Hayden Christensen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 19, 1981
- Birthplace
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in the Star Wars media franchise. He first appeared in the prequel trilogy films, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), and later reprised his role with a voice cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and as the main antagonist in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022). He will also reprise his role in the upcoming Disney+ series Ahsoka (2023).\n\nChristensen began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. His early work includes Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999), Life as a House (2001), and Shattered Glass (2003), to which he earned critical acclaim for his performances as Sam in Life as a House and as Stephen Glass in Shattered Glass. Christensen's honours include the nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard. His other notable works in both blockbuster and independent films include Awake (2007), Jumper (2008), Takers (2010), and Little Italy (2018).
Filmography
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return 2022
as Self - Anakin Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
The Last Man 2018
as Kurt Matheson
Little Italy 2018
as Leo Campo
The Tank 2017
Executive Producer
First Kill 2017
as Will
90 Minutes in Heaven 2015
as Don Piper
Cooties 2014
Executive Producer
Outcast 2014
as Jacob
American Heist 2014
as James, Executive Producer
Vanishing on 7th Street 2010
as Luke
Takers 2010
as A.J.
New York, I Love You 2008
as Ben
Jumper 2008
as David Rice
Virgin Territory 2007
as Lorenzo
Awake 2007
as Clay Beresford
Factory Girl 2006
as Musician
The Chosen One 2005
as Self / Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III 2005
as Self / Anakin Skywalker
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005
as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
The Story of Star Wars 2004
as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
Shattered Glass 2003
as Stephen Glass
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002
as Anakin Skywalker
Life as a House: From the Ground Up 2002
as Self
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House' 2002
as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome 2001
as Self
Life as a House 2001
as Sam Monroe
The Virgin Suicides 2000
as Jake Hill Conley
Trapped in a Purple Haze 2000
as Orin Krieg
Free Fall 1999
as Patrick Brennan
Strike! 1998
as Tinka's Date
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III 1997
as Zane O'Dell
Harrison Bergeron 1995
as Eric
Street Law 1995
as Young John
No Greater Love 1995
as Teddy Winfield
In the Mouth of Madness 1995
as Paperboy
Credits from TMDB.