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'''Russell Ira Crowe''' (born 7 April 1964) is an <!-- DO NOT ADD NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP TO FIRST SENTENCE PER RFC CONSENSUS ON TALK PAGE -->actor. He was born in New Zealand, spending 10 years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/25/russell-crowe-twice-denied-australian-citizenship-its-so-so-unreasonable |title=Russell Crowe claims twice denied Australian citizenship: 'It's so, so unreasonable' |work=The Guardian |location=London |last=Tan |first=Monica |date=25 March 2015 |access-date=27 June 2021 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607204957/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/25/russell-crowe-twice-denied-australian-citizenship-its-so-so-unreasonable |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Roach">{{Cite news |last=Roach |first=Vicki |date=26 June 2013 |title=Oscar-winner Russell Crowe denied Australian citizenship |work=Courier Mail |location= Brisbane |url= http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/oscarwinner-russell-crowe-denied-australian-citizenship/story-fnic6ynx-1226670247991 |access-date=26 June 2013 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160815062942/http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/oscarwinner-russell-crowe-denied-australian-citizenship/story-fnic6ynx-1226670247991 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has earned [[List of awards and nominations received by Russell Crowe|various accolades]], including an [[Academy Award]], two [[Golden Globe Awards]], and a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]]. Crowe is considered by many to be one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

Crowe began acting in Australia and had his breakout role in the drama ''[[Romper Stomper]]'' (1992). He gained international recognition for his starring roles as a police detective in the thriller ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'' (1997) and [[Jeffrey Wigand]] in the drama ''[[The Insider (film)|The Insider]]'' (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role in the period film ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000), winning the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. Further acclaim came for portraying mathematician [[John Forbes Nash Jr.]] in the biopic ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' (2001). He has since starred in the war film ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]'' (2003), the sports drama ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005), the Western ''[[3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]'' (2007), the crime drama ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' (2007), the thriller ''[[State of Play (film)|State of Play]]'' (2009), and the action film ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (2010). In 2012, Crowe starred as [[Javert]] in the musical ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]].'' Unlike many of his other roles, his performance in this film was widely panned by critics.

Later, Crowe has since appeared as [[Jor-El]] in the superhero film ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' (2013), as [[Noah]] in the biblical drama ''[[Noah (2014 film)|Noah]]'' (2014), and as [[Zeus (Marvel Comics)|Zeus]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama ''[[The Water Diviner]]'', in which he also starred. He has been the co-owner of the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) team [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] since 2006.