What is Geoffrey Rush?
{{Infobox person | bgcolour = | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AC}} | name = Geoffrey Rush | image = Geoffrey Rush Berlinale 2017.jpg | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|narrator|film producer|composer}} | imagesize = 250px | caption = Geoffrey Rush at the 2017 [[Berlin Film Festival]] | birthname = Geoffrey Roy Rush | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|07|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Toowoomba]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] | notable_works = '''[[David Helfgott]]''' in ''[[Shine (movie)|Shine]]''<br />'''[[Hector Barbossa]]''' in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''<br />'''Francis Walsingham''' in ''[[Elizabeth (movie)|Elizabeth]]''<br />'''Philip Henslowe''' in ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''<br />'''[[Marquis de Sade]]''' in ''[[Quills]]''<br />'''Nigel''' in ''[[Finding Nemo]]''<br />[[Peter Sellers]] in ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]''<br />'''Ephraim''' in ''[[Munich (movie)|Munich]]''<br />'''[[Lionel Logue]]''' in ''[[The King's Speech]]'' | awards = Academy Awards:<br/>'''Best Actor'''<br />1996 ''[[Shine (movie)|Shine]]'',<br/>Emmy Awards:<br/>'''Outstanding Lead Actor in a Mini-Series or a Movie'''<br />2005 ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]'',<br/>BAFTA Awards:<br/>'''Best Actor'''<br />1996 ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]'' <br /> '''Best Supporting Actor'''<br />1998 ''[[Elizabeth (movie)|Elizabeth]]''<br/>Golden Globe Awards:<br/>'''Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama''' <br />1997 ''[[Shine (movie)|Shine]]'' <br /> '''Best Actor - Mini-series''' <br />2005''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]''<br/>SAG Awards:<br/>'''Best Cast - Motion Picture''' <br /> 1998 ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' | spouse = Jane Menelaus (m. 1988-present) | children = 1 daughter, 1 son }} '''Geoffrey Roy Rush''', {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AC}} (born 6 July 1951) is an [[Australia]]n [[actor]] who has won [[Academy Award|Academy]] and [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] awards, as well as several others. He was the first Australian ac