studied [[mime]], movement and theatre at [[L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq]], before returning to resume his stage career with QTC.<ref name="tiscali"/> In 1979, he shared an apartment with actor [[Mel Gibson]] for four months while they co-starred in a stage production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''.<ref name="yahoo"/><ref name="uni"/>

== Career ==
===1979–1995: Rise to prominence ===
Rush made his theatre debut in the QTC's production of ''Wrong Side of the Moon''. He worked with the QTC for four years, appearing in roles ranging across classical plays and pantomime, from ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]'' to ''Hamlet on Ice''. Following these, Rush left for Paris where he studied further. Rush made his film debut in the Australian film ''Hoodwink'' in 1981. His next film was [[Gillian Armstrong]]'s ''[[Starstruck (1982 film)|Starstruck]]'', the following year. Rush's acting credits include [[William Shakespeare]]'s plays ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' (with the [[State Theatre Company of South Australia]] in 1987 at The Playhouse in [[Adelaide]]) and ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' (at the [[Old Museum Building, Brisbane|Old Museum Building]] in 1989). He also appeared in an ongoing production of [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' as John Worthing (Ernest) (in which his wife, [[Jane Menelaus]], appeared as Gwendolen).

In the 1990s Rush appeared in small roles on television dramas, including a role as a dentist in a 1993 episode of the British television series ''[[Lovejoy]]''. Rush also continued his work in theatre. In 1994, Rush played [[Horatio (Hamlet)|Horatio]] in a production of ''[[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]]'' alongside [[Richard Roxburgh]], [[Jacqueline McKenzie]] and [[David Wenham]] in the [[Company B (theatre)|Company B]] production at the [[Belvoir St Theatre]] in Sydney.

=== 1996–2002: Breakthrough and acclaim ===
[[File:Sir Francis Walsingham by John De Critz the Elder.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Rush portrayed [[Sir Francis Walsingham]] in ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' (1998)]]
Rush made his film breakthrough with his performance in 1996 with ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]'', for which he won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. Rush had once learned the piano up until aged fourteen but took up piano lessons again thirty years later for the role in order not to require a [[Body double|hand double]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n12_v26/ai_19121799/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429131032/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n12_v26/ai_19121799/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 April 2009 |title=Playing for their lives – interview with actors Noah Taylor and Geoffrey Rush – Interview |date=29 April 2009 |access-date=27 October 2011 }}</ref> That same year, [[James L. Brooks]] flew him to Los Angeles to audition for the part of Simon Bishop in ''[[As Good as It Gets]]'' and offered him the role, but Rush declined it (it went to [[Greg Kinnear]]).<ref>{{cite news|first=Douglas|last=Aiton|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Geoffrey Rush|newspaper=Weekend Australian Magazine|date=4–5 September 2004|page=12}}</ref> In September 1998, Rush played the title role in the [[Pierre Beaumarchais|Beaumarchais]] play ''[[The Marriage of Figaro (play)|The Marriage of Figaro]]'' for the QTC. This was the opening production of the Optus Playhouse at the [[Queensland Performing Arts Centre]] at [[South Bank, Queensland|South Bank]] in [[Brisbane]]. A [[pun]] on Rush's name (and the circumstances) was used in the opening prologue of the play with the comment that the "Optus Playhouse was opening with a Rush". 

In 1998, he appeared in three major costume dramas. He played [[Javert]] opposite [[Liam Neeson]] as [[Jean Valjean]] in ''[[Les Misérables (1998 film)|Les Misérables]]''. The film directed by [[Bille August]] was an adaptation of the [[Victor Hugo]] [[Les Misérables|novel of the same name]]. [[Uma Thurman]] and [[Claire Danes]] also acted in the film. He also portrayed [[Sir Francis Walsingham]] alongside fellow Australian [[Cate Blanchett]] as [[Queen Elizabeth I]] in the historical drama ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]''. He received a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] nomination for his performance. Finally Rush portrayed [[Philip Henslowe]] in the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' acting opposite [[Joseph Fiennes]], [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], [[Colin Firth]], [[Tom Wilkinson]], and [[Judi Dench]]. For his performance he received nominations for Best Supporting Actor from the [[Academy Awards]], [[British Academy Film Awards]], [[Golden Globe Awards]], and [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. In 1999, Rush took the lead role as Steven Price in the horror film ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]'', and played the villain in the superhero comedy film ''[[Mystery Men]]''.

