Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Biography: 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, Gordon-Levitt 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, Gordon-Levitt 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 a comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: February 17, 1981

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014-08-20

Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony

1994-04-08

Wingmen
Wingmen

Nobody Nothing Nowhere
Nobody Nothing Nowhere

10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You

1999-03-30

Mysterious Skin
Mysterious Skin

2005-03-30

Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield

1994-07-15

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998-08-05

The Lookout
The Lookout

2007-03-09

Women in Trouble
Women in Trouble

2009-11-13

Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss

2008-03-28

Treasure Planet
Treasure Planet

2002-11-26

Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna

2008-09-15

Brick
Brick

2006-03-31

The Juror
The Juror

1996-02-02

Inception
Inception

2010-07-15

Shadowboxer
Shadowboxer

2005-09-09

50/50
50/50

2011-09-30

Uncertainty
Uncertainty

2009-11-15

Havoc
Havoc

2005-10-16

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009-08-03

Manic
Manic

2001-01-27

Latter Days
Latter Days

2004-01-30

Hesher
Hesher

2010-01-22

Killshot
Killshot

2008-11-13

The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises

2012-07-17

Premium Rush
Premium Rush

2012-08-24

(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer

2009-07-17

Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo

2010-03-16

Lincoln
Lincoln

2012-11-09

White Night
White Night

Elektra Luxx
Elektra Luxx

2011-03-11

Looper
Looper

2012-09-26

Killer Heat
Killer Heat

2024-09-25

Plymouth
Plymouth

1991-05-26

The Road Killers
The Road Killers

1994-05-07

Don Jon
Don Jon

2013-09-12

Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny

2010-01-24

Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane

1998-02-01

Escargots
Escargots

2006-03-31

Greedy People
Greedy People

2024-08-23

Gregory K
Gregory K

1993-02-08

A Forest Haunt
A Forest Haunt

2022-04-28

Big Breaks
Big Breaks

2008-12-31

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

2013-11-29

Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio

2023-09-24

Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces

2000-05-26

The Walk
The Walk

2015-09-30

The Night Before
The Night Before

2015-11-20

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024-06-20

A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It

1992-10-09

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

2010-12-07

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

2018-07-29

Flora and Son
Flora and Son

2023-09-21

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022-11-23

Hi Honey - I'm Dead
Hi Honey - I'm Dead

1991-04-22

Straight Outta OZ
Straight Outta OZ

2016-06-23

Snowden
Snowden

2016-09-15

The Great Elephant Escape
The Great Elephant Escape

1995-03-25

The Interview
The Interview

2014-12-25

Changes
Changes

1991-04-01

Stranger on My Land
Stranger on My Land

1988-01-17

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017-12-13

The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom

2008-09-09

7500
7500

2019-12-26

Beethoven
Beethoven

1992-04-03

The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020-09-25

Band Together with Logic
Band Together with Logic

2019-03-15

Project Power
Project Power

2020-08-14

Building Brick
Building Brick

2006-09-21

Forever Lulu
Forever Lulu

2000-07-07

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019-11-09

Knives Out
Knives Out

2019-11-27

Ending the Knight
Ending the Knight

2012-12-04

Lincoln: An American Journey
Lincoln: An American Journey

2013-01-16

Dear Class of 2020
Dear Class of 2020

2020-06-07

Vinegar
Vinegar

2013-12-31

Pinocchio
Pinocchio

2022-09-07

Pendulum
Pendulum