Hayden Christensen

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Biography

Recent Role:
Himself on TMZ on TV
Gender:
Male
Born:
4-19-1981
Birthplace:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Birth Name:
Hayden Christensen
AKA:
Hayden Christiansen
Hayden Christensen was born on April 19, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the actor most widely known for playing the adult Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, a role previously played by Jake Lloyd. He appeared in Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He acquired his initial fame starring in Fox's Family Network TV series, Higher Ground (2000), showing off hisMore acting talents as a teen who was sexually molested by his stepmother, then turning to drugs in his despair.



Christensen's critically praised portrayal of a teenager who is misunderstood in Life as a House (2001) won him the National Board of Review's award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year, but didn't receive widespread public notice. However, his far more famous performance in Attack of the Clones (2002) received mixed reviews (many critics found his characterization of the future Darth Vader as an arrogant, self-absorbed teenager off-putting). Subsequently, he garnered good reviews as journalist Stephen Glass in 2003's Shattered Glass. Finally he received favourable responses in the last Star Wars prequel Revenge of the Sith (2005), where he played a more mature, insecure Anakin gradually converting to the Dark Side.



Christensen played competitive AAA Hockey in Canada before giving it up for acting.The 6'1" actor loves architecture, lasagne and tennis and is allergic to bees.

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    10 Perfect
    good actor & gorgeous hide show

    awww! !!!!
    he is soooo cute!

    he is not the best actor
    but he is good
    and he was so good in life as a house
    and he did a great job in star wars
    first in the Attack of the Clones
    and then he was amazing in Revenge of The Sith
    I really enjoyed this movies and I think that
    with time he can become in an excellent actor
    and I really want to see him in more films
    jumper.. I don't like it much
    but it's just one more film and awake
    is not his best movie but like I said he is very good and he can be better
    I love him!

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    10 Perfect
    Very Cute and talented!! hide show

    Hayden is soooo cute!! And he is very talented!!! He was amazing as Anakin in Star Wars and seems to have done a good job in Jumper, which I haven't seen yet but I want to. He did a great job in both Revenge of the Sith and Attack of the Clones. He played his role as Anakin perfectly!!! He is a very talented actor and I hope to see him more!! What else can I say about him..... I don't know what to say... Why does it have to be 100 words. He's sooo cute!! Really really cute!! SOOOOO CUTE!!!!

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    2 Terrible
    terrible actor... hide show

    I want to start off saying that I do not wish to offend anyone; these are my opinions about Hayden Christensen and you can disagree all you want. Ok, so I acsolutely hate Hayden Christensen. He is a terrible actor. I honestly can't believe he was given the chance to act in Star Wars. He ruined the third movie for me. I bet there are thousands of other actors that could have done a better job than he did. So, basically, I think Hayden is overrated and shouldn't get any more acting jobs because he really can't act at all.

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    10 Perfect
    Hayden has a promising future! hide show

    With only 26 years old, Hayden Christensen has done some amazing work.

    I first noticed him in "Higher Ground", where he starred as the dificult Scott Barringer, a teenage who had been sexually abused by his stepmother and turned to drugs in order to try and forget what had happened. It was a really good show and I was really sad when it was cancelled.

    In 2001, Christensen starred in "Life as a House" as Sam Monroe, a troubled teenager forced to spend the Summer at his father's place. This movie was aclamed by the critics and received really good reviews.

    That same year, Hayden was casted to portray the young Anakin Skywalker in "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones".

    In 2003, he starred in "Shattered Glass" as the journalist Stephen Glass. This movie received good reviews, as did Hayden.

    2005 marked Hayden's return to the big screen with the last sequel of the Star Wars saga, "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith".

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    4.6 Poor
    Another great review brought to you by "The Painful Review Team"! The true reason why people hate the new Star Wars trilogy. hide show

    This guy has no talent. PERIOD. That or he is really good at playing a spoiled brat. Hayden Christensen's acting in the last two episodes of the new Star Wars film was horrible. The crying scenes sounded like someone stepped on a cabbage patch kid's head, and his fight scenes weren't any better. Sure you could say the character was written this way, but give me a break they could've chosen a better act than that crap.

    Note: This review and all others by this team are not meant to attack the opinions of any user[s]. We are merely telling our opinion on popular television programs. If you have a problem with our reviews send me or JoeLostDharma a PM instead of reporting abuse.

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