Hayden Christensen
Born: 1981-04-19 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2023
- Ahsoka as Anakin Skywalker
2022
- Obi-Wan Kenobi as Darth Vader
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return as Self - Anakin Skywalker
2019
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
2018
- The Last Man as Kurt Matheson
- Little Italy as Leo Campo
2017
- The Tank ... (Executive Producer)
- First Kill as Will
2015
- 90 Minutes in Heaven as Don Piper
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Outcast as Jacob
- American Heist as James
- Cooties ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- Takers as A.J.
- Vanishing on 7th Street as Luke
- Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey as Jammer (voice)
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Anakin Skywalker (voice) (archive sound)
- Jumper as David Rice
- New York, I Love You as Ben
2007
- Virgin Territory as Lorenzo
- Awake as Clay Beresford
2006
- Factory Girl as Musician
2005
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
- Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III as Self / Anakin Skywalker
- The Chosen One as Self / Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
2004
- The Story of Star Wars as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
2003
- Shattered Glass as Stephen Glass
2002
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Anakin Skywalker
2001
- Life as a House as Sam Monroe
- R2-D2: Beneath the Dome as Self
2000
- The Virgin Suicides as Jake Hill Conley
- Higher Ground as Scott Barringer
- Trapped in a Purple Haze as Orin Krieg
1999
- Free Fall as Patrick Brennan
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1998
- Strike! as Tinka's Date
- The Famous Jett Jackson
- Real Kids, Real Adventures
1997
- The View as Self
- Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III as Zane O'Dell
1995
- Goosebumps as Zane
- Harrison Bergeron as Eric
- In the Mouth of Madness as Paperboy
- Street Law as Young John
- No Greater Love as Teddy Winfield
- Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story as Fletcher #2
1993
- Family Passions as Skip McDeere