Jesse Eisenberg
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Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Eisenberg debuted on television with the short-lived comedy-drama Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he starred in films such as The Squid and the Whale (2005), Adventureland(2009) and Zombieland (2009). He gained wider recognition for starring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film The Social Network (2010), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Eisenberg then starred in the Woody Allen films To Rome with Love (2012) and Café Society (2016), the heist films Now You See Me (2013) and its 2016 sequel, and independent dramas such as The Double (2013). He portrayed Lex Luthor in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and had a lead voice role in the animated films Rio(2011) and Rio 2 (2014). In 2022, he starred in the FX / Hulu miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble. He made his film directorial debut with the black comedy When You Finish Saving the World. He has since directed, written, and starred in A Real Pain (2024), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Eisenberg has contributed pieces to The New Yorker and McSweeney's websites. He has written and starred in three plays for the New York stage: Asuncion, The Revisionist, and The Spoils. He released his first book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups: and Other Stories in 2015.
Known for
Credits
Minions & Monsters (2026)
as Dort (voice)
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
as J. Daniel Atlas
Justice League (2017)
as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as Lex Luthor
The Social Network (2010)
as Mark Zuckerberg
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Lex Luthor
A Real Pain (2024)
as David Kaplan
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
as J. Daniel Atlas
Now You See Me (2013)
as J. Daniel Atlas
Rio (2011)
as Blu (voice)
Zombieland (2009)
as Columbus
Rio 2 (2014)
as Blu (voice)
The Village (2004)
as Jamison
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
as Columbus
Vivarium (2019)
as Tom
American Ultra (2015)
as Mike Howell
Café Society (2016)
as Bobby Dorfman
Cursed (2005)
as Jimmy
30 Minutes or Less (2011)
as Nick
To Rome with Love (2012)
as Jack
The Double (2014)
as Simon James / James Simon
Adventureland (2009)
as James Brennan
Resistance (2020)
as Marcel
Solitary Man (2009)
as Daniel Cheston
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
as Walt Berkman
The Debut (2026)
Actor
The Hunting Party (2007)
as Benjamin
The Hummingbird Project (2019)
as Vincent Zaleski
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
as Jonah Reed
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
as Casey
Night Moves (2014)
as Josh Stamos
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
The Emperor's Club (2002)
as Louis Masoudi
Manodrome (2023)
as Ralphie
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016)
Actor
The End of the Tour (2015)
as David Lipsky
The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)
as Charlie Banks
Camp Hell (2010)
as Daniel
Wild Indian (2021)
as Jerry
The New Yorker at 100 (2025)
as Self
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
as Young Male
Why Stop Now? (2012)
as Eli
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)
as David Brewster
Free Samples (2013)
as Tex
Roger Dodger (2002)
as Nick
Holy Rollers (2010)
as Sam Gold
He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)
as Jesse Eisenberg
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? (2011)
as Self / Mark Zuckerberg
Addicted to Fame (2012)
as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
One Day Like Rain (2007)
as Mark
Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)
as Eric Dobbs
The Semplica Girl Diaries (—)
Actor
Some Boys Don't Leave (2009)
as The Boy
The Living Wake (2007)
as Mills
Becoming a Werewolf (2005)
as Jesse Eisenberg
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball (2023)
as Narrator