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Hayden Christensen got his break on the Fox Family Network’s Higher Ground. He later appeared in the television movie Trapped in a Purple Haze and the film The Virgin Suicides.

On May 12, 2000, it was announced that Christensen would star as Anakin Skywalker in the prequels Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Hayden was chosen by director George Lucas because he felt he had raw talent and good chemistry with actress Natalie Portman.

His role as the troubled, misunderstood teenager Sam Monroe in Irwin Winkler’s Life as a House won him ‘Breakthrough Performance of the Year’ from the National Board of Review. The film also placed him as a nominee for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ at both the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Hayden then starred in Shattered Glass, Jumper, and Takers.

Recently Christensen can be seen on the Star Wars mini series Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka.