Hayden Christensen

Actor

Born: 19 April 1981
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Best known as: Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Hayden Christensen plays Padawan Anakin Skywalker in episodes two and three of the Star Wars movie series by George Lucas. (The character of Skywalker goes on to become the villain Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of Sith and apprentice to the evil Emperor Palpatine). Christensen grew up in Toronto, Ontario and started acting in television commercials when he was seven, moving on to soap operas by the age of 13. He has appeared in the feature films In the Mouth of Madness (1995), The Virgin Suicides (1999, with Kirsten Dunst) and Life as a House (2001), and in the FOX TV series Higher Ground (2000).
Extra credit: He is no relation to Traffic actress Erika Christensen.

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