Profile | プロフィール
Born / 生年月日
April 7, 1964 | Wellington, New Zealand
Age / 年齢
61 years old (as of 2025)
Occupation / 職業
Actor, Producer, Director, Musician
俳優、プロデューサー、映画監督、ミュージシャン
Nationality / 国籍
New Zealand-Australian (ニュージーランド・オーストラリア)
Biography | 経歴
[English] Russell Crowe is one of the most commanding and physically imposing screen presences in contemporary Hollywood history. His work is defined by an extraordinary physical authority and a rare ability to completely inhabit a character, making his finest roles feel like a profound transformation of identity rather than a mere performance. The peak of his career—marked by three consecutive Academy Award nominations for The Insider, Gladiator, and A Beautiful Mind—stands as one of the most remarkable sustained achievements in modern acting. From his iconic turn as Maximus, which revived the Roman epic, to the psychologically exposed Jeffrey Wigand and the masterful Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander, Crowe has consistently delivered performances of great intellectual and formal seriousness. His expansive career continues to reflect a dedication to his craft that few of his generation can match.
[Japanese] ラッセル・クロウは、現代ハリウッドにおいて最も威圧的で、強烈な存在感を放つ俳優の一人です。並外れた肉体的な説得力と、役柄に自らを完全に「居住」させる並外れた没入。彼の名演は、単なる技術的な演技を超えて、アイデンティティそのものが変容したかのような実感を観客に与えます。『インサイダー』、『グラディエーター』(オスカー受賞)、『ビューティフル・マインド』で成し遂げた3年連続のアカデミー賞主演男優賞ノミネートという快挙は、近年の映画史における最も輝かしい達成の一つです。ローマ叙事詩を復活させた英雄マクシマスから、心理的な脆さをさらけ出したジェフリー・ウィガンド、そして近年再評価著しい『マスター・アンド・コマンダー』のジャック・オーブリー船長に至るまで、そのキャリアは極めて幅広く、かつ真摯な表現に貫かれています。
Filmography | 主な作品
Feature Films — Selected (主要映画出演作)
|
Year |
Title (English / Japanese) |
Director |
Role |
Awards/Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1990 |
The Crossing |
George Ogilvie |
— |
Australian TV film |
|
1992 |
Romper Stomper / ロンパー・ストンパー |
Geoffrey Wright |
Hando |
AFI Best Actor 🏆 / Australian breakthrough / Neo-Nazi gang leader / Physical ferocity |
|
1994 |
The Sum of Us |
Kevin Dowling, Geoff Burton |
Jeff Mitchell |
Gay father-son drama / Australian |
|
1995 |
The Quick and the Dead |
Sam Raimi |
Cort |
Sharon Stone / Gene Hackman / Western |
|
1995 |
Virtuosity |
Brett Leonard |
SID 6.7 |
Denzel Washington / Sci-fi thriller |
|
1996 |
No Way Back |
— |
— |
|
|
1997 |
L.A. Confidential / L.A.コンフィデンシャル |
Curtis Hanson |
Detective Bud White |
International breakthrough / Kim Basinger / Kevin Spacey / Guy Pearce / Neo-noir / AFI Award |
|
1998 |
Heaven’s Burning |
Craig Lahiff |
— |
Australian |
|
1999 |
The Insider / インサイダー |
Michael Mann |
Jeffrey Wigand |
Oscar nom. Best Actor 🌟 / Whistleblower / Tobacco industry / Al Pacino / Psychological depth / Michael Mann |
|
2000 |
Gladiator / グラディエーター |
Ridley Scott |
Maximus Decimus Meridius |
Oscar Best Actor 🏆 Oscar Best Picture 🏆 / BAFTA Best Actor 🏆 / SAG Award 🏆 / Career summit / Roman general / Stoic heroism |
|
2001 |
Ron Howard |
John Forbes Nash Jr. |
Oscar nom. Best Actor 🌟 / 3 consecutive Oscar nominations 🌟 / Princeton mathematician / Paranoid schizophrenia / Ron Howard |
|
|
2002 |
The Sum of All Fears |
Phil Alden Robinson |
— |
Cameo |
|
2003 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World / マスター・アンド・コマンダー |
Peter Weir |
Captain Jack Aubrey |
Oscar nom. Best Picture 🌟 / Peter O’Toole-level naval command / Paul Bettany / Period epic / Critical landmark / Commercial underperformance |
|
2005 |
Cinderella Man / シンデレラマン |
Ron Howard |
James J. Braddock |
Golden Globe nom. 🌟 / Depression-era boxing / Renée Zellweger / Emotional vulnerability / Underrated Ron Howard collaboration |
|
2005 |
A Good Year |
Ridley Scott |
Max Skinner |
Provence / Romantic drama / Scott reunion |
