Portrait of Geoffrey Rush

Acting

Geoffrey Rush

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 2003 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Geoffrey Rush Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Crime
    3.0, average 3.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    1.0, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Biographical Drama 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Visual Spectacle 4
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • High Stakes 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Being Brendo
Being Brendo

TV show Β· as Dr. Lance Pickering

Shearing the Love
Shearing the Love

as Bob Castlehead

Raised Eyebrows
Raised Eyebrows

as Groucho Marx

2020s

3 titles Β· average score 56
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (2026)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. Daniels

The Rule of Jenny Pen
The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Stefan Mortensen

Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort
Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort (2025)

as Captain Barbossa (voice)

2010s

21 titles Β· average score 61
Storm Boy
Storm Boy (2019)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
GoodWatch score 48

as Hector Barbossa

Genius
Genius (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Albert Einstein

Final Portrait
Final Portrait (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alberto Giacometti

Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt (2016)
GoodWatch score 33

as Ra

The Daughter
The Daughter (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

as Henry

The Book Thief
The Book Thief (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hans Hubermann

The Best Offer
The Best Offer (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

as Virgil Oldman

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

as Hector Barbossa

The King's Speech
The King's Speech (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

as Lionel Logue

The Warrior's Way
The Warrior's Way (2010)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ron

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ezylryb (voice)

2000s

24 titles Β· average score 67
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
GoodWatch score 59

as Barbossa

Candy
Candy (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Casper

Munich
Munich (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ephraim

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

as Peter Sellers

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
GoodWatch score 76

as Barbossa

Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Donovan Donaly

Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo (2003)
GoodWatch score 88

as Nigel (voice)

Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

as Superintendent Francis Hare

The Banger Sisters
The Banger Sisters (2002)
GoodWatch score 47

as Harry Plummer

The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

as Harry Pendel

Lantana
Lantana (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

as John Knox

Quills
Quills (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as Marquis de Sade

1990s

13 titles Β· average score 65
House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

as Stephen Price

Mystery Men
Mystery Men (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

as Casanova Frankenstein

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

as Philip Henslowe

Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sir Francis Walsingham

Les MisΓ©rables
Les MisΓ©rables (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

as Javert

A Little Bit of Soul
A Little Bit of Soul (1998)
GoodWatch score 38

as Godfrey Usher

Twisted
Twisted (1997)

as Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')

Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator (voice)

Shine
Shine (1996)
GoodWatch score 83

as David Helfgott - Adult

Mercury
Mercury (1996)

TV show Β· as Bill Wyatt

Children of the Revolution
Children of the Revolution (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

as Zachary Welch

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dave Rudd

1980s

2 titles Β· average score 74
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1987)

as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Starstruck
Starstruck (1982)
GoodWatch score 74

as Floor Manager