Line #40 Creator/RussellCrowe


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:[[https://youtu.be/DN6UEsSywPo Fightin' Around the World!]]]]
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4	->''"I think my reputation is something that I'll probably try to spend the rest of my life living it down and it probably won't work."''
5	-->-- '''Crowe''', interview with Steve Kroft for ''Series/SixtyMinutes''
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7	Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 in Wellington) is an Oscar-winning actor from UsefulNotes/NewZealand and UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}[[note]]Although he's very much associated with Australia and considers it home, he's been unable to obtain Australian citizenship and holds a New Zealand passport[[/note]], although he frequently plays {{Fake American}}s.
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9	Among his more famous starring roles were in ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' (as an Ancient Roman general/gladiator; Oscar winner), ''Film/ABeautifulMind'' (as a brilliant yet troubled mathematician; Oscar nominated), and ''Film/TheInsider'' (as a corporate whistleblower; Oscar nominated). As a musician he was formerly in the line up of a band called "30 Odd Foot of Grunts", and co-wrote a song with Alan Doyle for Doyle's band Music/GreatBigSea, "The Company of Fools". He was also cast as Jor-El in ''Film/ManOfSteel'', Creator/ZackSnyder's reboot of the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' films, and as Javert in the film adaptation of the musical ''Film/LesMiserables2012''.
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11	Due to his involvement in several highly publicized brawls, he has gained a reputation for his temper. The American Secret Service protected Crowe for a time when Al Qaeda allegedly threatened his life as some sort of destabilization plan that involved eliminating iconic Americans (despite ''not being American''...).
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13	!!Selected filmography:
14	* ''Film/{{Proof\|1991}}'' (1991) as Andy
15	* ''Film/RomperStomper'' (1992) as Hando
16	* ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead'' (1995) as Cort
17	* ''Film/{{Virtuosity}}'' (1995) as SID 6.7
18	* ''Film/LAConfidential'' (1997) as Officer Wendell "Bud" White
19	* ''Film/TheInsider'' (1999) as Jeffrey Wigand - UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominee for Best Actor
20	* ''Film/MysteryAlaska'' (1999) as Sheriff John Biebe
21	* ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' (2000) as Maximus Decimus Meridius - UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winner for Best Actor
22	* ''Film/ProofOfLife'' (2000) as Terry Thorne
23	* ''Film/ABeautifulMind'' (2001) as John Forbes Nash - UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominee for Best Actor
24	* ''Film/MasterAndCommander'' (2003) as Captain Jack Aubrey
25	* ''Film/CinderellaMan'' (2005) as Jim Braddock
26	* ''Film/AGoodYear'' (2006) as Max Skinner
27	* ''[[Film/ThreeTenToYuma2007 3:10 to Yuma]]'' (2007) as Ben Wade
28	* ''Film/AmericanGangster'' (2007) Detective Richie Roberts
29	* ''Film/BodyOfLies'' (2008) as Ed Hoffman
30	* ''Film/StateOfPlay'' (2009) as Cal [=McAffrey=]
31	* ''Literature/{{Tenderness}}'' (2009) as Detective Cristofuoro
32	* ''[[Film/RobinHood2010 Robin Hood]]'' (2010) as Myth/RobinHood
33	* ''Film/TheNextThreeDays'' (2010) as John Brennan
34	* ''Film/TheManWithTheIronFists'' (2012) as Jackknife
35	* ''[[Film/LesMiserables2012 Les Misérables]]'' (2012) as Inspector Javert
36	* ''Series/RepublicOfDoyle'' (2012) as Boyd Kelley
37	* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Jor-El]]:
38	** ''Film/ManOfSteel'' (2013)
39	** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' (2021, voice only)
40	* ''Film/WintersTale'' (2014) as Pearly Soames / Demon
41	* ''Film/{{Noah}}'' (2014) as Noah
42	* ''Film/TheWaterDiviner'' (2014) as Joshua Connor - also his directorial debut
43	* ''Film/TheNiceGuys'' (2016) as Jackson Healy
44	* ''Film/{{The Mummy\|2017}}'' (2017) as Dr. Henry Jekyll
45	* ''Film/BoyErased'' (2018) as Marshall Eamons
46	* ''Film/{{Unhinged\|2020}}'' (2020) as Tom Cooper
47	* ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' (2022) as [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Zeus]]
48	* ''Film/TheGreatestBeerRunEver'' (2022) as Arthur Coates
49	* ''Film/ThePopesExorcist'' (2023) as Gabriele Amorth
50	* ''Film/{{Kraven the Hunter\|2024}}'' (2024)
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52	!!Tropes associated with Crowe's work:
53	%%We don't trope creators, only their work. Does this fit a role he's had?* ButNotTooWhite: He has Māori ancestry.
54	* FakeAmerican: Many of his famous roles and the bulk of his performances since ''Film/LAConfidential''.
55	%%* FakeBrit: His characters in ''Film/AGoodYear'', ''Film/MasterAndCommander'', and ''Film/RobinHood2010'' are all British.
56	* GeniusBruiser: His characters tend to be tough and fearsome but that doesn't mean they're stupid by any means, [[Film/LAConfidential Bud White]] being a notable examples of the two aspects.
57	* HairTriggerTemper: He's famous for his short temper and multiple arrests for fights though he's calmed down considerably since becoming a father and hasn't had any incidents since his arrest in 2005.
58	* ProductionPosse: Since ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', he has regularly worked with Creator/RidleyScott (five movies so far).
59	* PromotedFanboy: He once had a song entitled "I Just Want To Be Like Marlon Brando" and went on to play Brando's role as Jor-El in ''Film/ManOfSteel''.
60	* RomanceOnTheSet:
61	** He had an affair with Creator/MegRyan back in 2000 when they met working on ''Film/ProofOfLife'' together. She was married to Creator/DennisQuaid at the time.
62	** He also met his future wife, Danielle Spencer, while filming an Australian film entitled ''The Crossing'' in 1990. They only tied the knot in 2003.
63	* SoMyKidsCanWatch: In an [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2336146/Man-Of-Steels-Henry-Cavill-I-fat-kid-I-easy-target-How-actor-overcame-obesity-bullying-British-Superman.html interview]], one of the reasons why Russell took the role of Jor-El in ''Film/ManOfSteel'' is that he wants his two sons to see him as a father figure in a movie catered to their age group.
64	* ThoseTwoActors: With Creator/JenniferConnelly in three films (''Film/ABeautifulMind'', ''Winter's Tale'' and ''Film/{{Noah}}'').
65	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
66	** Was offered to take the role of Aragorn for ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with ''Film/ABeautifulMind''.
67	** He was also offered to play Wolverine for the first ''Film/XMen1'' movie, but instead he offered it to his close friend, Creator/HughJackman, who was not very well known at that time.
68	** Creator/RidleyScott offered him to take the role of Sgt. Norm 'Hoot' Hooten in ''Film/BlackHawkDown'' but it was turned down due to scheduling conflicts.
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