Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. At 12, he began acting in the Western TV series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company, where he starred as Dexter Riley in films such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). For his portrayal of rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley in Elvis (1979),
Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in Mike Nichols's Silkwood (1983). Also in the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter in which he played anti-hero roles: the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981), its sequel Escape from L.A.(1996), the horror film The Thing (1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
Russell starred in various other films, including Used Cars (1980), The Best of Times (1986), Overboard (1987), Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), Tombstone (1993), Stargate (1994), Executive Decision (1996), Breakdown (1997), Vanilla Sky (2001), Miracle (2004), Sky High (2005), Death Proof (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also appeared in the Fast & Furious franchise as Mr. Nobody (starring in Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021)). He also portrayed Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) instalments Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and What If...?(2021), and played the role of Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).
Born
Mar 17, 1951
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
98 acting
4 crew
Popularity
5.4
Known For
Forrest Gump
1994
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Ego
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as Randy / Narrator
The Thing
1982
as MacReady
Furious 7
2015
as Mr. Nobody
The Hateful Eight
2015
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
The Fate of the Furious
2017
as Mr. Nobody
Smurfs
2025
as Ron (voice)
Stargate
1994
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Tombstone
1993
as Wyatt Earp
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