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Hayden Christensen is a Canadian actor and producer. He began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He was praised for his acting as Sam in Life as a House (2001), earning Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Christensen gained international fame for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in the Star Wars prequel trilogy films, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). His honours for these films include a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Actor and the Cannes Film Festival Revelation Award. He also received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Stephen Glass in the film Shattered Glass.
Born
Sunday, 19 April 1981
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ahsoka | Anakin Skywalker | 2023 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return | Self - Anakin Skywalker | 2022 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker | 2022 |
| Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker | Anakin Skywalker (voice) / Anakin Skywalker | 2019 |
| The Last Man | Kurt / Kurt Matheson | 2018 |
| Little Italy | Leo Campo | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| First Kill | Will | 2017 |
| 90 Minutes in Heaven | Don Piper | 2015 |
| Let's Go, DFW! | Self - Guest | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ahsoka | Anakin Skywalker | 2023 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return | Self - Anakin Skywalker | 2022 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker | 2022 |
| Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker | Anakin Skywalker (voice) / Anakin Skywalker | 2019 |
| The Last Man | Kurt / Kurt Matheson | 2018 |
| Little Italy | Leo Campo | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| First Kill | Will | 2017 |
| 90 Minutes in Heaven | Don Piper | 2015 |
| Let's Go, DFW! | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Outcast | Jacob | 2014 |
| American Heist | James Kelly / James | 2014 |
| The Drunken Peasants | Anakin Skywalker | 2014 |
| Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Jammer (voice) / Jammer | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Vanishing on 7th Street | Luke | 2010 |
| Takers | A.J. | 2010 |
| New York, I Love You | Ben (segment "Jiang Wen") / Ben | 2008 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Anakin Skywalker | 2008 |
| 5 Second Movies | Anakin Skywalker | 2008 |
| Jumper | David Rice | 2008 |
| Virgin Territory | Lorenzo | 2007 |
| Awake | Clay Beresford | 2007 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Anakin Skywalker | 2007 |
| From the Ground Up | Self | 2007 |
| Factory Girl | Musician | 2006 |
| Within a Minute: The Making of 'Episode III' | Self / Himself/Anakin Skywalker | 2005 |
| Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader | 2005 |
| Science of Star Wars | (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Shattered Glass | Stephen Glass | 2003 |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| American Idol | Self | 2002 |
| Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Anakin Skywalker | 2002 |
| R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | Self | 2001 |
| Life as a House | Sam Monroe | 2001 |
| Rank | Himself | 2001 |
| Trapped in a Purple Haze | Orin Krieg | 2000 |
| Higher Ground | Scott Barringer | 2000 |
| The Virgin Suicides | Jake Hill Conley | 1999 |
| Free Fall | Patrick Brennan | 1999 |
| The Famous Jett Jackson | Steven | 1998 |
| Strike! | Tinka's Date | 1998 |
| Real Kids, Real Adventures | Eli Goodner | 1998 |
| Goosebumps | Zane | 1995 |
| Harrison Bergeron | Eric | 1995 |
| No Greater Love | Teddy Winfield | 1995 |
| Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story | Fletcher / Fletcher #2 | 1995 |
| In the Mouth of Madness | Paper Boy / Paperboy | 1995 |
| Street Law | Young John Ryan | 1995 |
| Forever Knight | Andre | 1992 |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Kirk | 1990 |
| E.N.G. | Joey | 1989 |
| Troldspejlet | Self / Anakin Skywalker / David Rice | 1989 |
| Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | Anakin Skywalker | 1983 |
| Nova | Anakin Skywalker (archive footage) | 1974 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Tank | 2017 |
| Standoff | 2016 |
| Lady of Csejte | 2015 |
| Cooties | 2014 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2002 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