In 2000, Rush starred in [[Philip Kaufman]]'s ''[[Quills (film)|Quills]]'' where he played the [[Marquis de Sade]] alongside [[Kate Winslet]], [[Joaquin Phoenix]] and [[Michael Caine]]. The film was written by [[Tony Award]] winning playwright [[Doug Wright]] who adapted the film's screenplay from his play. Rush received widespread critical acclaim for his performance with ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' critic [[Peter Travers]]' describing his performance as "volcanic", and "scandalously good".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/quills-247978/|title= Quills – Film Review|website= [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|date= 15 December 2000|access-date= June 10, 2020}}</ref> For his performance in the film he received his third [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nomination this time for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]. Rush's career continued at a fast pace, with nine films released from 2001 to 2003. In 2002, Rush played [[Leon Trotsky]] to [[Salma Hayek]]'s [[Frida Kahlo]] in [[Julie Taymor]]'s ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]''. In the reaction to the [[MeToo|#MeToo Movement]], Hayek wrote an opinion piece in ''[[The New York Times]]'' detailing the harassment [[Harvey Weinstein]] perpetrated against her. In the article she wrote about her determination to make the movie and praised Rush as a collaborator and for agreeing to act in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/13/opinion/contributors/salma-hayek-harvey-weinstein.html|title= Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= 13 December 2017|access-date= June 9, 2020|last1= Hayek|first1= Salma}}</ref>

=== 2003–present: Established actor ===
[[File:Geoffrey Rush Cannes 2011.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Rush at the 2011 [[Cannes Film Festival]]]]
Rush appeared in several films released in 2003. He played Superintendent Francis Hare in ''[[Ned Kelly (2003 film)|Ned Kelly]]'' with [[Heath Ledger]], [[Orlando Bloom]] and [[Naomi Watts]]. He voiced Nigel the [[brown pelican]] in the [[Disney]]/[[Pixar]] animated film ''[[Finding Nemo]]''. Late in the year, he appeared in the [[Coen Brothers]] romantic comedy, ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' alongside [[George Clooney]] and [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]. Rush starred in the film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', released in summer 2003, as Captain [[Hector Barbossa]]. The film was a massive financial success earning $654.3 million.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|title=Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 21, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509222948/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2013 }}</ref> Rush would continue to reprise the role in its sequels, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Dead Man's Chest]]'' (2006), ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]'' (2007), ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides|On Stranger Tides]]'' (2011) and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales|Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' (2017). In addition, Rush reprised his character's voice for the enhancements at the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' attractions at the [[Disneyland]] and [[Magic Kingdom]] theme parks, which involved an [[Audio-Animatronics|audio-animatronic]] with Rush's likeness being installed (including one at [[Tokyo Disneyland]]).

Rush played actor [[Peter Sellers]] in the [[HBO]] television film ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]''. For this performance, he won various awards including the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/geoffrey-rush|title=Geoffrey Rush|work=Television Academy}}</ref> [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]], and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]. In 2005, he appeared in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]'' as Ephraim, a [[Mossad]] agent. The film is an account of [[Operation Wrath of God]], the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] after the [[Munich massacre]] at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]]. It was a critical and financial success earning five [[Academy Award]] nominations including for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. In 2017, the film was named the 16th "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/09/movies/the-25-best-films-of-the-21st-century.html|title=The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century...So Far|last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|access-date=8 July 2017|last2=Scott|first2=A.O.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 June 2017 }}</ref> In 2006, Rush hosted the [[AACTA Awards|Australian Film Institute Awards]] for the [[Nine Network]]. He was the [[master of ceremonies]] again at the 2007 AFI Awards.
[[File:GeoffreyRushMay2011.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Rush at the Sydney premiere of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'' in 2011]]

Rush has appeared on stage for the [[Brisbane Arts Theatre]] and in many other theatre venues. He has also worked as a theatre director. In 2007, he starred as King Berenger in a production of [[Eugène Ionesco]]'s ''[[Exit the King]]'' at the [[Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne|Malthouse Theatre]] in Melbourne and [[Company B (theatre)|Company B]] in Sydney, directed by [[Neil Armfield]]. For this performance, he received a [[Helpmann Award]] nomination for best male actor in a play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2008/past-nominees-and-winners/theatre|title=2008 Past nominees and Winners|website=Helpmann Awards|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> In the beginning of 2009, Rush appeared in a series of special edition postage stamps featuring some of Australia's internationally recognised actors. He, [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Russell Crowe]], and [[Nicole Kidman]] each appear twice in the series. Rush's image is taken from ''Shine''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen M.|last=Silverman|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256753,00.html|title=Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman Happy to Be Licked – On Stamps|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=February 4, 2009}}</ref> He also appeared in the musical film ''[[Bran Nue Dae (film)|Bran Nue Dae]]'' as Father Benedictus alongside [[Rocky McKenzie]], [[Ernie Dingo]], [[Jessica Mauboy]], [[Missy Higgins]], [[Deborah Mailman]], [[Dan Sultan]], and [[Magda Szubanski]].

