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Hayden Christensen
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Hayden Christensen is a Canadian film, voice, stage, and television actor. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 19, 1981, he began his work period in 1995. He is educated at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Christensen has received an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. He speaks English and Spanish. He has one child and was unmarried partner to Rachel Bilson.
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Film & TV
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in the Star Wars media franchise. He first appeared in the prequel trilogy films, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), and later reprised his role with a voice cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of…
Known for
- Ahsoka — Anakin Skywalker2023
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return — Self - Anakin Skywalker2022
- Obi-Wan Kenobi — Darth Vader2022
- Obi-Wan Kenobi — Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker2022
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — Anakin Skywalker (voice)2019
- The Last Man — Kurt Matheson2018
- Little Italy — Leo Campo2018
- First Kill — Will2017
- 90 Minutes in Heaven — Don Piper2015
- American Heist — James2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hayden
- Family name
- Christensen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Vancouver
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Hayden-cfda2010-0004(1) (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Hayden Christensen
- date of birth
- 1981-04-19
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- name in native language
- Hayden Christensen
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- unmarried partner
- Rachel Bilson
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Encyclopedic overview
Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the Star Wars media franchise. He first appeared in the prequel trilogy films, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), and later reprised his role in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) and Ahsoka (2023).
Christensen began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. His early work includes The Virgin Suicides (1999), Life as a House (2001), and Shattered Glass (2003). He earned praise for his performances as Sam in Life as a House and as Stephen Glass in Shattered Glass. Christensen's honours include the nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard. His other notable works include Awake (2007), Jumper (2008), Takers (2010), and Little Italy (2018).
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