Person

Hayden Christensen

b. 1981

Canadian actor (born 1981)

Born
19 Apr 1981 · Vancouver

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 52 years
  1. 19 Apr 1981BornBorn in Vancouver
  2. 2006AwardMTV Movie Award for Best Villain

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1981 – today).

  1. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  2. 1985Schengen Agreement
  3. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  4. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  5. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  7. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  9. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  10. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  11. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  12. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  13. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  14. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  15. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  16. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  17. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  18. 20112011 Norway attacks
  19. 2011Libyan civil war
  20. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  21. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  22. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  23. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  24. 2015Paris Agreement
  25. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  26. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  27. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  28. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  29. 2023Gaza war
  30. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  31. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition 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 in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) and Ahsoka (2023).

Christensen began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. His early work includes The Virgin Suicides (1999), Life as a House (2001), and Shattered Glass (2003). He earned praise 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 include Awake (2007), Jumper (2008), Takers (2010), and Little Italy (2018).

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