Hayden Christensen Biography (1981-)

Born April 19, 1981, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; son of David (acommunications executive) and Alie (a communications executive) Christensen;brother of Tove Christensen (an actor), Hejsa Christensen (an actress), and Kaylen Christensen (an actress). Addresses: Office: Forest Park Pictures, 11210 Briar Cliff Lane, Studio City, CA 91604.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Evolution Entertainment, 901 North Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038.; Publicist: Baker/Wynokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: April 19, 1981; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Paperboy, In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's "In the Mouth of Madness"), New Line Cinema, 1995
Young John Ryan, Street Law (also known as Law of the Jungle), New City Releasing, 1995
(As Hayden Christiansen) Tinka's date, Strike! (also known as All I Wanna Do, The Hairy Bird, College femminile, and Les filles font la loi), Miramax, 1998
Jake Hill Conley, The Virgin Suicides (also known as The LisbonSisters and Sofia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides"), Eternity Pictures, 1999
Sam Monroe, Life as a House, New Line Cinema, 2001
Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones (also known as Stars Wars II and Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002, also released as Attack of the Clones: TheIMAX Experience
Stephen Glass, Shattered Glass, Lions Gate Films, 2003
Anakin Skywalker, Return of the Jedi (DVD version), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith (also known as Star Wars: Episode III and Star Wars: Episode III--Riseof the Empire), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005
Clay, Awake, The Weinstein Company, 2006
Lorenzo, Decameron: Angles & Virgins, The Weinstein Company, 2006
Film Work
Some sources cite Hayden Christensen as the producer of the film Shattered Glass, Lions Gate Films, 2003.
Television Appearances
Series
Skip McDeere, Family Passions (also known as Macht der Liedenschaft), CTV, beginning 1994
Scott Barringer, Higher Ground, Fox Family Channel, 2000
Miniseries
Member of Team Kodak Water and Sport, Eco-Challenge Fiji Islands,USA Network, 2003
Movies
Eric, Harrison Bergeron (also known as Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"), Showtime, 1995
Fletcher, Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (also known as Mia: Child of Hollywood), Fox, 1995
Teddy Winfield, No Greater Love (also known as Danielle Steel's"No Greater Love"), NBC, 1996
Patrick Brennan, Free Fall (also known as Angst ueber den Wolken), Fox Family Channel, 1999
Orin Krieg, Trapped in a Purple Haze, ABC, 2000
Specials
Himself, The Making of "Life as a House," 2001
(Uncredited) Himself, R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, 2001

The WB Presents: Teen People's What's Next (also known as What's Next?), The WB, 2001
Sizzlin' 16 of 2002, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains (also knownas AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest ScreenCharacters), CBS, 2003
Himself, Star Wars: Feel the Force, 2005
Awards Presentations
Young Hollywood Awards, 2001
Presenter, The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2004
Presenter, Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards '05 (also known as Nickelodeon's 18th Annual Kids' Choice Awards), Nickelodeon, 2005
Episodic
Andre, "Fallen Idol," Forever Knight, syndicated, 1996
Zane, "Night of the Living Dummy III," Goosebumps, Fox, 1997
Eli Goodner, "Paralyzed: The Eli Goodner Story," Real Kids, Real Adventures, CanWest Global Television, 1999
Kirk, "The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1999
Steve, "Popularity," The Famous Jett Jackson, The Disney Channel,1999
Television Guest Appearances
Episodic
Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, ET, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2000, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2005
"Young Hollywood: Players or Played Out?," Rank, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2002
E! News Daily, E! Entertainment Television, 2002, 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2003
Access Hollywood, syndicated, 2003, 2005
Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2003, 2005
Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2003, 2005
"Cannes 2005 Special," Comme au cinema, 2005
Caiga quien caiga, 2005
(In archive footage) Cinema mil, 2005
Eigo de shabera-night, 2005
Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 2005
Magacine, [Spain], 2005
Popworld, E4 (Great Britain), 2005
Rove Live, 10 Network (Australia), 2005
Total Request Live (also known as TRL and Total Requestwith Carson Daly), MTV, 2005
Troldspejlet, 2005
Stage Appearances
The Member of the Wedding, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1990-91
Dennis, This Is Our Youth, Garrick Theatre, London, 2002
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Character Building: Inside "Life as a House," New Line Home Video, 2001
Himself, From the Ground Up, New Line Home Video, 2001
Video Games
(In archive material) Voice of Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith, LucasArts Entertainment, 2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers, Issue 3, Gale, 2003

Periodicals

DreamWatch, July, 2002, pp. 34-37
Entertainment Weekly, June 30, 2000, pp. 28-29; November 2, 2001,pp. 40-42; April 12, 2002, pp. 22, 24; May 19, 2005
ES, March 1, 2002, pp. 12-14
InStyle, September, 2002, p. 493
Interview, November, 2003, pp. 102-107
Maclean's, October 29, 2001, p. 57
Movieline, November, 2001, pp. 60-61; June, 2002, pp. 44-49
People Weekly, May 13, 2002, p. 104; November 24, 2003, p. 30; June 6, 2005, p. 34
Premiere, March, 2002, pp. 56-59; September 1, 2003, pp. 60-61
Request, May/June, 2002, p. 18
SFX, April, 2002, pp. 76-80
Teen Vogue, spring, 2002, pp. 60-61
Time, April 29, 2002, p. 64
Toronto Sun, May 9, 2000
TV Guide, May 11, 2002, pp. 20-22, 60
Twist, May, 2002, p. 74
USA Today, May 15, 2000, p. 1D; October 25, 2001, p. 3D
US Weekly, May 30, 2005, pp. 66-67
Vanity Fair, October, 2001, p. 291

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