|
2006 |
Tenderness |
John Polson |
— |
|
|
2007 |
American Gangster / アメリカン・ギャングスター |
Ridley Scott |
Det. Richie Roberts |
Denzel Washington / Frank Lucas / New York drug trade / Third Scott collaboration |
|
2008 |
Body of Lies / ボディ・オブ・ライズ |
Ridley Scott |
Ed Hoffman |
Leonardo DiCaprio / CIA / Middle East |
|
2009 |
State of Play / ステート・オブ・プレイ |
Kevin Macdonald |
Cal McAffrey |
Ben Affleck / Political thriller / Journalism |
|
2010 |
Robin Hood |
Ridley Scott |
Robin Longstride / Robin Hood |
Cate Blanchett / Fifth Scott collaboration |
|
2012 |
Les Misérables / レ・ミゼラブル |
Tom Hooper |
Inspector Javert |
Hugh Jackman / Anne Hathaway / Victor Hugo / Sung live / Stars Award 🌟 |
|
2013 |
Man of Steel / マン・オブ・スティール |
Zack Snyder |
Jor-El |
Superman / DC / Henry Cavill |
|
2014 |
Noah / ノア |
Darren Aronofsky |
Noah |
Jennifer Connelly / Biblical epic / Aronofsky |
|
2014 |
The Water Diviner / ウォーター・ディバイナー |
Russell Crowe (dir.) |
Connor |
Directorial debut / Gallipoli / WWI / ANZAC / Turkey |
|
2016 |
The Nice Guys / ナイスガイズ |
Shane Black |
Jackson Healy |
Ryan Gosling / 1970s LA / Comedy-thriller / Shane Black |
|
2017 |
The Mummy / ザ・マミー |
Alex Kurtzman |
Dr. Henry Jekyll |
Tom Cruise / Universal Monsters |
|
2018 |
Boy Erased / ある少年の告白 |
Joel Edgerton |
Marshall Eamons |
Lucas Hedges / Nicole Kidman / Gay conversion therapy |
|
2019 |
The Loudest Voice (TV) |
Kari Skogland |
Roger Ailes |
Emmy nom. + Golden Globe nom. 🌟 / Fox News founder / Showtime |
|
2022 |
Thor: Love and Thunder |
Taika Waititi |
Zeus |
MCU / Chris Hemsworth |
|
2023 |
The Pope’s Exorcist / ポープズ・エクソシスト |
Julius Avery |
Father Gabriel Amorth |
Horror / Vatican / Commercial surprise |
|
2024 |
Gladiator II / グラディエーターII |
Ridley Scott |
— |
Franchise returns / Paul Mescal / Sixth Scott collaboration |
As Director (監督作品)
|
Year |
Title |
Note |
|---|---|---|
|
2014 |
The Water Diviner |
Also starred / Australian-Turkish co-production / Gallipoli / ANZAC |
Awards & Recognition | 受賞歴
Academy Awards (アカデミー賞)
Winner: 1 🏆
- Best Actor – Gladiator (2001) 🏆
Nominated: 3 consecutive years — one of only a handful of actors in Academy history to receive three consecutive nominations:
- Best Actor – The Insider (2000) 🌟
- Best Actor – Gladiator (2001) 🏆
- Best Actor – A Beautiful Mind (2002) 🌟
BAFTA Awards
Winner: 1 🏆
- Best Actor in a Leading Role – Gladiator (2001) 🏆
Nominated: The Insider, A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander 🌟
Golden Globe Awards
Nominated: Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, The Loudest Voice 🌟
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role – Gladiator (2001) 🏆
Australian Film Institute / AACTA
- AFI Best Actor – Romper Stomper (1992) 🏆
- AFI Best Actor – L.A. Confidential (1997) 🏆 (Australian Film Institute)
- Multiple additional recognitions across career 🏆
Cannes Film Festival
- The Insider — competition screening with significant critical attention 🏆
Box Office Achievements | 興行成績
|
Film |
Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|
|
Man of Steel (2013) |
$668.0 million |
|
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) |
$760.9 million |
|
Gladiator (2000) |
$460.6 million |
|
Gladiator II (2024) |
$457.0 million |
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
$440.8 million |
|
The Mummy (2017) |
$409.9 million |
|
Noah (2014) |
$362.6 million |
|
Robin Hood (2010) |
$321.0 million |
|
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
$313.5 million |
|
American Gangster (2007) |
$266.5 million |
|
Master and Commander (2003) |
$212.0 million |
Career worldwide box office (selected films): Over $5 billion





