Hayden Christensen was playing hockey competitively and tennis on a provincial level. He joined Actors Studio in New York City for his acting classes. He attended Unionville High School in Markham, Ontario where he studied Arts York drama program.
Hayden began his acting career at the age of 13 and made his acting debut in an American psychological Lovecraftian horror movie In the Mouth of Madness, which was directed and scored by John Carpenter. The total budget for the movie was $8 million and made a collection of $8.9 million at the box office.
Later, Hayden appeared in the role of Sam in the American drama film, Life as a House, which was produced and directed by Irwin Winkler. For the role, he was awarded Golden Globe Award and nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award. The movie made box office collection of $23,903,791while the budget of the movie was $27 million.
Hayden also featured in an American science fiction action movie Jumper directed by Doug Liman. The co-stars of the movie are Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, and Samuel L. Jackson. The movie became a huge hit and made a box office collection of $222.2 million at the $85 million budget.
Similarly, Hayden also appeared in numerous movies and television series, The Hairy Bird, The Virgin Suicides, Free Fall, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. As well as in Factory Girl, Virgin Territory, Family Passions, Harrison Bergeron, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Trapped in a Purple Haze, and Higher Ground.
Hayden is a Canadian by nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. He started dating his girlfriend Rachel Bilson, an actress. After dating for sometimes, the couple got engaged; however, they got broke after two years of their engagement. After few months, the couple started dating again and they blessed with a daughter Briar Rose. Recently the couple again separated from their relationship. Hayden is not yet married and doesn't have any child.
As a popular actor, Hayden collects a tremendous amount of money from his professional acting career. His current net worth is estimated to be $12 million. He sold his Los Angeles' house for $3.8 million, in a private off-market deal. He has numbers of luxurious cars including Ferrari 360 Modena, Lexus RX, Audi R8, Audi A8, etc.
