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Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992). He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001). Crowe then starred in several films in the 2000s, including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Cinderella Man (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), American Gangster (2007), State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010). Crowe has since appeared in the films Les Misérables (2012), Man of Steel (2013), Noah (2014), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also starred. Aside from acting, Crowe has co-own the National Rugby League (NRL) team South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2006.

In "The Flash", we witness the thrilling origin story of Barry Allen. The story begins with Barry Allen as a brilliant forensic scientist working for the Central City Police Department. After a lightning bolt strikes his lab, Barry is doused in a combination of chemicals and subjected to a powerful electrical surge. Miraculously surviving the incident, he discovers that he has gained the incredible ability to move at incredible speeds. Embracing his newfound powers, Barry becomes The Flash, using his extraordinary speed to protect the innocent and fight against the rising tide of crime in Central City. As he unravels the mystery behind his transformation, he faces off against the formidable "Turtle-Man", who harbors the Still Force and serves as the anti-thesis to The Flash, as well as facing off against iconic members of his Rouge's Gallery. This is to be part of James Gunn's new DC Cinematic Universe.



