Cast & creator
Hayden Christensen
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The View, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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).
Also known as: Hayden Christiansen, هیدن کریستنسن, Гайден Крістенсен
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1988–2023 · acting roles
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Filmography (57)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Anakin Skywalker (voice) (archive sound)
2008
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Goosebumps
Zane
1995
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Kirk
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
1992
Ahsoka
Anakin Skywalker
2023
Forever Knight
1992
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi
Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker
2022
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker (voice)
2019
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Anakin Skywalker
2002
The Famous Jett Jackson
1998
Higher Ground
Scott Barringer
2000
Jumper
David Rice
2008
The Virgin Suicides
Jake Hill Conley
2000
Virgin Territory
Lorenzo
2007
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Anakin Skywalker
2022
Little Italy
Leo Campo
2018
New York, I Love You
Ben
2008
In the Mouth of Madness
Paperboy
1995
Outcast
Jacob
2014
Shattered Glass
Stephen Glass
2003
Takers
A.J.
2010
Awake
Clay Beresford
2007
First Kill
Will
2017
Cooties
Executive Producer
2014
Life as a House
Sam Monroe
2001
90 Minutes in Heaven
Don Piper
2015Real Kids, Real Adventures
1998
Vanishing on 7th Street
Luke
2010
Factory Girl
Musician
2006
Harrison Bergeron
Eric
1995
American Heist
James
2014American Heist
Executive Producer
2014Family Passions
Skip McDeere
1993
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
Self / Anakin Skywalker
2005
Strike!
Tinka's Date
1998
The Last Man
Kurt Matheson
2018
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
2001
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Jammer (voice)
2010
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III
Zane O'Dell
1997
No Greater Love
Teddy Winfield
1995
Trapped in a Purple Haze
Orin Krieg
2000
The Story of Star Wars
Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
2004
The Tank
Executive Producer
2017
Free Fall
Patrick Brennan
1999
Street Law
Young John
1995
The Chosen One
Self / Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
2005
Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'
Self
2002Life as a House: From the Ground Up
Self
2002