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Jesse Eisenberg

Acting 42 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 3.3
Born: October 5, 1983

Biography

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.

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Known For

Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't J. Daniel Atlas 2025
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Quotidien
Quotidien Self - Guest 2016
The Newsroom
The Newsroom Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited) 2012
Zombieland
Zombieland Columbus 2009

Jimmy's Seen (2)

A Real Pain
A Real Pain Producer 2024
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League Lex Luthor 2021

Filmography

Acting Credits (83)

Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't J. Daniel Atlas 2025
The New Yorker at 100
The New Yorker at 100 Self 2025
A Real Pain
A Real Pain David Kaplan 2024
Sasquatch Sunset
Sasquatch Sunset Young Male 2024
Manodrome
Manodrome Ralphie 2023
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball Narrator 2023
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Fleishman Is in Trouble Toby Fleishman 2022
Wild Indian
Wild Indian Jerry 2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League Lex Luthor 2021
Resistance
Resistance Marcel 2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" David Brewster 2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap Columbus 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Vivarium
Vivarium Tom 2019
The Art of Self-Defense
The Art of Self-Defense Casey 2019
The Hummingbird Project
The Hummingbird Project Vincent Zaleski 2019
Justice League
Justice League Lex Luthor (uncredited) 2017
Quotidien
Quotidien Self - Guest 2016
Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2 J. Daniel Atlas 2016
Café Society
Café Society Bobby Dorfman 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Lex Luthor 2016
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League Self 2016
Louder Than Bombs
Louder Than Bombs Jonah Reed 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
American Ultra
American Ultra Mike Howell 2015
The End of the Tour
The End of the Tour David Lipsky 2015
Night Moves
Night Moves Josh Stamos 2014
The Double
The Double Simon James / James Simon 2014
Rio 2
Rio 2 Blu (voice) 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
Free Samples
Free Samples Tex 2013
Now You See Me
Now You See Me J. Daniel Atlas 2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
He's Way More Famous Than You Jesse Eisenberg 2013
The Last Leg
The Last Leg Self 2013
Addicted to Fame
Addicted to Fame Eric Dobbs (archive footage) 2012
Why Stop Now?
Why Stop Now? Eli 2012
The Newsroom
The Newsroom Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited) 2012
To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love Jack 2012
30 Minutes or Less
30 Minutes or Less Nick 2011
Rio
Rio Blu (voice) 2011
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? Self / Mark Zuckerberg 2011
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Penn & Teller: Fool Us Self 2011
Conan
Conan Self 2010
The Social Network
The Social Network Mark Zuckerberg 2010
Camp Hell
Camp Hell Daniel 2010
Holy Rollers
Holy Rollers Sam Gold 2010
Beyond All Boundaries
Beyond All Boundaries Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney 2009
Zombieland
Zombieland Columbus 2009
Modern Family
Modern Family Asher 2009
Solitary Man
Solitary Man Daniel Cheston 2009
Some Boys Don't Leave
Some Boys Don't Leave The Boy 2009
Adventureland
Adventureland James Brennan 2009
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party Benjamin 2007
One Day Like Rain
One Day Like Rain Mark 2007
The Living Wake
The Living Wake Mills 2007
The Education of Charlie Banks
The Education of Charlie Banks Charlie Banks 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The One Show
The One Show Self 2006
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale Walt Berkman 2005
Becoming a Werewolf
Becoming a Werewolf Jesse Eisenberg 2005
Cursed
Cursed Jimmy 2005
The Village
The Village Jamison 2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
The Emperor's Club
The Emperor's Club Louis Masoudi 2002
Top Gear
Top Gear Self 2002
Sucré salé
Sucré salé Self 2002
Roger Dodger
Roger Dodger Nick 2002
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Lightning: Fire from the Sky Eric Dobbs 2001
The Apartment
The Apartment Self - Guest 2001
Get Real
Get Real Kenny Green 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards Self 1999
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
The Semplica Girl Diaries
The Semplica Girl Diaries
Rio 3
Rio 3 Blu (voice)

Directing Credits (4)

Writing Credits (5)

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