Age, Biography, and Wiki
Hayden Christensen was born on April 19, 1981, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2025, he is 44 years old. Christensen rose to fame with his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, but he has also expanded his career to include roles in various films and television shows. He is known for his versatility and talent in the entertainment industry.
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| Date of Birth | 19 April 1981 |
| Age | 44 Years |
| Birth Place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Horoscope | Aries |
| Country | Canada |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Hayden Christensen stands at approximately 6 feet (183 cm) tall. However, specific details about his weight and other measurements are not widely available in public sources.
During the production of Revenge of the Sith, Christensen asked Lucas if a special Vader suit could be constructed to fit his own body, rather than have a different actor don one of the original sets of Vader armour worn by David Prowse. Lucas agreed, and a suit was engineered to fit Christensen's frame, even including extensions to allow for the actor to attain Vader's 6 ft height. His voice as the "robotic" Vader, however, was dubbed over by James Earl Jones, who first made the voice famous in the original trilogy.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Christensen has been in a relationship with actress Rachel Bilson since 2007, although the couple has experienced periods of separation. They have a daughter, Briar Rose Christensen, born in 2014. As of the latest updates, Christensen remains connected to his family life.
His father is of Danish descent, and his mother has Swedish and Italian ancestry. Christensen is one of four children, with three actor siblings: older brother Tove, older sister Hejsa, and younger sister Kaylen. He spent summers on Long Island with his maternal grandmother, Rose Schwartz.
In 2007, Christensen began dating actress Rachel Bilson, with whom he starred in the movie Jumper. They became engaged on December 25, 2008. In mid-2010, they broke up, but began dating again a few months later. On October 29, 2014, Bilson gave birth to their daughter. Christensen and Bilson separated in September 2017.
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Hayden Christensen's net worth is estimated to be around $10 million to $12 million. His earnings primarily come from his acting career, including roles in major films like the Star Wars prequels and recent projects such as Obi-Wan Kenobi. He has also supplemented his income through modeling and brand endorsements with companies like Louis Vuitton and Lacoste.
Career, Business, and Investments
Christensen's career began with roles in Canadian television shows like Family Passions. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise. Beyond acting, Christensen has ventured into writing and producing. He was involved in Glacier Films, a company that aimed to produce low-budget films. Christensen has also been involved in various charitable activities and has launched a clothing line inspired by his agricultural lifestyle.
Christensen began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. His early work includes Free Fall (1999), Life as a House (2001), and Shattered Glass (2003). He earned praise for his performances as Sam in Life as a House and as Stephen Glass in Shattered Glass. Christensen's honours include the nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as the Cannes Film Festival's Trophée Chopard. His other notable works include Awake (2007), Jumper (2008), Takers (2010), and Little Italy (2018).
On May 20, 2013, during the Cannes Film Festival, the Russian company Enjoy Movies announced the creation of Glacier Films, an alliance company with Christensen and his brother Tove. Over a three-year period, Glacier Films intended to make 11 "micro-budget" movies costing $1.5M each. The first project, American Heist, starring Christensen, Adrien Brody and Jordana Brewster, started filming in June 2013. It is a remake of Steve McQueen's The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery. In 2014, he starred in the American-Chinese-Canadian film Outcast, an action drama, alongside Nicolas Cage.
Social Network
Hayden Christensen is not very active on social media platforms. He maintains a low profile on platforms like Instagram and Twitter, preferring to focus on his personal and professional life outside the digital realm.
He went on to receive positive reviews for 2003's Shattered Glass, which tells the true story of journalist Stephen Glass, who was discovered to be fabricating stories as a writer for The New Republic and other publications. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, "Hayden Christensen is sensational as Glass, finding the wonder boy and the weasel in a disturbed kid flying high on a fame he hasn't earned." In 2005, Christensen made his Broadway debut when he appeared briefly in a 10-minute play.
On May 12, 2000, Christensen announced that he would be starring as an adult Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005); Skywalker was previously portrayed by Jake Lloyd as a child in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). The casting director reviewed about 1,500 other candidates before director George Lucas selected Christensen. Lucas is quoted as saying that he chose Christensen because he "needed an actor who has that presence of the Dark Side". This was essential to solidify the story that Lucas was trying to tell: Anakin Skywalker's fall from grace and transformation into Darth Vader.
Christensen's performance in both Episode II and III received generally mixed reviews from critics, although contemporary reviews note that his performance was mostly affected by Lucas' directing and the dialogue, and has since seen positive reappraisal in retrospect. In 2022, when reflecting on the prequel trilogy and the reappraisal, Christensen said, “It’s like those films had a gestation period, where they needed a little time to ferment in the public psyche. The reception that the films have now, it’s very heartwarming.”
Between 2006 and 2007, he starred in Awake, with Jessica Alba, which tells the story of a man who remains awake but paralyzed during heart surgery, and co-starred in Factory Girl, opposite Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce. Christensen next co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, and Rachel Bilson in the film Jumper, the story of a young man who discovers he has the ability to teleport; the film was released on February 14, 2008. Bilson and Christensen co-starred again in the same segment of the film New York, I Love You. Christensen appeared opposite Mischa Barton in Virgin Territory, which was released directly-to-DVD in North America on August 26, 2008. The film, based on The Decameron, is about a group of people who escape the Black Plague epidemic by hiding out in a Tuscan villa in Italy.
Education
Christensen's educational background is not extensively detailed in public sources. However, he began his acting career at a young age, starting with Canadian television shows in the early 1990s.
Christensen attended Unionville High School in Markham, Ontario. He was an athlete in high school, playing hockey competitively and tennis on a provincial level. He attended the Actors Studio in New York City; he studied as well at the Arts York drama program in high school. After accompanying his older sister to her agent's office after she landed a role in a Pringles commercial, he began being cast in commercials as well, including for Triaminic cough syrup in 1988.
