<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Tove Christensen (brother) Erik Christensen (cousin) </Td> </Tr> <P> Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor and producer . He began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then diversified into American television in the late 1990s . He was praised for his acting as Sam in Life as a House (2001), earning Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations . Christensen gained international fame for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith (2005). His honors for these films include a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Actor and the Cannes Film Festival Revelation Award . </P> <P> Christensen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Alie, an American speechwriter, and David Christensen, a Canadian computer programmer and communications executive . 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 . Christensen was an athlete in high school, playing hockey competitively and tennis on a provincial level . </P>

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