List of Brendan Fraser performances

Fraser in 2016, being interviewed for The Affair

American-Canadian actor Brendan Fraser had his film debut in the 1991 period coming-of-age drama film Dogfight. He went on to star in numerous films including the comedy film Encino Man (1992), drama film School Ties (1992), comedy-drama film With Honors (1994), comedy film Airheads (1994), psychological horror drama The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995), comedy film George of the Jungle (1997), period drama Gods and Monsters (1998), slapstick comedy Dudley Do-Right (1999), and romantic comedy-drama fantasy Blast from the Past (1999). Also in 1999, he starred as Rick O'Connell in the action-adventure film The Mummy opposite Rachel Weisz. He reprised the role in the 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns and in the third and final installment in The Mummy trilogy, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).

During the 2000s, Fraser starred in a wide array of genres, including the fantasy romantic comedy film Bedazzled (2000), black comedy fantasy film Monkeybone (2001), romantic drama thriller film The Quiet American (2002), live-action/animated comedy film Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), crime drama film Crash (2004), independent crime thriller film Journey to the End of the Night (2006), science fantasy action-adventure film Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), fantasy adventure film Inkheart (2008) and family black comedy film Furry Vengeance (2010). He's also starred in the medical drama film Extraordinary Measures (2010), neo-noir period crime thriller No Sudden Move (2021), and Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama film The Whale (2022). For his role in The Whale, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the first Canadian actor to do so.[1][2]

Fraser's television work includes the miniseries Texas Rising (2015), the Showtime drama series The Affair (2016–2017), the FX anthology series Trust (2018), the Epix series Condor (2018), and the Max action series Doom Patrol (2019–2023). Fraser's stage credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Elling.

Film

List of Brendan Fraser film credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1991 Dogfight Sailor No. 1 As "Brendon Fraser"
1992 Encino Man Linkavitch "Link" Chomofsky [3]
School Ties David Greene
1993 Twenty Bucks Sam Mastrewski
Son in Law Link Uncredited cameo [4]
Younger and Younger Winston Younger
1994 With Honors Monty Kessler [3]
Airheads Chester "Chazz Darby" Ogilvie
In the Army Now Link Uncredited cameo [4]
The Scout Steve Nebraska
1995 The Passion of Darkly Noon Darkly Noon
Now and Then Vietnam Veteran Uncredited cameo [5]
1996 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Placebo Patient
Mrs. Winterbourne Bill Winterbourne / Hugh Winterbourne [3]
Glory Daze Doug Cameo
1997 The Twilight of the Golds David Gold
George of the Jungle George
1998 Still Breathing Fletcher McBracken
Gods and Monsters Clayton Boone [3]
1999 Blast from the Past Adam Webber
The Mummy Rick O'Connell
Dudley Do-Right Dudley Do-Right
2000 Bedazzled Elliot Richards / Abraham Lincoln [3]
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists Sinbad Voice role
2001 Monkeybone Stu Miley / Stanley Also uncredited cameo role for Stanley and voice role for Monkeybone
The Mummy Returns Rick O'Connell Highest-grossing film [3]
2002 The Quiet American Alden Pyle
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Himself Uncredited cameo
Looney Tunes: Back in Action DJ Drake / Himself Also voice role for Tasmanian Devil and She-Devil
2004 Crash District Attorney Rick Cabot [3]
2006 Journey to the End of the Night Paul
The Last Time Jamie Bashant Also executive producer
2007 The Air I Breathe Pleasure
Big Bug Man Howard Kind / Big Bug Man Voice role; unreleased
2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth Professor Trevor Anderson Also executive producer
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Rick O'Connell
Inkheart Mortimer Folchart
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Sgt. Geoffrey Stone IV Uncredited cameo
2010 Extraordinary Measures John Crowley
Furry Vengeance Dan Sanders Also executive producer
2012 Whole Lotta Sole Joe Maguire
2013 Escape from Planet Earth Scorch Supernova Voice role
A Case of You Tony
Hair Brained Leo Searly
Pawn Shop Chronicles Ricky Baldoski
Breakout Jack Damson Direct-to-video; also producer
Gimme Shelter Tom Fitzpatrick
2014 The Nut Job Grayson Voice role
2019 The Poison Rose Miles Mitchell
Line of Descent Charlie "Charu" Jolpin
2020 The Secret of Karma Animus / Ronay
2021 No Sudden Move Doug Jones [6]
2022 Dimensions Animus / Ronay Alternate version of The Secret of Karma [7]
The Whale Charlie [8]
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon W.S. Hamilton [9]
2024 Brothers Jimmy Farful
2025 Sea Lions of the Galapagos Narrator Documentary film [10]
Rental Family † Post-production
Pressure † Dwight D. Eisenhower Filming [11]
Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

