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Brendan Fraser

Actor

Brendan Fraser

Born December 3, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA64 films

Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties. He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies With Honors (1994) and George of the Jungle (1997) and emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy trilogy (1999–2008). He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), and Crash (2004), and further fantasy roles in Bedazzled (2000) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008).

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Fraser's film work slowed from the late 2000s to mid-2010s due to the poor box office performances, and various health and personal problems, including the fallout from a sexual assault committed against him in 2003 by Philip Berk, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Fraser branched into television with roles in the Showtime drama The Affair (2016–2017), the FX series Trust (2018), and the Max series Doom Patrol (2019–2023). His film career was revitalized by roles in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move (2021) and Darren Aronofsky's The Whale (2022). Fraser's starring role as an obese gay man in the latter earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Canadian to win this category.

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The Mummy posterFirst watchThe Mummy19997.0as Rick O'ConnellDashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Whale poster7.8The Whale2022Killers of the Flower Moon poster7.4Killers of the Flower Moon2023Crash poster7.2Crash2005The Mummy Returns poster6.4The Mummy Returns2001Rental Family poster7.7Rental Family2025Journey to the Center of the Earth poster6.1Journey to the Center of the Earth2008G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra poster5.8G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009Inkheart poster6.3Inkheart2008

Filmography

64 films as actor
  1. TBAAssassination
  2. TBAMy Old SchoolChevy
  3. TBABehind the Curtain of NightRonay
  4. TBAStarmanTom Adams
  5. 2027The Mummy 4Rick O'Connell
  6. 2026PressureDwight ‘Ike’ Eisenhower
  7. 2026Diamond'Danny Boy' McVicar
  8. 2025Rental FamilyPhillip Vanderploeg
  9. 2024BrothersFarful
  10. 2023Killers of the Flower MoonW.S. Hamilton
  11. 2022The WhaleCharlie
  12. 2021No Sudden MoveDouglas 'Doug' Jones
  13. 2020The Secret of KarmaRonay
  14. 2019Line of DescentCharlie 'Charu' Jolpin
  15. 2019The Poison RoseDr. Miles Mitchell
  16. 2014The Nut JobGrayson (voice)
  17. 2013HairbrainedLeo Searly
  18. 2013A Case of YouTony
  19. 2013Gimme ShelterTom Fitzpatrick
  20. 2013BreakoutJack Damson
  21. 2013Pawn Shop ChroniclesRicky
  22. 2013Escape from Planet EarthScorch Supernova (voice)
  23. 2011Whole Lotta SoleMaguire
  24. 2011Nuts & RobbersGrayson
  25. 2010Furry VengeanceDan Sanders
  26. 2010Extraordinary MeasuresJohn Crowley
  27. 2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraSgt. Stone (uncredited)
  28. 2009The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!Turbo Thunder (voice)
  29. 2008InkheartMo
  30. 2008Journey to the Center of the EarthTrevor Anderson
  31. 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorRick O'Connell
  32. 2007The Air I BreathePleasure
  33. 2006The Last TimeJamie Bashant
  34. 2006Journey to the End of the NightPaul
  35. 2005CrashRick Cabot
  36. 2002The Quiet AmericanAlden Pyle
  37. 2001The Mummy ReturnsRick O'Connell
  38. 2001MonkeyboneStu Miley
  39. 2000BedazzledElliot
  40. 2000Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of MistsSinbad
  41. 1999Dudley Do-RightDudley Do-Right
  42. 1999The MummyRick O'Connell
  43. 1999Blast from the PastAdam
  44. 1998Gods and MonstersClayton Boone
  45. 1997Still BreathingFletcher McBracken
  46. 1997George of the JungleGeorge of the Jungle
  47. 1996The Twilight of the GoldsDavid Gold
  48. 1996Mrs. WinterbourneBill/Hugh Winterbourne
  49. 1996Kids in the Hall: Brain CandyPlacebo Patient (uncredited)
  50. 1995Now and ThenVietnam Veteran (uncredited)
  51. 1995Glory DazeDoug
  52. 1995The Passion of Darkly NoonDarkly Noon
  53. 1994The ScoutSteve Nebraska
  54. 1994In the Army NowLink (Uncredited)
  55. 1994AirheadsChester 'Chazz' Darvey
  56. 1994With HonorsMontgomery 'Monty' Kessler
  57. 1993Twenty BucksSam Mastrewski
  58. 1993Younger and YoungerWinston Younger
  59. 1993Son in LawLink (Uncredited)
  60. 1992School TiesDavid Greene
  61. 1992Encino ManLinkovich "Link" Chomovsky
  62. 1991DogfightSailor #1
  63. 1991Guilty Until Proven InnocentBobby McLaughlin
  64. 1991Child of Darkness, Child of LightJohn's Friend