In 2009, Rush made his Broadway debut in a re-staging of ''Exit the King'' under [[Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne|Malthouse Theatre's]] touring moniker Malthouse Melbourne and Company B [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir]]. This re-staging featured a new American cast including [[Susan Sarandon]]. The show opened on 26 March 2009 at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]]. Rush won the [[Outer Critics Circle Award]], [[Theatre World Award]], [[Drama Desk Award]], the Distinguished Performance Award from the [[Drama League Award]] and the 2009 [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search|title=Tony Awards – Search Past Tony Award Winners and Nominations|publisher=Tony Award Productions 2000|access-date=11 December 2013|archive-date=31 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831204617/http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Rush returned to the stage, playing Man in Chair in ''[[The Drowsy Chaperone]]'' on its Australian tour. That same year he also voiced Ezylryb/Lyze of Kiel in ''[[Legend of the Guardians]]'' and played [[speech and language therapist]] [[Lionel Logue]] in [[Tom Hooper]]'s historical drama ''[[The King's Speech]]'' concerning [[King George VI]], played by [[Colin Firth]], and his [[speech impediment]]. The film focuses on their unlikely friendship as they work together after [[Edward VIII]] played by [[Guy Pearce]] [[Abdication of Edward VIII|abdicates the throne]]. The new king relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast upon [[United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939)|Britain's declaration of war on Germany]] in 1939. The film also starred [[Helena Bonham Carter]] as [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]], and [[Jennifer Ehle]] as [[Lionel Logue#Personal life|Myrtle Logue]]. The film was a financial success earning $424 million at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3042739713/|title= The King's Speech|website= Box Office Mojo|access-date= December 2, 2020}}</ref> Rush's performance was praised by critics and earned him a [[British Academy Film Award]] win and nominations for the [[Academy Awards]] and [[Golden Globe Awards]] for Best Supporting Actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/feb/13/baftas-2011-the-kings-speech|title= Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board|website= The Guardian|date= 14 February 2011|access-date= December 2, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Gala de închidere TIFF.22 2023 (52983463068).jpg|thumb|left|170px|Rush at [[Transilvania International Film Festival|TIFF]] in 2023]]
Rush returned as [[Hector Barbossa|Captain Hector Barbossa]] in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', starring [[Johnny Depp]], in 2011. Rush is also preparing for a film version of ''[[The Drowsy Chaperone]]'', an award-winning stage musical.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/153520/geoffrey-rush-to-take-a-seat-in-drowsy-chaperone-film/ |title=Geoffrey Rush to Take a Seat in Drowsy Chaperone Film |work=Broadway.com |access-date=13 September 2010}}</ref> In addition, he voiced the alien [[Tomar-Re]] in the film adaptation of the ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]'' comic book series.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Mike| last=Vilensky |url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/03/tk_2.html |title=Geoffrey Rush Joins Green Lantern |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=30 March 2011 |access-date=17 April 2011}}</ref> In 2011 Rush portrayed Sir Basil Hunter in the Fred Schepisi directed adaptation of Australian Nobel laureate Patrick White's novel, ''The Eye of the Storm''. In 2011, Rush played the lead in a theatrical adaptation of [[Nikolai Gogol]]'s short story ''[[Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol)|The Diary of a Madman]]'' at the [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]]. He won for this role the [[Helpmann Award]] and was nominated for the [[Drama Desk Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2011/past-nominees-and-winners/theatre|title=2011 Past nominees and Winners|website=Helpmann Awards|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> From November 2011, Rush played the role of Lady Bracknell in the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] production of ''The Importance of Being Earnest''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtc.com.au/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=3737 |title=The Importance of Being Earnest |publisher=Melbourne Theatre Company |access-date=17 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402091812/http://www.mtc.com.au/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=3737 |archive-date=2 April 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> Other actors from the 1988 production include Jane Menelaus, this time as Miss Prism, and [[Bob Hornery]], who had played Canon Chasuble, as the two butlers.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Craven|author-link=Peter Craven (literary critic)|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/the-importance-of-being-geoffrey-rush/story-fn9n8gph-1226190003944|title=The importance of being Geoffrey Rush|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=12 November 2011|access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> In 2011, Rush made a cameo in a commercial, ''The Potato Peeler'', for the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), playing a Polish farmer. He spoke his lines in [[Polish language|Polish]] for the part.<ref>{{YouTube|m6235pICmsk|MIFF Trailer 2011 – The Potato Peelers}} (23 June 2011). Retrieved 27 November 2011.</ref> In August 2011, Rush was appointed the foundation president of the newly formed [[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/geoffrey-rush-australian-academy/2846536|title=Rush named president of Australian Oscars|newspaper=ABC News|date=19 August 2011}}</ref> He resigned from the post in December 2017 after [[Sydney Theatre Company]] announced they had received an accusation of inappropriate behaviour against him.<ref>{{cite news|title=Geoffrey Rush quits industry post over 'inappropriate behaviour' claim|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/02/geoffrey-rush-quits-industry-post-over-inappropriate-behaviour-claim|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|agency=Associated Press|date=2 December 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, Rush appeared alongside [[Jim Sturgess]] in ''[[The Best Offer]]'' and also appeared in the [[The Book Thief (film)|film version]] of the best-selling novel ''[[The Book Thief]]''. Dennis Harvey of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety Magazine]]'' praised his performance writing, that "Rush generously provides the movie's primary warmth and humor".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/markets-festivals/the-book-thief-review-1200694271/|title= Film Review: 'The Book Thief'|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= 4 October 2013|access-date= June 8, 2020}}</ref> In 2017, Rush starred in [[Stanley Tucci]]'s film ''[[Final Portrait]]'' alongside [[Armie Hammer]]. The film had its world premiere at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]]. The film received positive reviews from critics earning a 73% from [[Rotten Tomatoes]] with the consensus reading, "''Final Portrait'' finds writer-director Stanley Tucci patiently telling a quietly absorbing story, brought to life by a talented ensemble led by Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_portrait/ |title=Final Portrait (2018) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> That same year, Rush starred as [[Albert Einstein]] in the first season of [[National Geographic]]'s limited anthology series ''[[Genius (American TV series)|Genius]]''. The series was executive produced by [[Ron Howard]] and also starred [[Emily Watson]]. Rush won widespread acclaim earning a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination as well as [[Golden Globe Award]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations. In 2018, upon winning the [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] as [[Winston Churchill]] for ''[[Darkest Hour (film)|Darkest Hour]]'', [[Gary Oldman]] praised Rush as a "giant of acting" along with [[Robert De Niro]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[Richard Jenkins]], and [[Denzel Washington]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/VNlbpOXl6sU Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180123023332/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNlbpOXl6sU Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNlbpOXl6sU|title= Gary Oldman: Acceptance Speech – 24th Screen Actors Guild Award|date= 21 January 2018|via= [[YouTube]]|access-date= June 9, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/movies/sag-awards-2018-gary-oldman-male-actor-leading-role/|title= Gary Oldman Cries Accepting SAG Award: 'There Are Giants of Acting in This Room Tonight'|magazine= [[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Maria|last=Pasquini|date=January 21, 2018|access-date= June 9, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, Rush played the character of adult Michael Kingley in ''[[Storm Boy (2019 film)|Storm Boy]]'' alongside Finn Little, [[Jai Courtney]], [[Trevor Jamieson]], [[Morgan Davies]], and [[Erik Thomson]]. It was released on 17 January 2019.<ref>{{cite web|first=Frank|last=Scheck|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/storm-boy-1199542|title= Storm Boy Review|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 4, 2019|access-date= May 3, 2020}}</ref>

