Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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+.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    Birthday
    17 February 1981
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
6.392
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony
5.3
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You
7.597
Mysterious Skin
Mysterious Skin
7.687
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield
5.953
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
6.047
The Lookout
The Lookout
6.672
Women in Trouble
Women in Trouble
5.1
Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss
6.127
Treasure Planet
Treasure Planet
7.562
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna
6.136
Brick
Brick
6.821
The Juror
The Juror
5.635
Inception
Inception
8.369
Shadowboxer
Shadowboxer
5.1
50/50
50/50
7.175
Uncertainty
Uncertainty
5.5
Havoc
Havoc
5.253
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
5.785
Manic
Manic
6.869
Latter Days
Latter Days
6.8
Hesher
Hesher
6.808
Killshot
Killshot
5.779
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises
7.786
Premium Rush
Premium Rush
6.335
(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer
7.295
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
6.7
Lincoln
Lincoln
6.858
Elektra Luxx
Elektra Luxx
4.731
Looper
Looper
6.893
Killer Heat
Killer Heat
5.783
Plymouth
Plymouth
4.7
The Road Killers
The Road Killers
5.3
Don Jon
Don Jon
6.011
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
6.7
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
5.8
Escargots
Escargots
0
Greedy People
Greedy People
6.378
Gregory K
Gregory K
6.8
A Forest Haunt
A Forest Haunt
5
Big Breaks
4
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
5.8
Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio
8.271
Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces
4.258
The Walk
The Walk
6.991
The Night Before
The Night Before
6.101
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
6.692
A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It
7.03
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
7.1
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
6.6
Flora and Son
Flora and Son
6.937
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
7.05
Hi Honey - I'm Dead
Hi Honey - I'm Dead
4
Straight Outta OZ
Straight Outta OZ
7.333
Snowden
Snowden
7.106
The Great Elephant Escape
The Great Elephant Escape
5.333
The Interview
The Interview
6.185
Changes
Changes
6.1
Stranger on My Land
Stranger on My Land
5
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
6.773
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom
6.578
7500
7500
6.144
Beethoven
Beethoven
5.83
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
7.683
Band Together with Logic
Band Together with Logic
4.7
Project Power
Project Power
6.443
Building Brick
3
Forever Lulu
Forever Lulu
5.4
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
9.286
Knives Out
Knives Out
7.842
Ending the Knight
Ending the Knight
7.2
Lincoln: An American Journey
Lincoln: An American Journey
5.5
Dear Class of 2020
Dear Class of 2020
7.7
Vinegar
Vinegar
10
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
6.316
Paradise Records
Paradise Records
2