Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but raised inside Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a actor most widely known for swimming the adult Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, a role antecedently played by Jake Lloyd. He appeared around Canadian television programs when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He acquired his initial fame starring around Fox's Family Network TV series, Higher Ground (2000), flaunt his acting talents as a teenaged world health organization was sexually molested by his stepmother, then turning to drugs in his despair.

Christensen's critically praised portrayal of the adolescent world health organization is misunderstood within Life as a House (2001) won him the National Board of Review's award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year, however didn't receive far flung public notice. Yet, his far extra famed performance within Attack of the Clones (2002) received mixed reviews (numerous critics witnessed his characterization of the new Darth Vader as an arrogant, self-self-involved teen off-putting). Later, he garnered dependable reviews when journalist Stephen Glass in 2003's Shattered Glass. Eventually he received favourable reactions in the survive Star Wars prequel Retaliation of the Sith (2005), in which he played the other matured, unsafe Anakin bit by bit converting to the Dark Side. Christensen played competitory AAA Hockey in Canada before generating it higher for acting.A Captain hicks'Ace" actor loves architecture, lasagne and tennis and is allergic to bees.

Since Attack of the Clones, he has been persistently dogged by rumours and tabloid speculations. First he denied that he was romantically invlolved with co-star Natalie Portman. He also dismissed rumours that he was gay.

Trivia
Has three siblings: Tove, Hejsa and Kaylen. Is of Danish and English (paternal side), Swedish and Italian (maternal side) heritage. His mother is American born and raised. Has dirty blonde hair and blue-green eyes. Height: 6'1" (185 cm) Attended Unionville High School inside Unionville, Ontario, Canada. A school is better known for its arts software online. Competed using his sister Hejsthe (a captaaround), brother Tove & a personal friend in Eco-Challenge: Fiji Islands. a Eco-Challenge consists of a D-kilometre (300 miles) race that involved the tasks of backpacking, swim, kayaking & all-terrain bike their way through the Fiji archipelago. Just Xxiii away from 81 teams finished this race. One of the immature challenger around Eco-Challenge: Fiji Islands. Named one of Humans Magazine's "50 Hottest Bachelors" (2005) Supports Manchester United Football Club He, his brother, & their friends, "kidnap" a single an additional in every of their birthdays, cause to a location unknown to the birthday-son, then spend the day riding dirt-bikes. Was found whilst his older sister Hejsthe, a previous trampoline champion, was searching around for an professional. There is no a single was personal to little one-sit him & then he went along and it was suggested that he make their way an professional himself. During a closing moments of Star Wars Episode III: Retaliation of the Sith, in which Christensen was wearing a Darth Vader mask & costume, Christensen was shopping through the mask's mouthpiece despite the fact a recently lawsuit was manufactured specially for him. Has appeared in the 2004 Fall/Winter ad campaign for Louis Vuitton.

Partial filmography
The Decameron: Angels & Virgins (post-production) (2006) Awake (2006) (pre-production) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) Shattered Glass (2003) Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) Life as a House (2001)