==== Upcoming projects ====
In 2022, he was announced to be starring as [[Groucho Marx]] in an adaptation of the memoir ''Raised Eyebrows''. The film will be directed by [[Oren Moverman]] and co-star [[Sienna Miller]] and [[Charlie Plummer]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Zack|last=Sharf|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/geoffrey-rush-groucho-marx-raised-eyebrows-1235169035/|title=Geoffrey Rush to Star as Groucho Marx in 'Raised Eyebrows' Biopic|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 1, 2022|access-date= February 1, 2022}}</ref> Rush said of the project that the Marx film is not a biopic, but rather a “tragic comedy about mortality”, about the last three years of Marx’s life. Rush is also set to star opposite [[Emma Roberts]] in the action-comedy film ''Verona Spies''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2022/11/emma-roberts-american-horror-story-madame-web-geoffrey-rush-verona-spies-frank-coraci-afm-1235160229/|title= Emma Roberts & Geoffrey Rush To Star In Action-Comedy 'Verona Spies' For Director Frank Coraci & Luminosity — AFM|website= Deadline Hollywood|date= November 2022|accessdate= December 30, 2023}}</ref> In 2023 it was announced Rush would star opposite [[John Lithgow]] in the thriller ''The Rule of Jenny Pen''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/news/charades-caa-break-out-thriller-the-rule-of-jenny-pen-with-geoffrey-rush-john-lithgow-exclusive/5182035.article|title= Charades, CAA break out thriller 'The Rule Of Jenny Pen' with Geoffrey Rush, John Lithgow (exclusive)|website= ScreenDaily|accessdate= December 30, 2023}}</ref>

