List of Brendan Fraser performances
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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 with Sean Astin and Pauly Shore (1992), drama film School Ties with Chris O'Donnell (1992), comedy-drama film With Honors with Joe Pesci (1994), comedy film Airheads with Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi (1994), psychological horror drama The Passion of Darkly Noon with Viggo Mortensen (1995), comedy film George of the Jungle with Leslie Mann (1997), period drama Gods and Monsters with Ian McKellen (1998), slapstick comedy Dudley Do-Right with Sarah Jessica Parker (1999), and romantic comedy-drama fantasy Blast from the Past with Alicia Silverstone (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 with Elizabeth Hurley (2000), black comedy fantasy film Monkeybone with Bridget Fonda (2001), romantic drama thriller film The Quiet American with Michael Caine (2002), live-action/animated comedy film Looney Tunes: Back in Action with Jenna Elfman (2003), crime drama film Crash with Sandra Bullock (2004), independent crime thriller film Journey to the End of the Night with Mos Def (2006), science fantasy action-adventure film Journey to the Center of the Earth with Josh Hutcherson (2008), fantasy adventure film Inkheart with Paul Bettany (2008) and family black comedy film Furry Vengeance with Brooke Shields (2010). He's also starred in the medical drama film Extraordinary Measures with Harrison Ford (2010), neo-noir period crime thriller No Sudden Move with Benicio del Toro (2021), and Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama film The Whale with Sadie Sink (2022). For his role in The Whale, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the first Canadian actor to do so.[1][2]
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
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dogfight | Sailor No. 1 | As "Brendon Fraser" | |
| 1992 | Encino Man | Linkavitch "Link" Chomofsky | [3] | |
| School Ties | David Greene | [3] | ||
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks | Sam Mastrewski | ||
| Son in Law | Link | Uncredited cameo | [4] | |
| Younger and Younger | Winston Younger | |||
| 1994 | With Honors | Monty Kessler | [3] | |
| Airheads | Chester "Chazz Darby" Ogilvie | [3] | ||
| In the Army Now | Link | Uncredited cameo | [4] | |
| The Scout | Steve Nebraska | |||
| 1995 | The Passion of Darkly Noon | Darkly Noon | ||
| Now and Then | Vietnam Veteran | Uncredited | [5] | |
| 1996 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | Placebo Patient | Uncredited cameo | |
| Mrs. Winterbourne | Bill Winterbourne/Hugh Winterbourne | [3] | ||
| Glory Daze | Doug | Cameo | ||
| 1997 | The Twilight of the Golds | David Gold | ||
| George of the Jungle | George | |||
| 1998 | Still Breathing | Fletcher McBracken | ||
| Gods and Monsters | Clayton Boone | [3] | ||
| 1999 | Blast from the Past | Adam Webber | [3] | |
| The Mummy | Rick O'Connell | [3] | ||
| Dudley Do-Right | Dudley Do-Right | |||
| 2000 | Bedazzled | Elliot Richards | [3] | |
| Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | Sinbad | Voice role | ||
| 2001 | Monkeybone | Stu Miley | ||
| The Mummy Returns | Rick O'Connell | Highest grossing film | [3] | |
| 2002 | The Quiet American | Alden Pyle | [3] | |
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Himself | Uncredited cameo | |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | DJ Drake / Himself / Tasmanian Devil / (voice) / She-Devil (voice) | |||
| 2004 | Crash | District Attorney Rick Cabot | [3] | |
| 2006 | Journey to the End of the Night | Paul | ||
| The Last Time | Jamie Bashant | Also executive producer | ||
| 2007 | The Air I Breathe | Pleasure | ||
| Big Bug Man | Howard Kind | 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 | Stand Off | 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 | The Nut Job | Grayson | Voice role | |
| 2019 | The Poison Rose | Miles Mitchell | ||
| Line of Descent | Charlie "Charu" Jolpin | |||
| 2020 | The Secret of Karma | Animus/Ronay | ||
| 2021 | No Sudden Move | Doug Jones | [6] | |
| 2022 | Dimensions | Animus/Ronay | Alternate version of The Secret of Karma | [7] |
| Batgirl | Ted Carson / Firefly | Unreleased | [8] | |
| The Whale | Charlie | Academy Award for Best Actor | [9] | |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | W.S. Hamilton | [10] | |
| 2024 | Brothers | Jimmy Farful | [10] | |
| 2025 | Rental Family † | Post-production | ||
| Pressure † | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Filming | [11] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | My Old School | Chevy | Short film | |
| Child of Darkness, Child of Light | John's friend | Television film | ||
| Guilty Until Proven Innocent | Bobby McLaughlin | Television film; aka Presumed Guilty | ||
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Johnny Lamb | Episode: "The Professional Man" | |
| 1997 | Duckman | Sammons Cagle (voice) | Episode: "Dammit, Hollywood" | |
| 1997, 1999 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | 2 episodes | |