List of Brendan Fraser television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1991 My Old School Chevy Short film
Child of Darkness, Child of Light John's friend Television film
Guilty Until Proven Innocent Bobby McLaughlin
1995 Fallen Angels Johnny Lamb Episode: "The Professional Man"
1997 Duckman Sammons Cagle Voice role; episode: "Dammit, Hollywood"
1997, 1999 Saturday Night Live Himself Host; 2 episodes
1998 The Simpsons Brad Voice role; episode: "King of the Hill"
2000, 2005 King of the Hill David Kalaiki-Ali / Irv Bennet / Jimmy Beardon Voice role; 2 episodes
2002, 2004 Scrubs Ben Sullivan 3 episodes
2009 Wishology! Turbo Thunder Voice; television films
2015 Texas Rising Billy Anderson Miniseries; 5 episodes [12]
2016–2017 The Affair John Gunther 6 episodes [13]
2017 Nightcap Himself Episode: "Poop Show"
2018 Trust James Fletcher Chase 8 episodes [14]
Condor Nathan Fowler 7 episodes [15]
2018, 2023 Titans Clifford "Cliff" Steele / Robotman Voice role; 2 episodes
2019–2023 Doom Patrol Main role [16]
2020 Professionals Peter Swann Main role; also executive producer [17]

Stage

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
1995 Four Dogs and a Bone Victor Geffen Playhouse [18]
2001 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Lyric Theatre West End [19]
2010 Elling Kjell Ethel Barrymore Theatre Broadway [20]

Video game

List of Brendan Fraser video game credits
Year Title Voice role Ref.
2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – The Video Game Rick O'Connell [21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mier, Tomás; Kreps, Daniel (March 13, 2023). "Brendan Fraser Tears Up as He Solidifies His Comeback and Accepts Best Actor Oscar for 'The Whale'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Chong, Joshua (March 13, 2023). "Who is Brendan Fraser, the first Canadian to win the Oscar for Best Actor?". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Davis, Clayton (August 29, 2022). "Brendan Fraser's 12 Best Performances: From 'The Mummy' to 'Encino Man'". Variety. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Pooley, Jack (January 5, 2021). "10 Actors You Didn't Know Played The Same Character In Different Movies - Commenter Edition". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Sprankles, Julie (January 10, 2018). "Things About Now And Then You Only Notice As An Adult". The List. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Gaughan, Liam (January 18, 2023). "Before 'The Whale,' Brendan Fraser's Comeback Started in This Steven Soderbergh Thriller". Collider. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Before winning an Oscar, Brendan Fraser made a mysterious Czech sci-fi movie". The Prague Reporter. March 16, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Jones, Tamera (December 10, 2022). "'The Whale': Darren Aronofsky Reveals How He Knew Brendan Fraser Was the Perfect Charlie". Collider. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Grobar, Matt (August 3, 2021). "Brendan Fraser Boards Martin Scorsese's 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' & Legendary Comedy 'Brothers'". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  10. ^ Donnelly, Jim (March 18, 2025). "Watch Disneynature's 'Sea Lions of the Galapagos' Streaming on Disney+ April 22". ABC. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  11. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (July 22, 2024). "Brendan Fraser To Star As Dwight D. Eisenhower In D-Day Movie 'Pressure' About The Historic Normandy Landings". Deadline. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "Texas Rising – About". History.com. History. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  13. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Brendan Fraser: The Affair matters in the age of alternative facts". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "Brendan Fraser – James Fletcher Chace". FXNetworks.com. FX. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (April 6, 2017). "Brendan Fraser Joins Cast Of 'Condor' Audience Network Series". Deadline. Retrieved May 29, 2017. Fraser will play Nathan Fowler, an unstable yet efficient central cog in an unholy alliance between the private military company that employs him and the CIA.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 21, 2018). "'Doom Patrol': Brendan Fraser To Star As Robotman In DC Universe TV Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  17. ^ Ravindran, Manori (September 29, 2020). "Tom Welling, Brendan Fraser Actioner 'Professionals' Finds Global Distribution With Rainmaker Content". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  18. ^ "FOUR DOGS AND A BONE". Geffen Playhouse. November 26, 1995. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  19. ^ "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof: Your views". BBC News. September 26, 2001. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  20. ^ Blank, Matthew (November 12, 2010). "Brendan Fraser, Denis O'Hare and Jennifer Coolidge in Elling". PlayBill. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  21. ^ "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)". BehindTheVoiceActors.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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