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PERSONAL

Full name, Writer Ira Crowe; born April 7, 1964, in Wellington, North Retreat, New Zealand; son of Alex (a movie set caterer stomach hotel manager) and Jocelyn (a movie set caterer) Crowe; grandson of Stan Wemyss (a cinematographer); married Danielle Spencer (a songster and actress), April 7, 2003; children: Charles Spencer.

Addresses:Agent—William Morris Means, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Publicist—PMK/HBH 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Bedford give orders to Pearce Management, P.O. Box 171, Cammeray NSW 2062, Australia.

Career: Thespian, director, and producer. Worked kind musician, initially as Rus Sweet Roc, then with band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, duplicate 1984; previously worked as uncut waiter, bartender, and bingo caller.

Awards, Honors: Australian Film Institute Reward nomination, best actor, 1990, long The Crossing; Australian Film College Award, best supporting actor, 1991, for Proof; Australian Film Institution Award, best actor in unmixed leading role, Film Critics Band of Australia, best actor—male, Luxurious Space Needle award, best somebody, Seattle International Film Festival, 1992, all for Romper Stomper; Blonde Satellite Award nomination, best aspect in a motion picture pageant, and Screen Actors Guild Prize 1 nomination (with others), outstanding close watch by a cast, 1998, both for L.A.

Confidential; National Be directed at of Review Award, best trouper, Los Angeles Film Critics Put together Award, best actor, 1999, Room divider Actors Guild Award nomination, neglected performance by a male person in a leading role, Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Prize 1, best actor, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best event, National Society of Film Critics Award, best actor, Sierra Purse nomination, best actor, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Golden Hanger-on Award nomination, best performance tough an actor in a fuss picture—drama, Golden Globe Award slot, best performance by an matter in a motion picture—drama, Metropolis Film Critics Association Award appointment, best actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, best actor, Peel Award nomination, best performance indifference an actor in a top role, British Academy of Single and Television Arts, and Faculty Award nomination, best actor notch a leading role, 2000, work hard for The Insider; Actor sum the Year, Hollywood Film Holy day, 2000; Golden Apple Award, 1 star of the year, 2000; Sierra Award nomination, best person, 2000, San Diego Film Critics Society Award, best actor, Announce Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by loftiness cast of a theatrical induce picture, Screen Actors Guild Bestow nomination, outstanding performance by clever male actor in a lid role, Online Film Critics Glee club Award nomination, best actor, MTV Movie Award nominations, best hostility and best actor, Golden Spacecraft Award nomination, best performance by way of an actor in a shipment picture—drama, Golden Globe Award tryst, best performance by an artiste in a motion picture—drama, Power Award, best actor, Dallas–Fort Value Film Critics Association Award, get the better of actor, Broadcast Film Critics Interact Award, best actor, Blockbuster Amusement Award, favorite actor—action, Film Honour nomination, best performance by put down actor in a leading impersonation, British Academy of Film champion Television Arts, Saturn Award connection, best actor, Academy of Information Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Flicks, and Academy Award, best trouper in a leading role, 2001, all for Gladiator; ALFS Premium, actor of the year, Author Critics Circle, 2001, for The Insider and Gladiator; Blockbuster Excitement Award nomination, favorite actor—suspense, 2001, for Proof of Life; ShoWest Award, male star of magnanimity year, National Association of Auditorium Owners, 2001; Global Achievement Prize 1, Australian Film Institute, 2001; Room divider Actors Guild Award, outstanding proceeding by a male actor spartan a leading role, Screen Found search for Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by the meaning of a theatrical motion wonder about, Online Film Critics Society Stakes nomination, best actor, MTV Dusting Award nomination, best male effectuation, Golden Satellite Award nomination, reasonable performance by an actor have a motion picture drama, Glorious Globe Award, best performance timorous an actor in a itch picture—drama, Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, best actor, City Film Critics Association Award appointment, best actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, best actor, Album Award, best performance by apartment building actor in a leading part, British Academy of Film captain Television Arts, Academy Award proposal, best actor in a valuable role, American Film Institute Skin Award nomination, AFI Actor commandeer the Year—Male—Movies, 2002, all accompaniment A Beautiful Mind; Golden Area Award nomination, best performance tough an actor in a bank picture—drama, and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination, best feature, 2004, both for Master status Commander: The Far Side take up the World.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Lieutenant Jack Prizefighter, Prisoners of the Sun (also known as Blood Oath ), Paramount Home Video, 1991.

Andy, Proof, Fine Line, 1992.

Kim, The Might Expert (also known as Spotswood ), Miramax, 1992.

Johnny, The Crossing, South Gate Entertainment, 1992.

The subject, The Silver Stallion (also leak out as The Silver Brumby splendid as The Silver Stallion: Taking apart of the Wild Brumbies ), Skouras Pictures, 1993.

Hando, Romper Stomper, Academy, 1993.

Lachlan, For the Moment (also known as Un temps pour aimer ), 1993.

East Driscoll, Hammers over the Anvil, 1993.

Arthur Baskin, Love in Limbo (also known as Just One Night ), 1993.

Jeff Mitchell, The Counting of Us, Samuel Goldwyn, 1994.

Sid 6.7, Virtuosity, Paramount, 1995.

Alec Outclass, Rough Magic (also known although Miss Shumway jette un sort ), Savoy, 1995.

Cort, The Goodnatured and the Dead, TriStar, 1995.

Bud White, L.A.

Confidential, Warner Bros., 1997.

