Hayden Christensen

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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

The View

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Goosebumps

MTV Movie & TV Awards

All Movies (37)

• Waffle F1 The Movie: 22026 · as Himself
• Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return2022 · as Self - Anakin Skywalker
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
• The Last Man2018 · as Kurt Matheson
• Little Italy2018 · as Leo Campo
• First Kill2017 · as Will
• 90 Minutes in Heaven2015 · as Don Piper
• Outcast2014 · as Jacob
• American Heist2014 · as James
• Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey2010 · as Jammer (voice)
• Vanishing on 7th Street2010 · as Luke
• Takers2010 · as A.J.
• New York, I Love You2008 · as Ben
• Jumper2008 · as David Rice
• Virgin Territory2007 · as Lorenzo
• Awake2007 · as Clay Beresford
• Factory Girl2006 · as Musician
• The Chosen One2005 · as Self / Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
• Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III2005 · as Self / Anakin Skywalker
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005 · as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
• The Story of Star Wars2004 · as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
• Shattered Glass2003 · as Stephen Glass
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002 · as Anakin Skywalker
• Character Building: Inside 'Life As a House'2002 · as Self
• Life as a House: From the Ground Up2002 · as Self
• R2-D2: Beneath the Dome2001 · as Self
• Life as a House2001 · as Sam Monroe
• The Virgin Suicides2000 · as Jake Hill Conley
• Trapped in a Purple Haze2000 · as Orin Krieg
• Free Fall1999 · as Patrick Brennan
• Strike!1998 · as Tinka's Date
• Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III1997 · as Zane O'Dell
• Harrison Bergeron1995 · as Eric
• Street Law1995 · as Young John
• No Greater Love1995 · as Teddy Winfield
• Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story1995 · as Fletcher #2
• In the Mouth of Madness1995 · as Paperboy

All TV Shows (18)

• Ahsoka2023 · as Anakin Skywalker
• Obi-Wan Kenobi2022 · as Darth Vader
• Obi-Wan Kenobi2022 · as Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008 · as Anakin Skywalker (voice) (archive sound)
• Higher Ground2000 · as Scott Barringer
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self
• The Famous Jett Jackson1998
• Real Kids, Real Adventures1998
• The View1997 · as Self
• Goosebumps1995 · as Zane
• Family Passions1993 · as Skip McDeere
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?1992 · as Kirk
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Forever Knight1992
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988