Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian (Canada) actor. He appeared in Canadian television programs (Canadian content) when he was young, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s. He moved on to minor acting roles before being praised for his role of Sam in Life as a House, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He gained international fame portraying the young Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) in the second (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones) and third (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy (Star Wars prequel trilogy).