Brendan Fraser

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Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

United States ActorsBorn 1968 · age 57

also Canada

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Languages32

Peak2000s

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Brendan James Fraser is an American and Canadian actor. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 5

Brendan Fraser at Canada's Walk of Fame in 2006

Fraser at the premiere of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in July 2008

Press conference for The Whale in Venice, September 2022

Fraser in New York City in December 2016

In their own words 1

Brendan Fraser

said · Jul 31, 2008

Own words

I wanted to play Rick. I was missing it. I’ve been waiting for the call from the studio since then. I love it. You get to do so much fun stuff, as an actor.

Brendan Fraser Interview - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (July 31, 2008)

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Filmography 40

Pressure2026

The Mummy1999 · ★ 7.0

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009 · ★ 5.8

The Mummy Returns2001 · ★ 6.4

George of the Jungle1997 · ★ 5.7

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor2008 · ★ 5.5

Killers of the Flower Moon2023 · ★ 7.4

The Whale2022 · ★ 7.8

Journey to the Center of the Earth2008 · ★ 6.1

Crash2005 · ★ 7.2

Rental Family2025 · ★ 7.7

Bedazzled2000 · ★ 6.1

Inkheart2008 · ★ 6.3

Blast from the Past1999 · ★ 6.8

Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003 · ★ 6.4

The Nut Job2014 · ★ 5.9

School Ties1992 · ★ 6.5

Escape from Planet Earth2013 · ★ 5.8

Airheads1994 · ★ 6.2

No Sudden Move2021 · ★ 6.4

Encino Man1992 · ★ 5.8

Now and Then1995 · ★ 6.9

Furry Vengeance2010 · ★ 5.0

Brothers2024 · ★ 5.9

The Poison Rose2019 · ★ 4.7

Monkeybone2001 · ★ 5.2

Son in Law1993 · ★ 6.0

Extraordinary Measures2010 · ★ 6.3

The Air I Breathe2007 · ★ 6.3

Gods and Monsters1998 · ★ 6.9

Pawn Shop Chronicles2013 · ★ 5.8

The Quiet American2002 · ★ 6.6

With Honors1994 · ★ 6.7

A Case of You2013 · ★ 5.6

Gimme Shelter2013 · ★ 6.6

Mrs. Winterbourne1996 · ★ 7.2

In the Army Now1994 · ★ 5.1

Dudley Do-Right1999 · ★ 4.1

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star2003 · ★ 5.1

Dogfight1991 · ★ 6.9

118 credits on file

Television 24

The Simpsons1989

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014

The Daily Show1996

Late Night with Seth Meyers2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show2019

The Graham Norton Show2007

Saturday Night Live1975

King of the Hill1997

The View1997

Jeopardy!1984

Scrubs2001

Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988

Titans2018

Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993

The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992

Doom Patrol2019

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014

The Affair2014

Duckman1994

Good Day Live2001

Condor2018

The Oscars1953

Awards 6

2023Academy Award for Best Actor

2023Romy

2022Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

2006Canada's Walk of Fame

2006Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Critics' Choice Awards

In their orbit 4

Connected to Brendan 6

Dwayne JohnsonAlso in The Mummy Returns (2001)

Vanessa HudgensAlso in Gimme Shelter (2013)

Jet LiAlso in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Ashlee SimpsonAlso in Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)

Rob ZombieAlso in Airheads (1994)

Josh BrolinAlso in Brothers (2024)

About this person

Brendan James Fraser is an American and 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 films (1999-present). He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters (1998), The Quiet American (2002), and Crash (2004), and further fantasy roles in Bedazzled (2000), Inkheart and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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United States