Quick Facts
Born:
1968-12-03
Birthplace:
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Credits:
105 Total Roles
Brendan Fraser
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Biography
Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties. He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies With Honors (1994) and George of the Jungle (1997) and emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999โ2008). He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), and Crash (2004), and further fantasy roles in Bedazzled (2000) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008).
Fraser's film work slowed from the late 2000s to mid-2010s due to the poor box office performances, and various health and personal problems, including the fallout from a sexual assault committed against him in 2003 by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Fraser branched into television with roles in the Showtime drama The Affair (2016โ2017), the FX series Trust (2018), and the Max series Doom Patrol (2019โ2023). His film career was revitalized by roles in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move (2021) and Darren Aronofsky's The Whale (2022). Fraser's starring role as an obese gay man in the latter earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Canadian to win this category.
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Fraser's film work slowed from the late 2000s to mid-2010s due to the poor box office performances, and various health and personal problems, including the fallout from a sexual assault committed against him in 2003 by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Fraser branched into television with roles in the Showtime drama The Affair (2016โ2017), the FX series Trust (2018), and the Max series Doom Patrol (2019โ2023). His film career was revitalized by roles in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move (2021) and Darren Aronofsky's The Whale (2022). Fraser's starring role as an obese gay man in the latter earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Canadian to win this category.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Brendan Fraser, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipediaโ.
Known For
The Simpsons
Brad (voice)
The Mummy
Rick O'Connell
The Mummy Returns
Rick O'Connell
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Trevor Anderson
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Sgt. Stone (uncredited)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Rick O'Connell
The Whale
Charlie
Killers of the Flower Moon
W.S. Hamilton
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | The Mummy 4 MOVIE | Rick O'Connell |
| 2026 | Pressure MOVIE | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 2025 | Variety & CNN Actors on Actors TV | Self - Guest |
| 2025 | Rental Family MOVIE | Phillip Vanderploeg |
| 2025 | Sea Lions of the Galapagos MOVIE | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Brothers MOVIE | Farful |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon MOVIE | W.S. Hamilton |
| 2023 | People Are Amazing: Making 'The Whale' MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | The Whale MOVIE | Charlie |
| 2021 | No Sudden Move MOVIE | Douglas 'Doug' Jones |