Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is an Australian-New Zealand actor, film producer and musician. He played Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator and appears in flashbacks via archive footage in Gladiator II.
Biography[]
Russell Crowe is known for his roles in a wide variety of films. He has appeared in films such as A Beautiful Mind, Les Misérables and Thor: Love and Thunder. He has also appeared on television in series such as Neighbours and South Side Story.
Trivia[]
- Over the course of the gladiatorial scenes, he sustained several injuries. He lost all feeling in his right forefinger for two years after a sword fight, aggravated an Achilles tendon injury, broke a foot bone, cracked a hip bone, and even popped a few bicep tendons out of their sockets.
- He personally expressed his disapproval for a sequel idea penned by Nick Cave around 2006 which involved Maximus being in purgatory, the gods dying through a lack of worship, and them sending Maximus to Earth with the intent of killing Jesus Christ and all of his followers.[1]
External Links[]
- Russell Crowe on Wikipedia
- Russell Crowe on IMDb
References[]
- ↑ Empire - "Unleash Hell" by Hayley Campbell, October 2024