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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Acting 45 years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 5.0
Born: February 17, 1981

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+.

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Known For

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Family Ties
Family Ties Dougie 1982
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap Kyle 1989
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Zack Lawson 1993

Jimmy's Seen (8)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Hourly Dong (voice) 2022
Knives Out
Knives Out Detective Hardrock (voice) 2019
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Hourly Dong (voice) 2022
The Night Before
The Night Before Ethan 2015
The Night Before
The Night Before Ethan 2015
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988
7500
7500 Tobias Ellis 2019
Knives Out
Knives Out Detective Hardrock (voice) 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (136)

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Baseball Announcer (voice) 2025
Paradise Records
Paradise Records The Negotiator 2025
Killer Heat
Killer Heat Nick Bali 2024
Greedy People
Greedy People Terry 2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Detective Bobby Abbott 2024
Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound) 2023
Flora and Son
Flora and Son Jeff 2023
Poker Face
Poker Face Trey Nelson 2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Hourly Dong (voice) 2022
Pinocchio
Pinocchio Jiminy Cricket (voice) 2022
A Forest Haunt
A Forest Haunt Narrator (voice) 2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Travis 'Tk' Kalanick 2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Travis 'TK' Kalanick 2022
That's My Jam
That's My Jam Self - Guest 2021
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory Luxcraft (voice) 2021
Mr. Corman
Mr. Corman Josh Corman 2021
Amend: The Fight for America
Amend: The Fight for America Self 2021
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Richard Schultz 2020
Project Power
Project Power Frank 2020
Dear Class of 2020
Dear Class of 2020 Self 2020
Create Together
Create Together Self - Host 2020
7500
7500 Tobias Ellis 2019
Knives Out
Knives Out Detective Hardrock (voice) 2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration Self - Host 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
A Little Late with Lilly Singh Self 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Band Together with Logic
Band Together with Logic Self 2019
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis Self - Host 2018
Explained
Explained Narrator (voice) 2018
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction Self 2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Slowen Lo (voice) 2017
Drop the Mic
Drop the Mic Self 2017
Comrade Detective
Comrade Detective Iosif Baciu (voice) 2017
Snowden
Snowden Edward Snowden 2016
Straight Outta OZ
Straight Outta OZ 2016
The Night Before
The Night Before Ethan 2015
The Walk
The Walk Philippe Petit 2015
The Muppets
The Muppets Self 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
The Interview
The Interview Self (uncredited) 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity 2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Johnny 2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Running Wild with Bear Grylls Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt Self - Host 2014
Vinegar
Vinegar Vinny (voice) 2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular Self 2013
Don Jon
Don Jon Jon Martello, Jr. 2013
Lincoln: An American Journey
Lincoln: An American Journey Self 2013
Ending the Knight
Ending the Knight Self 2012
Lincoln
Lincoln Robert Lincoln 2012
Looper
Looper Joe 2012
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project Matt Sherman 2012
Premium Rush
Premium Rush Wilee 2012
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises Blake 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Comedy Bang! Bang! Self 2012
50/50
50/50 Adam Lerner 2011
Elektra Luxx
Elektra Luxx Bert Rodriguez 2011
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious Self 2010
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Inception
Inception Arthur 2010
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator 2010
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator 2010
Hesher
Hesher Hesher 2010
Uncertainty
Uncertainty Bobby 2009
Women in Trouble
Women in Trouble Bert Rodriguez 2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra The Doctor / Rex 2009
(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer Tom 2009
Big Breaks
Big Breaks Todd Sterling 2008
Killshot
Killshot Richie Nix 2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna Tim Boyle 2008
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom Bar Patron 2008
Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss Tommy Burgess 2008
The Lookout
The Lookout Chris Pratt 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Building Brick
Building Brick 2006
Brick
Brick Brendan Frye 2006
Escargots
Escargots 2006
Havoc
Havoc Sam 2005
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood Self 2005
Shadowboxer
Shadowboxer Dr. Don 2005
Mysterious Skin
Mysterious Skin Neil McCormick 2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Scott Reynolds 2005
Latter Days
Latter Days Elder Paul Ryder 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Treasure Planet
Treasure Planet Jim Hawkins (voice) 2002
Nudes in the News
Nudes in the News Tommy Solomon (archive footage) 2002
Manic
Manic Lyle 2001
Forever Lulu
Forever Lulu Martin Ellsworth 2000
Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces Flaco 2000
Click
Click Self 2000
Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards Self 1999
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You Cameron James 1999
That '70s Show
That '70s Show Buddy 1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Jimmy Howell 1998
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane Tony 1998
The View
The View Self - Guest 1997
The Juror
The Juror Oliver Laird 1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun Tommy Solomon 1996
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Zach Henniger 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Teenage Boy 1995
The Great Elephant Escape
The Great Elephant Escape Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham 1995
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield Roger 1994
The Road Killers
The Road Killers Rich 1994
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony Zeke 1994
Gregory K
Gregory K Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ 1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Zack Lawson 1993
A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It Young Norman 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards Self / Presenter 1992
Beethoven
Beethoven Student #1 1992
The Powers That Be
The Powers That Be Pierce Van Horne 1992
Plymouth
Plymouth Simon 1991
Hi Honey - I'm Dead
Hi Honey - I'm Dead Josh Stadler 1991
Changes
Changes Matt Hallam 1991
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows Daniel Collins 1991
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows David Collins / Daniel Collins 1991
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap Kyle 1989
Roseanne
Roseanne George 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
China Beach
China Beach 1988
Stranger on My Land
Stranger on My Land Rounder 1988
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Ricky Berg 1986
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Boy #1 1984
Family Ties
Family Ties Dougie 1982
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self 1944
Wingmen
Wingmen
Nobody Nothing Nowhere
Nobody Nothing Nowhere
White Night
White Night James Jones
Pendulum
Pendulum Patrick
Seductive Poison
Seductive Poison

Directing Credits (12)

Writing Credits (7)

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