Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival
Born	Geoffrey Roy Rush (1951-07-06) 6 July 1951 (age 72) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Actor narrator film producer composer
Notable work	David Helfgott in Shine Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean Francis Walsingham in Elizabeth Philip Henslowe in Shakespeare in Love Marquis de Sade in Quills Nigel in Finding Nemo Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Ephraim in Munich Lionel Logue in The King's Speech
Spouse(s)	Jane Menelaus (m. 1988-present)
Children	1 daughter, 1 son
Awards	Academy Awards: Best Actor 1996 Shine, Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini-Series or a Movie 2005 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, BAFTA Awards: Best Actor 1996 Shine Best Supporting Actor 1998 Elizabeth Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1997 Shine Best Actor - Mini-series 2005The Life and Death of Peter Sellers SAG Awards: Best Cast - Motion Picture 1998 Shakespeare in Love

Geoffrey Roy Rush, (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor who has won Academy and Emmy awards, as well as several others. He was the first Australian actor to win an Academy Award for acting.

Rush was born in Toowoomba, Queensland. He studied at Everton Park State High School and at University of Queensland. Rush was raised in Brisbane.