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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 19, 1981
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known As
- Hayden Christiansen
- هیدن کریستنسن
- Гайден Крістенсен
Hayden Christensen
4.7 Popularity
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).
Known For
7.5
Anakin Skywalker
Ahsoka
2023
6.8
Self - Anakin Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
7.0
Darth Vader
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
7.0
Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
6.3
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
5.5
Kurt Matheson
The Last Man
2018
6.6
Leo Campo
Little Italy
2018
5.7
Will
First Kill
2017
5.9
Don Piper
90 Minutes in Heaven
2015
4.6
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Credits
Ahsoka
as Anakin Skywalker
2023
7.5
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Anakin Skywalker
2022
6.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Darth Vader
2022
7.0
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker
2022
7.0
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
2019
6.3
The Last Man
as Kurt Matheson
2018
5.5
Little Italy
as Leo Campo
2018
6.6
First Kill
as Will
2017
5.7
90 Minutes in Heaven
as Don Piper
2015
5.9
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Outcast
as Jacob
2014
5.2
American Heist
as James
2014
4.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Jammer (voice)
2010
6.3
Vanishing on 7th Street
as Luke
2010
5.3
Takers
as A.J.
2010
6.2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Anakin Skywalker (voice) (archive sound)
2008
8.5
New York, I Love You
as Ben
2008
5.9
Jumper
as David Rice
2008
6.2
Virgin Territory
as Lorenzo
2007
4.9
Awake
as Clay Beresford
2007
6.5
Factory Girl
as Musician
2006
6.0
The Chosen One
as Self / Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
2005
5.5
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
as Self / Anakin Skywalker
2005
6.9
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
2005
7.5
The Story of Star Wars
as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
2004
7.2
Shattered Glass
as Stephen Glass
2003
7.0
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Anakin Skywalker
2002
6.6
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
2001
6.5
Life as a House
as Sam Monroe
2001
7.1
The Virgin Suicides
as Jake Hill Conley
2000
7.1
Trapped in a Purple Haze
as Orin Krieg
2000
4.4
Higher Ground
as Scott Barringer
2000
8.1
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
1999
4.6
Free Fall
as Patrick Brennan
1999
4.1
The Famous Jett Jackson
1998
6.9
Strike!
as Tinka's Date
1998
6.3
🎬
Real Kids, Real Adventures
1998
7.0
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III
as Zane O'Dell
1997
7.6
Goosebumps
as Zane
1995
7.9
Harrison Bergeron
as Eric
1995
6.7
Street Law
as Young John
1995
2.8
No Greater Love
as Teddy Winfield
1995
5.0
🎬
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
as Fletcher #2
1995
4.3
In the Mouth of Madness
as Paperboy
1995
7.2
🎬
Family Passions
as Skip McDeere
1993
9.0
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
as Kirk
1992
8.2
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self
1992
8.1
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Forever Knight
1992
6.8
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
5.4