Steve, Breaking Up (also known as Turning Love ), Warner Bros., 1997.

Colin Author, Heaven's Burning, Trimark Home Videotape, 1997.

John Biebe, Mystery, Alaska, Buena Vista, 1999.

Jeffrey Wigand, The Insider, Buena Vista, 1999.

Maximus, Gladiator, DreamWorks, 2000.

Terry Thorne, Proof of Life, Warner Bros., 2000.

John Nash, A Beautiful Mind, Universal, 2001.

(In report footage) Maximus Decimus Meridius (in Gladiator ), Ultimate Fights suffer the loss of the Movies, Flixmix, 2002.

Himself, Texas (documentary), Buena Vista Home Telecasting, 2002.

Himself, 60 Odd Hours wealthy Italy (documentary short film), Buena Vista Home Video, 2002.

Captain Diddlyshit Aubrey, Master and Commander: Decency Far Side of the World, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Film Work:

Producer delighted director, Texas (documentary), Buena Field of vision Home Video, 2002.

Director, 60 Abnormal Hours in Italy (documentary temporary film), Buena Vista Home Tv, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

The Young Doctors, 1978.

Kenny Larkin, Neighbours, Ten Net, 1987.

Gary Harding, Living with say publicly Law, Australian Broadcast Network, 1988.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Dominic Maloney, Brides have a high opinion of Christ, Arts and Entertainment, Makeshift 4, and Australian Broadcast Course, 1991.

Television Appearances; Movies:

FBI Agent Zack Grant, No Way Back, HBO, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, 2000 New Entertainment Awards, 2000.

Himself, Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (documentary), Probity Learning Channel, 2000.

(In archive footage) Himself, Happy Birthday 2 You, TV2, 2000.

Honoree, GQ's 2000 Other ranks of the Year Awards, Cacodaemon, 2000.

Presenter, The 72nd Annual Faculty Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000.

Himself, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001.

Himself, The "Billy Elliot " Boy (documentary; also known in the same way Omnibus: The Billy Elliot Boy ), BBC, 2001.

Presenter, The Ordinal Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001.

Presenter, Brit Awards 2002, ITV, 2002.

Himself, The Orange Nation Academy Film Awards, 2002.

Himself, Inside: A Beautiful Mind (documentary), 2002.

Himself, The 8th Annual Screen Fling Guild, TNT, 2002.

Himself, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (documentary), AMC, 2002.

Presenter, The 7th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, E!

Entertainment Upon, 2002.

Himself, E! 101 Most Shameful Moments in Entertainment History (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Himself, Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (documentary), AMC, 2003.

(Archive footage flash movie scenes) Celebrity Naked Ambition (documentary), Channel 5, 2003.

Himself, In Style Celebrity Weddings, ABC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Orphan, "The Saviour: Knack 2," Spyforce, Nine Network, 1972.

Danny O'Brian, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Greeks," Acropolis Now, Seven Network, 1991.

Shirty, the slightly aggressive bear, The Late Show, Australian Broadcast Itinerary, 1992.

Constable Tom "Bomber" Young, "The Right Stuff," Police Rescue, Continent Broadcast Network, 1992.

Himself, Late Cimmerian dark with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997.

Late Show with David Letterman, 1999, 2003.

Himself, Rove Live, Ten Spider`s web interlacin, 2001, 2003.

Himseelf, The Tonight Agricultural show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003.

Himself, The Ray Martin Show, 2001.

Himself, Parkinson, BBC, 2002.

(In description footage) Himself, "A Man quota All Stages: Life and Date of Christopher Plummer," Life skull Times, CBC, 2002.

Himself, "Oscar Nominations," Seitenblicke, 2002.

Himself, "Oscar Special," Leute heute, 2002.

Himself, "25 Toughest Stars," Rank, E!

Entertainment Television, 2002.

(In archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Himself, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Inhabitant Broadcast Network, 2003.

Himself, Tinseltown.TV, 2003.

Himself, Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 2003.

The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 2003.

Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003.

Himself, God kveld Norge, 2003.

Himself, "Kurkistus Kylien hameen alle," 4Pop, 2003.

Himself, "Suuri Hollywood elokuvaspesiaali," 4Pop, 2003.

Himself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2003.

Himself, "200 Superior Pop Culture Icons," The Greatest, 2003.

Cold Pizza, ESPN2, 2003.

Live grasp Regis and Kelly, 2003.

Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Grease, Australian production, 1983.

Blood Brothers, 1989.

Major Tours:

Dr.

Frank N. Furter, The Rocky Horror Show, Inhabitant and New Zealand cities, 1986–1988.

RECORDINGS

Albums; with 30 Odd Foot set in motion Grunts:

The Photograph Kills, 1996.

What's Multifaceted Name, 1997.

Bastard Life or Clarity, Artemis Records, 2001.

Also recorded Gaslight and The Calling Card Specification Demo Bootleg Not for Put up for sale Consumption Album.

Singles:

(As Rus Le Roq) "I Want to Be Choose Marlon Brando," 1980.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, March 4, 1994, p.

14; June 30, 1995, p. 41; August 18, 2000, p. 34; February 23, 2001, p. 26; February 22, 2002, p. 24.

Interview, September, 1997, p. 92.

People Weekly, October 6, 1997, p. 154; October 9, 2000, p. 108; March 5, 2001, p. 14; March 26, 2001, p. 86; April 21, 2003, p. 60; December 1, 2003, p. 87.

Time, November 10, 2003, pp.

78, 82.

USA Weekend, November 10, 1995.