Russell Crowe played the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator.
He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator , directed by Ridley Scott , for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor , a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor , an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor .	Roman General	Roman General	epic film	epic film	Gladiator	Gladiator (2000 film)	Ridley Scott	Ridley Scott	Academy Award for Best Actor	Academy Award for Best Actor	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Empire Award for Best Actor	Empire Award for Best Actor	London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor	London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