== Acting credits ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Hoodwink (1981 film)|Hoodwink]]''
| Detective 1
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Starstruck (1982 film)|Starstruck]]''
| Floor Manager
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Twelfth Night (1986 film)|Twelfth Night]]''
| [[Sir Andrew Aguecheek]]
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Dad and Dave: On Our Selection]]''
| Dave Rudd
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 1996
| ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]''
| [[David Helfgott]] (adult)
|
|-
| ''[[Children of the Revolution (1996 film)|Children of the Revolution]]''
| Zachary Welch
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Oscar and Lucinda (film)|Oscar and Lucinda]]''
| Narrator 
| Voice
|-
|rowspan=4| 1998
| ''[[A Little Bit of Soul (1998 film)|A Little Bit of Soul]]''
| Godfrey Usher
|
|-
| ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]''
| [[Francis Walsingham|Sir Francis Walsingham]]
|
|-
| ''[[Les Misérables (1998 film)|Les Misérables]]''
| [[Javert|Inspector Javert]]
|
|-
| ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''
| [[Philip Henslowe]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| ''[[Mystery Men]]''
| Casanova Frankenstein
|
|-
| ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]''
| Stephen H. Price
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
| ''[[Quills (film)|Quills]]''
| [[Marquis de Sade]]
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Magic Pudding|The Magic Pudding (film)}}''
| Bunyip Bluegum 
| Voice; Animated Feature
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[[The Tailor of Panama (film)|The Tailor of Panama]]''
| Harold "Harry" Pendel
|
|-
| ''[[Lantana (film)|Lantana]]''
| John Knox
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
| ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]''
| [[Leon Trotsky]]
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Banger Sisters}}''
| Harry Plummer
|
|-
|rowspan=6| 2003
| ''[[Swimming Upstream]]''
| Harold Fingleton
|
|-
| ''[[Ned Kelly (2003 film)|Ned Kelly]]''
| Superintendent Francis Hare
|
|-
| ''[[Finding Nemo]]''
| Nigel (the Pelican)
| Voice; Animated Feature
|-
| ''[[Harvie Krumpet]]''
| Narrator 
| Voice
|-
| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]''
| [[Hector Barbossa|Captain Hector Barbossa]]
|
|-
| ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]''
| Donovan Donaly
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]''
| Ephraim
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]''
| Captain Hector Barbossa
| Cameo (uncredited)
|-
| ''[[Candy (2006 film)|Candy]]''
| Casper
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2007
| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''
| Captain Hector Barbossa
|
|-
| ''[[Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]''
| [[Sir Francis Walsingham]]
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[$9.99]]''
| Angel 
| Voice
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Bran Nue Dae (film)|Bran Nue Dae]]''
| Father Benedictus
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2010
| ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]''
| Ezylryb/Lyze of Kiel 
| Voice; Animated Film
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|King's Speech}}''
| [[Lionel Logue]]
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Warrior's Way}}''
| Ron
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2011
| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''
| Captain Hector Barbossa
|
|-
| ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]''
| [[Tomar-Re]] 
| Voice
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Eye of the Storm|The Eye of the Storm (2011 film)}}''
| Basil Hunter
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''[[The Best Offer]]''
| Virgil Oldman
|
|-
| ''[[The Book Thief (film)|The Book Thief]]''
| Hans Hubermann
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]''
| Narrator
| Documentary
|-
|rowspan=3| 2015
| ''[[The Daughter (2015 film)|The Daughter]]''
| Henry Neilson
|
|-
| ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]''
| The Narrator 
| Voice; Animated Film
|-
| ''[[Holding the Man (film)|Holding the Man]]''
| Barry
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Gods of Egypt (film)|Gods of Egypt]]''
| [[Ra]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
| ''[[Final Portrait]]''
| [[Alberto Giacometti]]
| 
|-
| ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]''
| Captain Hector Barbossa
| 
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Storm Boy (2019 film)|Storm Boy]]''
| Mike "Storm Boy" Kingley
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/im-global-anthem-slate-geoffrey-rush-jai-courtney-storm-boy-joshua-jackson-liquid-media-skin-cannes-1202087386/|title=IM Global's Anthem Gets 'Real' & More; Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney Join 'Storm Boy' – Cannes Briefs|first1=Nancy|last1=Tartaglione|date=11 May 2017|website=Deadline}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[The Rule Of Jenny Pen]]''
| Stefan Mortensen
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2024/08/fantastic-fest-2024-the-rule-of-jenny-pen-never-let-go-terrifier-3-to-kick-off.html|first1=Peter|last1=Martin|title=Fantastic Fest 2024: THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, NEVER LET GO, TERRIFIER 3 to Kick off |date=16 August 2024|website=Screen Anarchy}}</ref>
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| ''Raised Eyebrows''
| [[Groucho Marx]] 
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/geoffrey-rush-sienna-miller-groucho-marx-raised-eyebrows-1234924162/|title=Geoffrey Rush To Play Groucho Marx In Oren Moverman-Directed 'Raised Eyebrows' For Cold Iron Pictures; Sienna Miller & Charlie Plummer Also Set|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=1 February 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 1979–81
| ''Consumer Capers''
| Jim Boy
| TV series
|
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Menotti (TV series)|Menotti]]''
| Fr. Peter Fuller
| 13 episodes
|
|-
| 1987
| ''Frontier''
| David Collins
| Miniseries; 3 episodes
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Mercury (TV series)|Mercury]]''
| Bill Wyatt
| 13 episodes
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004
| ''{{sortname|The|Life and Death of Peter Sellers}}''
| [[Peter Sellers]]
| Television Movie, [[HBO]]
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|authorlink=Todd McCarthy|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/the-life-and-death-of-peter-sellers-1200533224/|title= The Life and Death of Peter Sellers|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= May 22, 2004|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kath & Kim]]''
|Geoff
|Episode: "Sitting on a Pile"
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200410/highlights/239002.htm|title= Kath & Kim Sitting On A Pile|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=October 21, 2004|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Lowdown (TV series)|Lowdown]]''
| Narrator/God
| Voice; 16 episodes
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Geoffrey Rush"
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/who-do-you-think-you-are/episode-1/geoffrey-rush|title= Who Do You Think You Are? Episode 1: Geoffrey Rush|website= sbs.com|date= 17 July 2015|access-date= April 26, 2020|archive-date= 8 March 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210308150336/https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/who-do-you-think-you-are/episode-1/geoffrey-rush|url-status= dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Genius (2017 TV series)|Genius]]''
| [[Albert Einstein]]
| Miniseries, [[National Geographic]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/genius-geoffrey-rush-ron-howard-emmys-interview-news-1202141175/|title= 'Genius' Star Geoffrey Rush On "Humanizing" Einstein, An Iconic Figure We Only Thought We Knew|website= [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date= 10 August 2017|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Theatre ===

