Astrology Birth Chart of Russell Crowe (Movie Actor) 2024
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Updated on April 21, 2026
Russell Ira Crowe is an actor, director, and singer. He was born in New Zealand, spent 10 years of his childhood in Australia, and moved there permanently at age 21. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the epic historical film Gladiator, for which he won an Academy Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Empire Award, and London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actor, along with 10 other nominations in the same category. Crowe's other award-winning performances include tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film The Insider and John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind. He has also starred in films such as the drama Romper Stomper, the mystery-detective thriller L.A. Confidential, the epic war film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, the boxing drama Cinderella Man, the Western 3:10 to Yuma, the crime drama American Gangster, the thriller-drama State of Play, and Robin Hood.
Oscar winner for his role as Maximus in Gladiator and as Javert in the 2012 film Les Misérables, for which he received four Academy Awards for Best Actor. Cinderella Man, American Gangster, and Master and Commander were all films in which he appeared.