Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
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Hayden Christensen
Hayden Christensen’s screen credits include Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
Born April 19, 1981 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada2 movies on MoviHero
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Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
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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 Skywalker (2019), and as the main antagonist in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022). He will also reprise his role in the upcoming Disney+ series Ahsoka (2023).\n\nChristensen began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. His early work includes Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999), Life as a House (2001), and Shattered Glass (2003), to which he earned critical acclaim for his performances as Sam in Life as a House and as Stephen Glass in Shattered Glass. …
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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 in both blockbuster and independent films include Awake (2007), Jumper (2008), Takers (2010), and Little Italy (2018).
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- 2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's ReturnSelf - Anakin Skywalker
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerAnakin Skywalker (voice)
- 2018The Last ManKurt Matheson
- 2018Little ItalyLeo Campo
- 2017The TankProducer
- 2017First KillWill
- 201590 Minutes in HeavenDon Piper
- 2014CootiesProducer
- 2014OutcastJacob
- 2014American HeistProducer · James
- 2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyJammer (voice)
- 2010Vanishing on 7th StreetLuke
- 2010TakersA.J.
- 2008New York, I Love YouBen
- 2008JumperDavid Rice
- 2007Virgin TerritoryLorenzo
- 2007AwakeClay Beresford
- 2006Factory GirlMusician
- 2005The Chosen OneSelf / Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
- 2005Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode IIISelf / Anakin Skywalker
- 2004The Story of Star WarsAnakin Skywalker (archive footage)
- 2003Shattered GlassStephen Glass
- 2002Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'Self
- 2002Life as a House: From the Ground UpSelf
- 2001R2-D2: Beneath the DomeSelf
- 2001Life as a HouseSam Monroe
- 2000The Virgin SuicidesJake Hill Conley
- 2000Trapped in a Purple HazeOrin Krieg
- 1999Free FallPatrick Brennan
- 1998Strike!Tinka's Date
- 1997Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy IIIZane O'Dell
- 1995Harrison BergeronEric
- 1995Street LawYoung John
- 1995No Greater LoveTeddy Winfield
- 1995In the Mouth of MadnessPaperboy
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