Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011). He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord whose projects such as HitRecord on TV (2014–15) and Create Together (2020) won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Interactive Program. Born in Los Angeles to a Jewish family, he began his acting career as a child, appearing in the films A River Runs Through It (1992), Holy Matrimony (1994), and Angels in the Outfield (1994), which earned him a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award nomination. He played the role of Tommy Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) for which he received three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. He had a supporting role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and voiced Jim Hawkins in the Disney animated Treasure Planet (2002) before taking a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped out in 2004 to resume his acting career. Since returning to acting, he has starred in Manic (2001), Mysterious Skin (2004), Brick (2005), The Lookout (2007), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Inception (2010), Hesher (2010), Premium Rush (2012), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), and Lincoln (2012). He portrayed Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk (2015) and whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden (2016). In 2020, he starred in the legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2013, he wrote and directed Don Jon, a comedy-drama film that was released to critical acclaim, earning him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. He previously directed and edited two short films, both of which were released in 2010: Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo. In 2021, he wrote, directed and starred in the comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.
Known for
Credits
Inception (2010)
as Arthur
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Blake
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Slowen Lo (voice)
Knives Out (2019)
as Detective Hardrock (voice)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Baseball Announcer (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
as Hourly Dong (voice)
Treasure Planet (2002)
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
as Cameron James
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
as Tom
The Interview (2014)
as Self (uncredited)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Johnny
Killer Heat (2024)
as Nick Bali
Looper (2012)
as Joe
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
as The Doctor / Rex
The Walk (2015)
as Philippe Petit
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
as Jimmy
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
A River Runs Through It (1992)
as Young Norman
Don Jon (2013)
as Jon Martello, Jr.
Premium Rush (2012)
as Wilee
Flora and Son (2023)
as Jeff
Greedy People (2024)
as Terry
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
as Detective Bobby Abbott
Snowden (2016)
as Edward Snowden
Project Power (2020)
as Frank
Pinocchio (2022)
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Lincoln (2012)
as Robert Lincoln
Mysterious Skin (2005)
as Neil McCormick
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Richard Schultz
The Night Before (2015)
as Ethan
50/50 (2011)
as Adam Lerner
The Juror (1996)
as Oliver
Beethoven (1992)
as Student #1
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Roger
Hesher (2010)
as Hesher
Havoc (2005)
as Sam
7500 (2019)
as Tobias Ellis
The Lookout (2007)
as Chris Pratt
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
as Bar Patron
Brick (2006)
as Brendan Frye
Latter Days (2004)
as Elder Paul Ryder
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
as Tim Boyle
Killshot (2008)
as Richie Nix
Stop-Loss (2008)
as Tommy Burgess
The Road Killers (1994)
as Rich
Holy Matrimony (1994)
as Zeke
Women in Trouble (2009)
as Bert Rodriguez
Elektra Luxx (2011)
as Bert Rodriguez
Manic (2002)
as Lyle
Forever Lulu (2000)
as Martin Ellsworth
Paradise Records (2025)
as The Negotiator
Ending the Knight (2012)
as Self
Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
as Flaco
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Self - Host
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018)
as Self - Host
Plymouth (1991)
as Simon
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
as (archive footage)
Endgame (2018)
as Guard
Sweet Jane (1998)
as Tony
Weezer: Security Threat (—)
Actor
Big Breaks (2008)
as Todd Sterling
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022)
as Travis 'Tk' Kalanick
Shadowboxer (2005)
as Dr. Don
Uncertainty (2009)
as Bobby
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2014)
Actor
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013)
as Self
The Great Elephant Escape (1995)
as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991)
as Josh Stadler
Dear Class of 2020 (2020)
as Self
Lincoln: An American Journey (2013)
as Self
Stranger on My Land (1988)
as Rounder
Pendulum (2027)
as Patrick
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious (2010)
as Self
Escargots (2006)
Actor
Gregory K (1993)
as Gregory Kingsley
Changes (1991)
as Matt Hallam
Band Together with Logic (2019)
as Self
Straight Outta OZ (2016)
Actor
Vinegar (2013)
as Vinny (voice)
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny (2010)
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo (2010)
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Nobody Nothing Nowhere (—)
Actor
White Night (—)
as James Jones
A Forest Haunt (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Building Brick (2006)
as Self