Brendan James Fraser born December 3 1968 is an AmericanCanadian actor Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies With Honors 1994 and George of the Jungle 1997 and emerged as a star playing Rick OConnell in The Mummy trilogy 19992008 He took on dramatic roles in Gods and Monsters 1998 The Quiet American 2002 and Crash 2004 and further fantasy roles in Bedazzled 2000 and Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008 Frasers film work slowed from the late 2000s to mid2010s due to the poor box office performances and various health and personal problems including the fallout from a sexual assault committed against him in 2003 by Philip Berk the thenpresident of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Fraser branched into television with roles in the Showtime drama The Affair 20162017 the FX series Trust 2018 and the Max series Doom Patrol 20192023 His film career was revitalized by roles in Steven Soderberghs No Sudden Move 2021 and Darren Aronofskys The Whale 2022 Frasers starring role as an obese gay man in the latter earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actor becoming the first Canadian to win this category Description above from the Wikipedia article Brendan Fraser licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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