Hayden 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 Trophee Chopard.
28 Facts About Hayden Christensen
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Hayden Christensen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Alie, an American speechwriter, and David Hayden Christensen, a Canadian computer programmer and communications executive.
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Hayden Christensen's father is of Danish descent, and his mother has Swedish and Italian ancestry.
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Hayden Christensen is one of four children, with three actor siblings: older brother Tove, older sister Hejsa, and younger sister Kaylen.
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Hayden Christensen spent summers on Long Island with his maternal grandmother, Rose Schwartz.
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Hayden Christensen was an athlete in high school, playing hockey competitively and tennis on a provincial level.
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Hayden Christensen attended the Actors Studio in New York City; he studied as well at the Arts York drama program in high school.
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Hayden Christensen's critically acclaimed portrayal of a misunderstood teenager in Life as a House earned him Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations, as well as the National Board of Review's award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year.
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In 2002, Hayden Christensen made his London theatre debut with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anna Paquin in This Is Our Youth.
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Hayden Christensen went on to receive positive reviews for 2003's Shattered Glass, which tells the true story of journalist Stephen Glass, who was discovered to be fabricating stories as a writer for The New Republic and other publications.
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In one of the most controversial changes made to the Star Wars original trilogy, Hayden Christensen was inserted into the 2004 DVD release of Return of the Jedi, where he replaced Sebastian Shaw as the force ghost of the redeemed Anakin Skywalker.
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Hayden Christensen was named in both People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People and Teen Peoples 25 Hottest Stars under 25.
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Bilson and Hayden Christensen co-starred again in the same segment of the film New York, I Love You.
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Hayden Christensen appeared opposite Mischa Barton in Virgin Territory, which was released directly-to-DVD in North America on August 26,2008.
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In October 2009, Hayden Christensen started shooting the horror film Vanishing on 7th Street, directed by Brad Anderson, with Thandiwe Newton and John Leguizamo.
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Hayden Christensen appeared in the crime drama Takers with Idris Elba and Paul Walker, released in the United States on August 27,2010.
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In 2010, Hayden Christensen sued USA Network over allegations that they stole his idea for the TV show Royal Pains.
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The suit alleges that Hayden Christensen met with USA to pitch a similar series entitled Housecalls.
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In 2015, Hayden Christensen starred in the film 90 Minutes in Heaven co-starring Kate Bosworth and directed by Michael Polish based on the best-selling novel by the same name.
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In 2019, Hayden Christensen returned to the role of Anakin Skywalker, providing a voice cameo of the character's voice in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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Hayden Christensen received a voice credit as Anakin Skywalker jointly alongside Matt Lanter for the penultimate episode of the final season of the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars entitled "Shattered" despite the fact the dialogue used for the episode spoken by Hayden Christensen was reused archival audio from Revenge of the Sith.
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Hayden Christensen's portrayal earned positive reviews from critics, noting a huge improvement from his performance in the prequel trilogy.
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Hayden Christensen appeared in the documentary special Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return which premiered on September 8,2022, Disney+ Day.
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In 2007, Hayden Christensen began dating actress Rachel Bilson, with whom he starred in the movie Jumper.
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Hayden Christensen noted in 2008 that he had been renovating the property himself and devoting time to learning about "livestock, crops, and agricultural machinery".
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An avid Toronto Maple Leafs fan, Hayden Christensen performed a public service announcement for Do Something's Teens for Jeans Campaign in 2008.
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Hayden Christensen modelled in Louis Vuitton's advertising, and was named as the face of Lacoste's newest fragrance, Lacoste Challenge.
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Hayden Christensen was featured in RED's Lazarus Effect Campaign, which is intended to increase awareness for its efforts to fight AIDS in Africa.