'''As actor'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
! class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Teeth 'n' Smiles|Teeth ‘n’ Smiles]]''
|
| [[Nimrod Theatre Company]]
|-
|1983
|''[[The Blind Giant is Dancing]]''
|Allen Fitzgerald 
|Australian Theatre Company
|<ref name=ata>{{cite web|url=http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/281276-geoffrey-rush|title= Geoffrey Rush|website= abouttheartists.com|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|1986
|''[[Pearls Before Swine (musical)|Pearls Before Swine]]'' 
|Director
|[[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir St Theatre]], Sydney
|
|-
|1987
|''[[The Winters Tale]]''
|Performer 
|The Playhouse, Adelaide 
|<ref name=BW2009>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Colin-Firth-Helena-Bonham-Carter-Geoffrey-Rush-and-More-Set-for-The-Kings-Speech-Film-20091116|title= Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush and More Set for 'The King's Speech' Film|date=November 16, 2009|website=[[Broadway World]]|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|1989
|''[[Troilus and Cressida]]''
|Performer 
|[[Old Museum Building, Brisbane|Old Building Museum]], Australia
|rowspan=4|<ref name=BW2009/>
|-
|1994
|''[[Hamlet]]''
|[[Horatio (Hamlet)|Horatio]]
|[[Belvoir St Theatre]], Australia
|-
|1998 
|''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''
| Figaro 
|[[Queensland Performing Arts Centre|Queensland Arts Centre]], Australia
|-
|2007
|rowspan=2|''[[Exit the King]]''
| rowspan=2|King Berenger 
|[[Malthouse Theatre]], Australia
|-
|2009
|[[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]], Broadway
|<ref name=PB>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/geoffrey-rush-vault-0000025702|title= Geoffrey Rush|website= [[Playbill]]|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''[[The Drowsy Chaperone]]''
|Man in Chair 
|[[Arts Centre Melbourne]], Australia
|<ref name=ata/>
|-
|2011
|''[[The Diary of a Madman (opera)|Diary of a Madman]]''
| Aksentii Poprischin
|[[Brooklyn Academy of Music|Harvey Theatre]], Brooklyn
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bam.org/theater/2011/the-diary-of-a-madman|title= The Diary of a Madman|website= BAM.org|access-date= April 26, 2020|archive-date= 10 January 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200110230008/https://www.bam.org/theater/2011/the-diary-of-a-madman|url-status= dead}}</ref>
|-
|2011–12
|''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]''
|Lady Augusta Bracknell 
|Sumner Theatre, Australia
|<ref name=ata/>
|-
|2012
|''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]''
|Prologus Pseudolus
|[[Her Majesty's Theatre]], Australia 
|<ref name=ata/>
|-
|2015–16
|''[[King Lear]]'' 
| [[Leir of Britain|Lear]]
|[[Roslyn Packer Theatre]], Australia 
|<ref name=ata/>
|}

