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
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Slowen Lo (voice)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Blake
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
as Cameron James
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Baseball Announcer (voice)
Knives Out (2019)
as Detective Hardrock (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
as Hourly Dong (voice)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
as Tom
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Johnny
Treasure Planet (2002)
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Looper (2012)
as Joe
Don Jon (2013)
as Jon Martello, Jr.
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
The Interview (2014)
as Self (uncredited)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
as The Doctor / Rex
Lincoln (2012)
as Robert Lincoln
Snowden (2016)
as Edward Snowden
A River Runs Through It (1992)
as Young Norman
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
as Detective Bobby Abbott
Mysterious Skin (2005)
as Neil McCormick
Beethoven (1992)
as Student #1
Pinocchio (2022)
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Ending the Knight (2012)
as Self
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Roger
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
as Jimmy
50/50 (2011)
as Adam Lerner
Havoc (2005)
as Sam
Project Power (2020)
as Frank
The Walk (2015)
as Philippe Petit
Greedy People (2024)
as Terry
Premium Rush (2012)
as Wilee
The Juror (1996)
as Oliver
Stop-Loss (2008)
as Tommy Burgess
Hesher (2010)
as Hesher
Endgame (2018)
as Guard
The Lookout (2007)
as Chris Pratt
Brick (2006)
as Brendan Frye
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Richard Schultz
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
as Bar Patron
The Night Before (2015)
as Ethan
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
as Tim Boyle
Women in Trouble (2009)
as Bert Rodriguez
Weezer: Security Threat (—)
Actor
Manic (2002)
as Lyle
Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
as Flaco
Flora and Son (2023)
as Jeff
Killshot (2008)
as Richie Nix
Paradise Records (2025)
as The Negotiator
Latter Days (2004)
as Elder Paul Ryder
Sweet Jane (1998)
as Tony
Killer Heat (2024)
as Nick Bali
The Road Killers (1994)
as Rich
Plymouth (1991)
as Simon
7500 (2019)
as Tobias Ellis
Shadowboxer (2005)
as Dr. Don
Big Breaks (2008)
as Todd Sterling
Band Together with Logic (2019)
as Self
Holy Matrimony (1994)
as Zeke
Elektra Luxx (2011)
as Bert Rodriguez
Forever Lulu (2000)
as Martin Ellsworth
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022)
as Travis 'Tk' Kalanick
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2014)
Actor
Dear Class of 2020 (2020)
as Self
Nobody Nothing Nowhere (—)
Actor
Stranger on My Land (1988)
as Rounder
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny (2010)
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
A Forest Haunt (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious (2010)
as Self
Uncertainty (2009)
as Bobby
Wingmen (—)
Actor
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018)
as Self - Host
Gregory K (1993)
as Gregory Kingsley
Pendulum (2027)
as Patrick
Lincoln: An American Journey (2013)
as Self
The Great Elephant Escape (1995)
as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
Vinegar (2013)
as Vinny (voice)
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013)
as Self
Straight Outta OZ (2016)
Actor
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo (2010)
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Escargots (2006)
Actor
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Self - Host
Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991)
as Josh Stadler
Building Brick (2006)
as Self
Changes (1991)
as Matt Hallam
White Night (—)
as James Jones