Hayden Christensen was first seen in the television series ‘Family Passions’ in 1993. He went on to make his silver screen debut in the 1994 American supernatural horror film In the ‘Mouth of Madness’ directed by John Carpenter. The film received mixed reviews upon release but came to be regarded as a cult classic in subsequent years. He continued to star in films like ‘The Hairy Bird’ (1998), ‘The Virgin Suicides’ (1999), ‘Free Fall’ (1999), and ‘Life as a House’ (2001). In 2002, he portrayed Anakin Skywalker in the American epic space opera film ‘Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones’ directed by George Lucas. While the film opened to a mixed reception, it did impressive business at the box office and grossed over $653.8 million on a budget of $115 million. The following year, he played the role of ‘Stephen Glass’ in the biographical drama film, ‘Shattered Glass’ directed by Billy Ray. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and received a 92% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. He was next seen in films like ‘Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi’ (2004), ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’ (2005), ‘Factory Girl’ (2006), ‘Awake’ (2007), and ‘Virgin Territory’ (2007).Â
In 2008, he starred as ‘David Rice’ in the American science fiction action film ‘Jumper’ directed by Doug Liman. Even though the film was panned by critics, it did decent business at the box office and grossed over $225.1 million on a budget of $85 million. He next appeared in films like ‘New York, I Love You’ (2009), ‘Takers’ (2010), ‘Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey’ (2014), ‘Outcast’ (2014), ‘American Heist’ (2014), ‘90 Minutes in Heaven’ (2015), ‘First Kill’ (2017), ‘Little Italy’ (2018), and ‘The Last Man’ (2019). In 2019, he voiced ‘Anakin Skywalker’ in the American epic space opera film ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ directed by J. J. Abrams. Despite opening to mixed reviews, the film was a massive box office success, grossing over $1.074 billion on a budget of $275 million.
