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Biographical information
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Black/Grey mix
Born	July 6, 1951 Toowoomba, Queensland
Behind the scenes
First appearance	The Curse of the Black Pearl
Latest appearance	On Stranger Tides
Character(s) portrayed	Hector Barbossa

Geoffrey Rush, born in Toowoomba, Queensland, is an Australian Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning actor. He portrays Captain Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.

Biography

Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1997 for the film Shine, and has subsequently been nominated three times: Best Supporting Actor in 1999 for Shakespeare in Love, Best Actor in 2000 for Quills, and Best Supporting Actor again in 2010 for The King's Speech and in 2012 the Australian Of the Year Award.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Geoffrey Rush's best known role was his acclaimed portrayal as Captain Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He also provided the voice for an Audio-Animatronic version of Barbossa in the revamped Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disneyland, unveiled on July 7, 2006.

Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Captain Hector Barbossa
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Captain Hector Barbossa (uncredited)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Captain Hector Barbossa
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Captain Hector Barbossa
• Pirates of the Caribbean (ride) - Captain Hector Barbossa (voice)

External links

• Geoffrey Rush on Wikipedia
• Geoffrey Rush at the Internet Movie Database