Actor, hard-drinking, bad boy, and musician Russell Crowe has had what might be described as an up-and-down career. His big break came in 2000 when he played Maximus in GladiatorHe followed that up in the role of mathematician John Nash in 2001's A Beautiful Mind. 

Since then, he's done some great work and some not-so-great work. And he's gotten a lot of bad publicity for his supposed tendency to lash out when he is frustrated or under the influence of drink. Take the time he threw a phone at a concierge in a New York City hotel.

His marriage to Australian actress Danielle Spencer lasted from 2003 through 2018 and produced two sons. And now he is being linked to one Britney Theriot. She can, loosely, be described as an actress. She has done one movie, 2013's Broken City, where she supposedly met Crowe.

And we should throw in that Crowe is 56, overweight, and bearded and she is 30, slim and gorgeous.

So just who is Britney Theriot and what does she do?

Let's have a look and see.

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From 'Actress' To Real Estate Agent

Britney Theriot can be said to be an "actress" only to the extent that she has done one movie, namely Russell Crowe's 2013 film Broken City. And she did get a "Special Thanks" credit on his 2020 movie Unhinged. 

The Special Thanks thing might lead some to believe that Russell and Britney's "relationship", which neither has really confirmed, goes back a few years.

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Okay, so we know that Britney acted in Broken City. But since then? Well, a few years back the Louisiana native joined New Orlean's Mirambell Realty. So, apparently, she is now a real estate agent.

And back in February, Crowe and Theriot were endlessly snapped playing tennis in Australia with Lord Alan Sugar and his wife Ann.

Britney Theriot and Russell Crowe
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Of course, the paps got some snogging pictures, proof positive they say of the obvious. Brit and Russell are a couple. But the question is how long have they been at it?

We know they met on the set of 2013's Broken City and by 2020 Brit is getting "Special Thanks" (for gosh knows what) in Crowe's film Unhinged. So when the romance started is anybody's guess.

Broken City Russell Crowe, Britney Theriot
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The earliest sighting of the two came in 2019 when they were spotted together in the Sydney Airport having a bite to eat. So, it is likely that they have been together for a couple of years.

What is strange is that Britney made just the one movie, Broken City, with Russell Crowe. And then got Special Thanks for his 2020 film Unhinged. Could they go back to before he divorced Danielle Spencer in 2018?

Nobody knows. And we will probably never know. Russell is famously very private about his personal life. And Britney has set all her social media accounts to private. So, the two are in lockdown in more than one sense of the word.

Crowe is spending more and more time in Australia, in part because he and Nicole Kidman have been appointed President (Crowe) and Vice President (Kidman) of the Australian Academy of  Cinema and Television Arts.

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Britney Theriot and Russell Crowe
Daily Mail

What do we know about Britney? She's acted in one film (with Russell Crowe) and, while she seems to spend most of her time with Russell in Aussie land, she is (in theory) a real estate agent in New Orleans.

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