Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar as best actor for playing Australian pianist David Helfgott in "Shine." Born: July 6, 1951

"Hoodwink" (1981)
"Starstruc" (1982)
"Twelfth Night" (1987)
"Dad and Dave: On Our Selection" (1995)
"Call Me Sal" (1996)
"Children of the Revolution" (1996)
"Shine" (1996) (Oscar, best actor)
"Les Miserables" (1998)
"Elizabeth" (1998)
"Shakespeare in Love" (1998) (Oscar nomination, best supporting actor)