''' As director '''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Pearls Before Swine (musical)|Pearls Before Swine]]'' 
| Director 
| [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir St Theatre]], [[Seymour Centre]], [[Universal Theatre|Universal Theatre, Melbourne]] 
|}

==Awards and honours==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Geoffrey Rush}}
Rush has won what is known as the [[Triple Crown of Acting]], meaning an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], [[Tony Award]] and [[Emmy Award]], which represent film, theatre and television respectively. Over his career he has also received three [[British Academy Film Awards]], two [[Golden Globe Award]]s, and four [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s. Rush received his [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for his performance in ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]'' (1996). He has received three other nominations for his roles in ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998), ''[[Quills (film)|Quills]]'' (2000), and ''[[The King's Speech]]'' (2010). For his work in television he received the [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie]] for his performance as [[Peter Sellers]] in ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]'' (2003). Rush received his [[Tony Award]] for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] for his performance in the French absurdist comedy ''[[Exit the King]]'' (2009).

Rush is the founding president of the [[Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts]] and was named the 2012 [[Australian of the Year]].<ref name="Geoffrey Rush"/><ref name="aoty"/><ref name="Singer"/> In 2014 he was appointed a [[Order of Australia|Companion of the Order of Australia]] (AC) Australia's highest civilian honour, for eminent service to the arts as a theatre performer, motion picture actor and film producer, as a role model and mentor for aspiring artists, and through support for, and promotion of, the Australian arts industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Companion (AC) in the general division of the Order of Australia — Mr Geoffrey RUSH|url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC%20(final).pdf|publisher=[[Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia]]|page= [http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC%20(final).pdf#page=5 5]|date=26 January 2014|access-date=27 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121500/http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC%20(final).pdf|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Rush has received various honours over his career including the [[Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards]] in 1994. He was awarded an [[Honorary Doctorate]] of Letters by the [[University of Queensland]], in Australia in 1998. In 2001 he was awarded the [[Australian Centenary Medal]] in [[Elizabeth II|the Queen's]] New Year's Honours List for his services to the arts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geoffrey Rush|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1118074|publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|access-date=27 January 2014|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042004/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1118074|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003 he received the [[Hollywood Film Festival]] for Supporting Actor of the Year. In 2003 he received the [[AACTA Awards|Australian Film Institute Award]] for Global Achievement Award. 
The following year he received [[Brisbane International Film Festival]]'s Chauvel Award. In 2009 he received [[Australian Film Institute Longford Life Achievement Award]] and was announced as one of the [[Q150 Icons]] of Queensland for his role as an "Influential Artist". In 2011 he was honored with [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]]'s Montecito Award.

In 2022, he received the Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2022/film/global/geoffrey-rush-benicio-del-toro-karlovy-vary-film-festival-1235298942/|title= Geoffrey Rush, Benicio Del Toro to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival|website= Variety|date= 21 June 2022|accessdate= March 29, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
=== Marriage and family ===
Since 1988, Rush has been married to actress [[Jane Menelaus]], with whom he has a daughter and a son. Rush lives in Melbourne, and spent several years in Castlemaine, Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|title=The King's Speech: From Geoffrey Rush's letterbox to the big screen|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/01/21/3118092.htm|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=7 September 2012 |first1=Adam |last1=Spencer |first2=Lawrence |last2=Champness| date=21 January 2011}}</ref>

=== Legal issues ===
On 30 November 2017, the [[Sydney]] tabloid newspaper ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]'' published a front-page article alleging that Rush engaged in "inappropriate behaviour" onstage with a co-star during the [[Sydney Theatre Company]]'s 2015 production of ''[[King Lear]]''. The story contained no corroboration for the allegations, though the STC divulged to the ''Telegraph'' that they had received a complaint about alleged [[sexual harassment]] by Rush. [[Eryn Jean Norvill]], who had starred as [[Cordelia (King Lear)|Cordelia]] alongside Rush, alleged that the actor had touched her inappropriately without her consent.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ursula|last=Malone|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-20/geoffrey-rush-defamation-case-inappropriate-touching/9464502|title=Geoffrey Rush defamation case: Details emerge of allegation he touched actress' genitals|newspaper=ABC News|date=20 February 2018|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> 

