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== Acting credits == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1981 | ''[[Hoodwink (1981 film)|Hoodwink]]'' | Detective 1 | |- | 1982 | ''[[Starstruck (1982 film)|Starstruck]]'' | Floor Manager | |- | 1987 | ''[[Twelfth Night (1986 film)|Twelfth Night]]'' | [[Sir Andrew Aguecheek]] | |- | 1995 | ''[[Dad and Dave: On Our Selection]]'' | Dave Rudd | |- | rowspan=2| 1996 | ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]'' | [[David Helfgott]] (adult) | |- | ''[[Children of the Revolution (1996 film)|Children of the Revolution]]'' | Zachary Welch | |- | 1997 | ''[[Oscar and Lucinda (film)|Oscar and Lucinda]]'' | Narrator | Voice |- |rowspan=4| 1998 | ''[[A Little Bit of Soul (1998 film)|A Little Bit of Soul]]'' | Godfrey Usher | |- | ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' | [[Francis Walsingham|Sir Francis Walsingham]] | |- | ''[[Les Misérables (1998 film)|Les Misérables]]'' | [[Javert|Inspector Javert]] | |- | ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' | [[Philip Henslowe]] | |- |rowspan=2| 1999 | ''[[Mystery Men]]'' | Casanova Frankenstein | |- | ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]'' | Stephen H. Price | |- |rowspan=2| 2000 | ''[[Quills (film)|Quills]]'' | [[Marquis de Sade]] | |- | ''{{sortname|The|Magic Pudding|The Magic Pudding (film)}}'' | Bunyip Bluegum | Voice; Animated Feature |- |rowspan=2| 2001 | ''[[The Tailor of Panama (film)|The Tailor of Panama]]'' | Harold "Harry" Pendel | |- | ''[[Lantana (film)|Lantana]]'' | John Knox | |- |rowspan=2| 2002 | ''[[Frida (2002 film)|Frida]]'' | [[Leon Trotsky]] | |- | ''{{sortname|The|Banger Sisters}}'' | Harry Plummer | |- |rowspan=6| 2003 | ''[[Swimming Upstream]]'' | Harold Fingleton | |- | ''[[Ned Kelly (2003 film)|Ned Kelly]]'' | Superintendent Francis Hare | |- | ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' | Nigel (the Pelican) | Voice; Animated Feature |- | ''[[Harvie Krumpet]]'' | Narrator | Voice |- | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' | [[Hector Barbossa|Captain Hector Barbossa]] | |- | ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' | Donovan Donaly | |- | 2005 | ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]'' | Ephraim | |- |rowspan=2| 2006 | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' | Captain Hector Barbossa | Cameo (uncredited) |- | ''[[Candy (2006 film)|Candy]]'' | Casper | |- |rowspan=2| 2007 | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' | Captain Hector Barbossa | |- | ''[[Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]'' | [[Sir Francis Walsingham]] | |- | 2008 | ''[[$9.99]]'' | Angel | Voice |- | 2009 | ''[[Bran Nue Dae (film)|Bran Nue Dae]]'' | Father Benedictus | |- |rowspan=3| 2010 | ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'' | Ezylryb/Lyze of Kiel | Voice; Animated Film |- | ''{{sortname|The|King's Speech}}'' | [[Lionel Logue]] | |- | ''{{sortname|The|Warrior's Way}}'' | Ron | |- |rowspan=3| 2011 | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'' | Captain Hector Barbossa | |- | ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]'' | [[Tomar-Re]] | Voice |- | ''{{sortname|The|Eye of the Storm|The Eye of the Storm (2011 film)}}'' | Basil Hunter | |- |rowspan=2| 2013 | ''[[The Best Offer]]'' | Virgil Oldman | |- | ''[[The Book Thief (film)|The Book Thief]]'' | Hans Hubermann | |- | 2014 | ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]'' | Narrator | Documentary |- |rowspan=3| 2015 | ''[[The Daughter (2015 film)|The Daughter]]'' | Henry Neilson | |- | ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' | The Narrator | Voice; Animated Film |- | ''[[Holding the Man (film)|Holding the Man]]'' | Barry | |- | 2016 | ''[[Gods of Egypt (film)|Gods of Egypt]]'' | [[Ra]] | |- |rowspan=2| 2017 | ''[[Final Portrait]]'' | [[Alberto Giacometti]] | |- | ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' | Captain Hector Barbossa | |- | 2019 | ''[[Storm Boy (2019 film)|Storm Boy]]'' | Mike "Storm Boy" Kingley |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/im-global-anthem-slate-geoffrey-rush-jai-courtney-storm-boy-joshua-jackson-liquid-media-skin-cannes-1202087386/|title=IM Global's Anthem Gets 'Real' & More; Geoffrey Rush, Jai Courtney Join 'Storm Boy' – Cannes Briefs|first1=Nancy|last1=Tartaglione|date=11 May 2017|website=Deadline}}</ref> |- | 2024 | ''[[The Rule of Jenny Pen]]'' | Stefan Mortensen | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2024/08/fantastic-fest-2024-the-rule-of-jenny-pen-never-let-go-terrifier-3-to-kick-off.html|first1=Peter|last1=Martin|title=Fantastic Fest 2024: THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, NEVER LET GO, TERRIFIER 3 to Kick off |date=16 August 2024|website=Screen Anarchy}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}} | ''Raised Eyebrows'' | [[Groucho Marx]] |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/geoffrey-rush-sienna-miller-groucho-marx-raised-eyebrows-1234924162/|title=Geoffrey Rush To Play Groucho Marx In Oren Moverman-Directed 'Raised Eyebrows' For Cold Iron Pictures; Sienna Miller & Charlie Plummer Also Set|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=1 February 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> |} === Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | 1979–81 | ''Consumer Capers'' | Jim Boy | TV series | |- | 1981 | ''[[Menotti (TV series)|Menotti]]'' | Fr. Peter Fuller | 14 episodes | |- | 1987 | ''Frontier'' | David Collins | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |- | 1996 | ''[[Mercury (TV series)|Mercury]]'' | Bill Wyatt | 14 episodes | |- |rowspan=2| 2004 | ''{{sortname|The|Life and Death of Peter Sellers}}'' | [[Peter Sellers]] | Television Movie, [[HBO]] |<ref>{{cite web|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|authorlink=Todd McCarthy|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/the-life-and-death-of-peter-sellers-1200533224/|title= The Life and Death of Peter Sellers|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= May 22, 2004|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref> |- |''[[Kath & Kim]]'' |Geoff |Episode: "Sitting on a Pile" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200410/highlights/239002.htm|title= Kath & Kim Sitting On A Pile|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=October 21, 2004|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref> |- | 2010 | ''[[Lowdown (TV series)|Lowdown]]'' | Narrator/God | Voice; 16 episodes | |- | 2015 | ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' | Himself | Episode: "Geoffrey Rush" |<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/who-do-you-think-you-are/episode-1/geoffrey-rush|title= Who Do You Think You Are? Episode 1: Geoffrey Rush|website= sbs.com|date= 17 July 2015|access-date= April 26, 2020|archive-date= 8 March 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210308150336/https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/who-do-you-think-you-are/episode-1/geoffrey-rush|url-status= dead}}</ref> |- | 2017 | ''[[Genius (2017 TV series)|Genius]]'' | [[Albert Einstein]] | Miniseries, [[National Geographic]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/genius-geoffrey-rush-ron-howard-emmys-interview-news-1202141175/|title= 'Genius' Star Geoffrey Rush On "Humanizing" Einstein, An Iconic Figure We Only Thought We Knew|website= [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date= 10 August 2017|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref> |- |} === Theatre === '''As actor''' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Venue ! class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | 1981 | ''[[Teeth 'n' Smiles|Teeth ‘n’ Smiles]]'' | | [[Nimrod Theatre Company]] |- |1983 |''[[The Blind Giant is Dancing]]'' |Allen Fitzgerald |Australian Theatre Company |<ref name=ata>{{cite web|url=http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/281276-geoffrey-rush|title= Geoffrey Rush|website= abouttheartists.com|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref> |- |1986 |''[[Pearls Before Swine (musical)|Pearls Before Swine]]'' |Director |[[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir St Theatre]], Sydney | |- |1987 |''[[The Winters Tale]]'' |Performer |The Playhouse, Adelaide |<ref name=BW2009>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Colin-Firth-Helena-Bonham-Carter-Geoffrey-Rush-and-More-Set-for-The-Kings-Speech-Film-20091116|title= Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush and More Set for 'The King's Speech' Film|date=November 16, 2009|website=[[Broadway World]]|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref> |- |1989 |''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' |Performer |[[Old Museum Building, Brisbane|Old Building Museum]], Australia |rowspan=1|<ref name=BW2009/> |- | 1993 | ''[[Oleanna (play)|Oleanna]]'' | John | [[Sydney Theatre Company]] | <ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/magazine/posts/2014/september/archive-cate-blanchett |title=Archive: Cate Blanchett |date=4 September 2014 |publisher=[[Sydney Theatre Company]] |access-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317190615/https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/magazine/posts/2014/september/archive-cate-blanchett |archive-date=17 March 2016 }}</ref> |- |1994 |''[[Hamlet]]'' |[[Horatio (Hamlet)|Horatio]] |[[Belvoir St Theatre]], Australia | <ref name=BW2009/> |- |1998 |''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' | Figaro |[[Queensland Performing Arts Centre|Queensland Arts Centre]], Australia | <ref name=BW2009/> |- |2007 |rowspan=2|''[[Exit the King]]'' | rowspan=2|King Berenger |[[Malthouse Theatre]], Australia |- |2009 |[[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]], Broadway |<ref name=PB>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/geoffrey-rush-vault-0000025702|title= Geoffrey Rush|website= [[Playbill]]|access-date= April 26, 2020}}</ref> |- |2010 |''[[The Drowsy Chaperone]]'' |Man in Chair |[[Arts Centre Melbourne]], Australia |<ref name=ata/> |- |2011 |''[[The Diary of a Madman (opera)|Diary of a Madman]]'' | Aksentii Poprischin |[[Brooklyn Academy of Music|Harvey Theatre]], Brooklyn |<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bam.org/theater/2011/the-diary-of-a-madman|title= The Diary of a Madman|website= BAM.org|access-date= April 26, 2020|archive-date= 10 January 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200110230008/https://www.bam.org/theater/2011/the-diary-of-a-madman|url-status= dead}}</ref> |- |2011–12 |''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' |Lady Augusta Bracknell |Sumner Theatre, Australia |<ref name=ata/> |- |2012 |''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]'' |Prologus Pseudolus |[[Her Majesty's Theatre]], Australia |<ref name=ata/> |- |2015–16 |''[[King Lear]]'' | [[Leir of Britain|Lear]] |[[Roslyn Packer Theatre]], Australia |<ref name=ata/> |} ''' As director ''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Venue |- | 1986 | ''[[Pearls Before Swine (musical)|Pearls Before Swine]]'' | Director | [[Belvoir (theatre company)|Belvoir St Theatre]], [[Seymour Centre]], [[Universal Theatre|Universal Theatre, Melbourne]] |}
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