Hayden Christensen

Nicknames: Den

Birth Date: April 19, 1981

Birth Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Height: 1.87 m

Eyes: Blue/Green

Hair: Dirty dishwater blonde

Sign: Aries

Nationality: Canadian

Profession: Actor

Claim to fame: As Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role.
- Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen is a Golden Globe-nominated Canadian actor. He was born on April 19, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. When he was young, he appeared in Canadian television programs and after that in the late 1990, he diversified into American television.

His father, David Christensen is of Danish and English descent and his mother, Alie Nelson is of Swedish and Italian descent. Hayden enjoys lasagna, architecture, and pizza and is allergic to bees. Hayden Christensen grew up playing competitive hockey and tennis. He was a "ball boy" at the Canadian Open tennis matches. Hayden supports Manchester United Football Club.

Hayden Christensen gained international fame for the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars films. George Lucas was the director of this movie. For the movie, "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones", he was nominated for Saturn Award (best actor), Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award, Razzie Award (Worst Screen Couple), Teen Choice Award and won Razzie Award (Worst Supporting Actor). He was also nominated and won so many awards for "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" movie.

In 2002, People Magazine named Hayden Christensen as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People. In 2002 and 2005, he was one of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25".