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 re...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Anakin Skywalker
This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classi...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Anakin Skywalker (voice)
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...
The Saga: Star Wars with Tommy Wiseau
2019
as Anakin Skywalker
TRAGEDY! ROMANCE! FOOTBALL! When Jedi Master Tommy Wiseau falls head over heels for his princess Anakin Skywalker, the fate of the galaxy is changed f...

The Last Man
2018
as Kurt Matheson
Tov Matheson is a war veteran with PTSD who perceives that the apocalypse is coming. After starting a relationship with a dubious Messiah, he leaves h...

Little Italy
2018
as Leo Campo
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzlin...

The Tank
2017
Executive Producer
On April 26, 2012, six people entered an Isolated Confined Environment with the mission to simulate a trip to Mars. Their mission was a catastrophic f...

First Kill
2017
as Will
A police chief tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.

90 Minutes in Heaven
2015
as Don Piper
A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.

Cooties
2014
Executive Producer
A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley b...

Outcast
2014
as Jacob
A mysterious warrior teams up with the daughter and son of a deposed Chinese Emperor to defeat their cruel brother, who seeks their deaths.

American Heist
2014
as James
Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Jammer (voice)
Dave, a young photon, who is forced out of the Sun on a journey of discovery. He must get to the Cassini Space Craft and save it from the forces of th...

Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
as Luke
A mysterious global blackout yields countless populations to simply vanish, leaving only their clothes and possessions behind. A small handful of surv...

Takers
2010
as A.J.
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest h...

New York, I Love You
2008
as Ben
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond Dist...

Jumper
2008
as David Rice
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers oth...

Virgin Territory
2007
as Lorenzo
In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty ad...

Awake
2007
as Clay Beresford
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the oper...

Factory Girl
2006
as Musician
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems ...

The Chosen One
2005
as Self / Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
In this featurette, director George Lucas, along with cast and crew members from "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith", explore the story of Anakin Skywa...

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
2005
as Self / Anakin Skywalker
This documentary offers a glimpse into all the people, departments, and work that went into creating the film, specifically, the fight between Anakin ...

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power – and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.

The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Anakin Skywalker (archive footage)
The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed i...

Shattered Glass
2003
as Stephen Glass
The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff wr...

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Anakin Skywalker
Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could...

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
as Self
Mockumentary telling the never before told life story of the fictional robot R2-D2 from the Star Wars film series. The movie was made as a fun project...

Life as a House
2001
as Sam Monroe
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in ...

The Virgin Suicides
2000
as Jake Hill Conley
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

Trapped in a Purple Haze
2000
as Orin Krieg
When a charismatic teenager falters under constant pressure from his parents and school, he makes a potentially deadly mistake.

Free Fall
1999
as Patrick Brennan
An NTSB investigator and her boyfriend, who works for the FAA, investigate a series of similar and suspicious plane crashes that seem to be affecting ...

Strike!
1998
as Tinka's Date
In the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a ...

Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy III
1998
as Zane O'Dell
Trina and her brother Dan think dad's dummies are pretty cool. Until one day they notice one of the dummy's hands is warm, humanly warm! Then they hea...

Harrison Bergeron
1995
as Eric
"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonneg...

Street Law
1995
as Young John
A martial arts-trained lawyer is forced to fight in illicit matches after he is framed for a crime, is dismissed from his firm, and all his assets are...

No Greater Love
1995
as Teddy Winfield
When her parents and fiancé are lost in the Titanic disaster, young Edwina Winfield shoulders the responsibility of raising her three younger siblings...
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
1995
as Fletcher #2
Actress Mia Farrow's personal life takes a turn for the worse when she engages in a long relationship with Woody Allen.

In the Mouth of Madness
1995
as Paperboy
An insurance investigator begins discovering the impact a horror writer's books has on his fans is more than inspirational.