Right now he's preparing to star in "Awake" the story of a man who suffers "anesthetic awareness" and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during heart surgery. It will start shooting next year.

He's just completed work on "Decameron" Angels and Virgins, a tale about young Florentines who frolic in the Italian countryside while the black plague decimates their city.

Canada, with its long tradition of children's television production, has given rise to plenty of young talents, not the least of whom was Hayden.

When he was 12 years old, Christensen had a continuing role in the first Canadian television soap opera, the daily hour-long Family Passions. And like so many other performers before him, he packed his bags to make it big south of the border.

It was his first big - really big - role, although he had gained some notoriety among younger audiences for his portrayal of an ex-drug addict on the Fox Family Channel series, Higher Ground.

The show revolved around a group of troubled teens who are sent to a boarding school for rehabilitation. The show was well regarded by those who watched, but there weren't many who did.

Sofia's dad, Francis Ford Coppola is an old friend of George Lucas, and in fact Sofia and her husband Spike Jonze can be seen as extras in The Phantom Menace.

Hayden has been able, so far, to keep his private life private, and he aims to keep it that way. He'll disclose that he loves video games, considers himself an amateur musician, and refuses to discuss love interests. That has raised questions about his sexuality. But, so far, his lips are sealed.

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