The ''Telegraph''{{'}}s story was picked up by various newspapers in Australia but not by the [[Melbourne]] ''[[Herald Sun]]'' because of concerns that the ''Telegraph'' was "running with a yarn which is highly [[libel]]lous".<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Barry|url=http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s4775254.htm|title=The rush to convict Geoffrey Rush|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=4 December 2017|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> Rush denied the allegations and, on 8 December 2017, announced that he had filed a [[defamation]] suit with the [[Federal Court of Australia]], charging that the ''Telegraph'' "made false, pejorative and demeaning claims, splattering them with unrelenting bombast on its front pages".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-rush-lawsuit/actor-geoffrey-rush-sues-australian-newspaper-over-inappropriate-behavior-report-idUSKBN1E20K5|title=Actor Geoffrey Rush sues Australian newspaper over 'inappropriate behavior' report|work=[[Reuters]]|date=8 December 2017|access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> In an [[affidavit]], Rush stated that as a result of the allegations, he had been suffering from [[anxiety]], [[insomnia]] and loss of appetite, and felt that "his worth to the theatre and film industry is now irreparably damaged".<ref>{{cite news|first=Ashleigh|last=Raper|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-09/geoffrey-rush-housebound-and-barely-eating-say-lawyers/9633652|title=Geoffrey Rush's lawyers claim articles have left him virtually housebound, barely eating and with a ruined career|newspaper=ABC News|date=9 April 2018|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>

The trial was concluded on 9 November 2018. On 11 April 2019, the judge ruled in favour of Rush, awarding him $850,000. In his written statement defending his ruling, Justice Michael Wigney said that none of Norvill's claims were proven, due to her evidence being "not credible or reliable and contradicted by other members of the cast", and that Rush's evidence was overwhelming. He also criticised the ''Telegraph'' for "recklessly irresponsible pieces of [[sensationalist]] journalism of the very worst kind".<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinnell |first1=Jamie |date=11 Apr 2019|title=Geoffrey Rush wins defamation case against Nationwide News, publisher of The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-11/geoffrey-rush-wins-defamation-case-against-nationwide-news/10991756 |access-date=11 April 2019 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> A month later, the ''Telegraph'' was ordered to pay Rush an extended judgement of $2.87 million. ''The Telegraph'' motioned to appeal but the judgement was upheld.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hutchinson|first1=Samantha|last2=Brook|first2=Stephen|date=20 July 2020|title=Telegraph in no Rush to appeal $2.87m defamation payout|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/telegraph-in-no-rush-to-appeal-2-87m-defamation-payout-20200720-p55dsj.html|access-date=26 August 2020|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref>

''' Further allegations'''

On 16 December 2018, ''[[The New York Times]]'' published an interview with Australian actress [[Yael Stone]], who accused Rush of sexual misconduct during the production of a theatre adaptation of ''[[Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol)|Diary of a Madman]]'' in 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bari|last=Weiss|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/opinion/metoo-defamation-geoffrey-rush-yael-stone.html|title=The Cost of Telling a #MeToo Story in Australia|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=16 December 2018|access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref> Among the allegations Stone made in interviews to the ''Times'' and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] were incidents where Rush angled a hand mirror over a shower cubicle to observe her naked, sent her flirty [[text message]]s and danced naked in front of her in her dressing room.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/dec/17/yael-stone-alleges-geoffrey-rush-sexual-inappropriately-dressing-room-denies|title = Yael Stone alleges Geoffrey Rush acted inappropriately towards her in dressing room, a claim he denies|website = [[The Guardian]]|date = 17 December 2018}}</ref> 

Rush responded in a statement to the ''Times'' through his attorneys, saying that Stone's allegations were "incorrect and in some instances have been taken completely out of context. However, clearly Yael has been upset on occasion by the spirited enthusiasm I generally bring to my work. I sincerely and deeply regret if I have caused her any distress. This, most certainly, has never been my intention."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Rachel |title='OITNB' Actress Yael Stone Accuses Geoffrey Rush of Sexual Harassment |url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/yael-stone-geoffrey-rush-sexual-harassment-1203091433/ |access-date=April 10, 2019 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 18, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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* [http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/picturescatalogue?action=PCSearch&mode=search&attribute2=Aggregation&term2=BIB&op1=AND&attribute1=any+field&term1=geoffrey+rush&x=17&y=14 Professional photographs of Geoffrey Rush] – National Library of Australia

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