American-Canadian actor Brendan Fraser had his film debut in the 1991 period coming-of-age drama film Dogfight. He went on to star in numerous films including the comedy film Encino Man (1992), drama film School Ties (1992), comedy-drama film With Honors (1994), comedy film Airheads (1994), psychological horror drama The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995), comedy film George of the Jungle (1997), drama film Still Breathing (1997), period drama Gods and Monsters (1998), slapstick comedy Dudley Do-Right (1999), and romantic comedy-drama fantasy Blast from the Past (1999). Also in 1999, he starred as Rick O'Connell in the action-adventure film The Mummy opposite Rachel Weisz. He reprised the role in the 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns and in the third and final installment in The Mummy trilogy, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).
During the 2000s, Fraser starred in a wide array of genres, including the fantasy romantic comedy film Bedazzled (2000), black comedy fantasy film Monkeybone (2001), romantic drama thriller film The Quiet American (2002), live-action/animated comedy film Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), crime drama film Crash (2004), independent crime thriller film Journey to the End of the Night (2006), science fantasy action-adventure film Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), fantasy adventure film Inkheart (2008) and family black comedy film Furry Vengeance (2010). He's also starred in the medical drama film Extraordinary Measures (2010), neo-noir period crime thriller No Sudden Move (2021), and Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama film The Whale (2022). For his role in The Whale, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the first Canadian actor to do so.
Fraser's television work includes the miniseries Texas Rising (2015), the Showtime drama series The Affair (2016–2017), the FX anthology series Trust (2018), the Epix series Condor (2018), and the Max action series Doom Patrol (2019–2023). Fraser's stage credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Elling.
Film
+ List of Brendan Fraser film credits Year Title Role Notes 1991 Dogfight Sailor No. 1 As "Brendon Fraser" 1992 Encino Man Linkavitch "Link" Chomofsky School Ties David Greene 1993 Twenty Bucks Sam Mastrewski Son in Law Linkovich "Link" Chomofsky Uncredited cameo Younger and Younger Winston Younger 1994 With Honors Monty Kessler Airheads Chester "Chazz Darby" Ogilvie In the Army Now "Link" Chomofsky Uncredited cameo Steve Nebraska 1995 Darkly Noon Now and Then Vietnam VeteranUncredited cameo 1996 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Placebo Patient Mrs. Winterbourne Bill Winterbourne / Hugh Winterbourne Glory Daze Doug Cameo 1997 David Gold George of the Jungle George 1998 Still Breathing Fletcher McBracken Gods and Monsters Clayton Boone 1999 Blast from the Past Adam Webber Rick O'Connell Dudley Do-Right Dudley Do-Right 2000 Bedazzled Elliot Richards / Abraham Lincoln Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists Sinbad Voice role 2001 Monkeybone Stuart "Stu" Miley / Stanley Also uncredited and voice roles for Stanley and Monkeybone, respectively Rick O'Connell Highest-grossing film 2002 Alden Pyle 2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Himself Uncredited cameo Looney Tunes: Back in Action DJ Drake / Himself Also voice role for Tasmanian Devil and She-Devil 2004 Crash District Attorney Rick Cabot 2006 Journey to the End of the Night Paul Jamie Bashant Also executive producer 2007 Pleasure Big Bug Man Howard Kind / Big Bug Man Voice role; Unreleased 2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth Professor Trevor Anderson Also executive producer The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Rick O'Connell Inkheart Mortimer Folchart 2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Sgt. Geoffrey Stone IV Uncredited cameo 2010 Extraordinary Measures John Crowley Furry Vengeance Dan Sanders Also executive producer 2012 Whole Lotta Sole Joe Maguire 2013 Escape from Planet Earth Scorch Supernova Voice role A Case of You Tony Hair Brained Leo Searly Pawn Shop Chronicles Ricky Baldoski Breakout Jack Damson Direct-to-video; also producer Gimme Shelter Tom Fitzpatrick 2014 Grayson Voice role 2019 Miles Mitchell Line of Descent Charlie "Charu" Jolpin 2020 Animus / Ronay 2021 No Sudden Move Doug Jones 2022 Dimensions Animus / Ronay Alternate version of The Secret of Karma Batgirl Ted Carson / Firefly Unreleased Charlie Won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon W. S. Hamilton 2024 Brothers Jimmy Farful 2025 Sea Lions of the Galapagos Narrator Documentary film Rental Family Phillip Vanderploeg 2026 Diamond 'Danny Boy' McVicar Pressure Dwight D. Eisenhower 2027 Untitled The Mummy Returns sequel Rick O'Connell Filming; Also executive producer TBA Starman Tom Adams Post-production
Television
+ List of Brendan Fraser television credits Year Title Role Notes 1991 My Old School Chevy Short film Child of Darkness, Child of Light John's friendTelevision film Guilty Until Proven Innocent Bobby McLaughlin 1995 Fallen Angels Johnny Lamb Episode: "The Professional Man" 1997 Duckman Sammons Cagle Voice role; episode: "Dammit, Hollywood" 1997, 1999 Saturday Night Live Himself Host; 2 episodes 1998 The Simpsons Brad Voice role; episode: "King of the Hill" 2000, 2005 King of the Hill David Kalaiki-Ali / Irv Bennet / Jimmy Beardon Voice role; 2 episodes 2002, 2004 Scrubs Ben Sullivan 3 episodes 2009 Wishology! Turbo Thunder Voice role; television films 2015 Texas Rising Billy Anderson Miniseries; 5 episodes 2016–2017 The Affair John Gunther 6 episodes 2017 Nightcap Himself Episode: "Poop Show" 2018 Trust James Fletcher Chase 8 episodes Condor Nathan Fowler 7 episodes 2018, 2023 Titans Clifford "Cliff" Steele / Robotman Voice role; 2 episodes 2019–2023 Doom Patrol Main role; 46 episodes 2020 Professionals Peter Swann Main role; 10 episodes; also executive producer 2026Breaking BearJer Voice role; 2 episodes
Stage Year Title Role Venue Notes 1995Four Dogs and a BoneVictorGeffen Playhouse 2001Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBrickLyric TheatreWest End 2010EllingKjellEthel Barrymore TheatreBroadway
Video game + List of Brendan Fraser video game credits Year Title Voice role 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – The Video Game Rick O'Connell
See also List of awards and nominations received by Brendan Fraser
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