Hayden Christensen Q&A Live | Denver Fan Expo 2023

Hayden Christensen
Actor
Toronto, ON, Canada
Biography:
Hayden Christensen was born April 19, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His parents, Alie and David Christensen, are in the communications business. He is of Danish (father) and Swedish and Italian (mother) descent. Hayden grew up in Markham, Ontario, with siblings Kaylen, Hejsa, and Tove. Hayden set out to become an actor when a chance encounter at the age of eight placed him in his first commercial, for Pringles. When he was thirteen, he had starring roles in several dramatic television series.
His biggest break was a major part in the Fox Family Network's Higher Ground (2000). On the series, Hayden showed off his acting talent as a teen who was sexually molested by his stepmother, and turns to drugs in despair. Later, he appeared in the television movie Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000), where he co-starred with his friend Jonathan Jackson. Hayden also had a role in the film The Virgin Suicides (1999).
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 (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). The star was chosen by director George Lucas because he felt that Hayden had raw talent and good chemistry with actress Natalie Portman. Lucas stunned the movie world by picking the then-unknown actor after he had turned down such big names as Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonathan Jackson, as well as 400 other candidates.
His role as the troubled, misunderstood teenager Sam Monroe in Irwin Winkler's Life as a House (2001) 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 (2003), quoted by some of the real Stephen Glass' colleagues as giving an eerie and uncanny portrayal.
Since his Star Wars days, Hayden has headlined several action films, including Jumper (2008) and Takers (2010).
When not working, he enjoys spending quality time with his family (such as big brother Tove), hanging out with his friends, and exploring other hobbies such as the blues, jazz and piano.
(This source is from ©️FanCons.com)

[@All-ew5kn]

I love you Hayden

[@ruthnagarya2028]

So HAPPY to see Hayden there, he has and will always be my favorite Star Wars actor, such a great guy! Hayden IS the best swordsman...as far as I am concerned.

[@ncard00]

Yes, Ewan was really amazing as well, but Hayden, and of course Ray Park, just had something extra compared to all the other actors, they moved so naturally. Would love to see Ray Park and Hayden fight with lightsabers.

[@tanukimario7184]

I love that they included Padme/Natalie in lots of questions. Hope she is coming back too.

[@ncard00]

Yeah, the Kenobi show, or even Ahsoka, should’ve done a what if scenario through the world between worlds of Anakin, Padme, Luke, and Leia living happily together, and Ahsoka visiting them or something. Also, in some of the panels and promotion for kenobi, Hayden was sitting and standing next to Vivian, the young Leia actress, so sad they didn’t have scenes together, I know they couldn’t for obvious reasons, but still, just Vader having a dream about things could’ve been, with him training Luke and Leia or something, fans would’ve loved that, and also with Hayden being a dad himself to a 7-8 year old daughter, they would’ve had such great chemistry.

[@JG1570]

Glad to see they changed some things at his panels compared his panels at fan expo in Canada and Philadelphia. They just did those stupid tests things and just replayed fans reenacting his scenes videos. And the same ones. Fans sent in their own videos reenacting his scenes from Star Wars and none were used. They just showed the same ones from Canada

[@ncard00]

Ask him about clone wars, rebels, and the ahsoka show already, instead of the usual prequel questions, no matter how much or how little he can say about the ahsoka show, ask him anyway. Can’t wait to see him fighting Ahsoka on mustafar in that show.

[@bakerfam1000]

Fr same with Ewan like does he even know Obi-Wan has a love interest?

[@ANONYMOUS47725]

Tf Ahsoka fighting Vader on mustafar?

[@calebmurphy9406]

You guys do know that he didn't work on the animated shows, right?

[@ncard00]

@@bakerfam1000Yes, exactly, ask them the hardcore fan questions, cause the actors watching the animated shows, like Hayden did, or even reading the books, shows a deeper commitment to the character than just playing the role. Would love for James Arnold Taylor to interview Ewan mcgregor on the celebration live stage for an hour about clone wars, master and apprentice, and other more nerdy stuff than just the kenobi show and the prequels. Ewan should of course have some time to read or listen to some of the novels or comics, and to watch at least the Kenobi clone wars and rebels episodes to be prepared.

[@ncard00]

@@calebmurphy9406I know, but he watched all of clone wars and rebels to prepare for the Kenobi show, he said, but it was really to prepare for the Ahsoka show, so you can easily ask him questions about those things. Hope he’s also watched tales of the jedi.

[@elissaartist9016]

This is filmed so bad

[@castaway123100]

These sign language people are so distracting, and most of the, ate signing jibberish.