Hayden Christensen
Actor
Born April 19, 1981 in 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
Ahsoka
Anakin Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Anakin Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
The Last Man
Kurt Matheson
Little Italy
Leo Campo
The Tank
First Kill
Will
90 Minutes in Heaven
Don Piper
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Cooties
Outcast
Jacob
American Heist
James
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Jammer (voice)
Vanishing on 7th Street
Luke
Takers
A.J.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Anakin Skywalker (voice) (archive sound)
New York, I Love You
Ben
Jumper
David Rice
Virgin Territory
Lorenzo
Awake
Clay Beresford
Factory Girl
Musician
The Chosen One
Self / Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Self / Anakin Skywalker
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
The Story of Star Wars
Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
Shattered Glass
Stephen Glass
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Anakin Skywalker
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'
Self
Life as a House: From the Ground Up
Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
Life as a House
Sam Monroe
The Virgin Suicides
Jake Hill Conley
Trapped in a Purple Haze
Orin Krieg
Higher Ground
Scott Barringer
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
Free Fall
Patrick Brennan
The Famous Jett Jackson
Strike!
Tinka's Date
The View
Self
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III
Zane O'Dell
Goosebumps
Zane
Harrison Bergeron
Eric
Street Law
Young John
No Greater Love
Teddy Winfield
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
Fletcher #2
In the Mouth of Madness
Paperboy
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Kirk
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Forever Knight
LIVE with Kelly and Mark