| 1998 | The Simpsons | Brad (voice) | Episode: "King of the Hill" | |
| 2000, 2005 | King of the Hill | David Kalaiki-Ali/Irv Bennet/Jimmy Beardon (voices) | 2 episodes | |
| 2002, 2004 | Scrubs | Ben Sullivan | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | Wishology | Turbo Thunder (voice) | Television films | |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Billy Anderson | 5 episodes | [12] |
| 2016–2017 | The Affair | John Gunther | 6 episodes | [13] |
| 2017 | Nightcap | Himself | Episode: "Poop Show" | |
| 2018 | Trust | James Fletcher Chase | 8 episodes | [14] |
| Condor | Nathan Fowler | 7 episodes | [15] | |
| 2018, 2023 | Titans | Cliff Steele / Robotman (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2019–2023 | Doom Patrol | Cliff Steele / Robotman | Main role | [16] |
| 2020 | Professionals | Peter Swann | Main role; also executive producer | [17] |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Four Dogs and a Bone | Victor | Geffen Playhouse | [18] | |
| 2001 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Brick | Lyric Theatre | West End | [19] |
| 2010 | Elling | Kjell | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | Broadway | [20] |
| 2025 | Grangeville | Jerry | Signature Theatre | Off-Broadway | [21] |
Video game
[edit]| Year | Title | Voice role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Rick O'Connell | [22] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mier, Tomás; Kreps, Daniel (March 13, 2023). "Brendan Fraser Tears Up as He Solidifies His Comeback and Accepts Best Actor Oscar for 'The Whale'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Chong, Joshua (March 13, 2023). "Who is Brendan Fraser, the first Canadian to win the Oscar for Best Actor?". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Davis, Clayton (August 29, 2022). "Brendan Fraser's 12 Best Performances: From 'The Mummy' to 'Encino Man'". Variety. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ a b Pooley, Jack (January 5, 2021). "10 Actors You Didn't Know Played The Same Character In Different Movies - Commenter Edition". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Sprankles, Julie (January 10, 2018). "Things About Now And Then You Only Notice As An Adult". The List. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Gaughan, Liam (January 18, 2023). "Before 'The Whale,' Brendan Fraser's Comeback Started in This Steven Soderbergh Thriller". Collider. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Before winning an Oscar, Brendan Fraser made a mysterious Czech sci-fi movie". The Prague Reporter. March 16, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (January 10, 2023). "'Axed 'Batgirl' Movie Featured 'So Many Action Scenes' of Brendan Fraser and Leslie Grace 'Beating Each Other Up'". Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Tamera (December 10, 2022). "'The Whale': Darren Aronofsky Reveals How He Knew Brendan Fraser Was the Perfect Charlie". Collider. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (August 3, 2021). "Brendan Fraser Boards Martin Scorsese's 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' & Legendary Comedy 'Brothers'". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (July 22, 2024). "Brendan Fraser To Star As Dwight D. Eisenhower In D-Day Movie 'Pressure' About The Historic Normandy Landings". Deadline. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Rising – About". History.com. History. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Brendan Fraser: The Affair matters in the age of alternative facts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Brendan Fraser – James Fletcher Chace". FXNetworks.com. FX. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 6, 2017). "Brendan Fraser Joins Cast Of 'Condor' Audience Network Series". Deadline. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
Fraser will play Nathan Fowler, an unstable yet efficient central cog in an unholy alliance between the private military company that employs him and the CIA.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 21, 2018). "'Doom Patrol': Brendan Fraser To Star As Robotman In DC Universe TV Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ Ravindran, Manori (September 29, 2020). "Tom Welling, Brendan Fraser Actioner 'Professionals' Finds Global Distribution With Rainmaker Content". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "FOUR DOGS AND A BONE". Geffen Playhouse. November 26, 1995. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof: Your views". BBC News. September 26, 2001. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Blank, Matthew (November 12, 2010). "Brendan Fraser, Denis O'Hare and Jennifer Coolidge in Elling". PlayBill. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (September 11, 2024). "Brendan Fraser and Brian J. Smith Will Star in Samuel D. Hunter's Grangeville Off-Broadway". Playbill.
- ^ "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)". BehindTheVoiceActors.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.