Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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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, he 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, he 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 the comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.
Known for
Credits
Inception (2010)
as Arthur
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
as Blake
Knives Out (2019)
as Detective Hardrock (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Slowen Lo (voice)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Baseball Announcer (voice)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
as Cameron James
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
as Hourly Dong (voice)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
as The Doctor / Rex
Treasure Planet (2002)
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Johnny
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
as Tom
Looper (2012)
as Joe
The Interview (2014)
as Self (uncredited)
Lincoln (2012)
as Robert Lincoln
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
as Jimmy
Pinocchio (2022)
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Don Jon (2013)
as Jon Martello, Jr.
A River Runs Through It (1992)
as Young Norman
Greedy People (2024)
as Terry
The Walk (2015)
as Philippe Petit
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
as Detective Bobby Abbott
Snowden (2016)
as Edward Snowden
Project Power (2020)
as Frank
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
Hesher (2010)
as Hesher
Havoc (2005)
as Sam
Killer Heat (2024)
as Nick Bali
Flora and Son (2023)
as Jeff
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Richard Schultz
Killshot (2008)
as Richie Nix
Premium Rush (2012)
as Wilee
50/50 (2011)
as Adam Lerner
Beethoven (1992)
as Student #1
Paradise Records (2025)
as The Negotiator
Mysterious Skin (2005)
as Neil McCormick
The Night Before (2015)
as Ethan
Manic (2002)
as Lyle
Plymouth (1991)
as Simon
Sweet Jane (1998)
as Tony
Brick (2006)
as Brendan Frye
Big Breaks (2008)
as Todd Sterling
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Roger
Forever Lulu (2000)
as Martin Ellsworth
Endgame (2018)
as Guard
Holy Matrimony (1994)
as Zeke
The Juror (1996)
as Oliver
The Lookout (2007)
as Chris Pratt
The Brothers Bloom (2009)
as Bar Patron
Stop-Loss (2008)
as Tommy Burgess
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
as Tim Boyle
7500 (2019)
as Tobias Ellis
Escargots (2006)
Actor
Unmasking the Horror (1998)
as Self
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2014)
Actor
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022)
as Travis 'Tk' Kalanick
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
as (archive footage)
Vinegar (2013)
as Vinny (voice)
Nobody Nothing Nowhere (—)
Actor
Band Together with Logic (2019)
as Self
Women in Trouble (2009)
as Bert Rodriguez
Pendulum (2026)
as Patrick
Changes (1991)
as Matt Hallam
Latter Days (2004)
as Elder Paul Ryder
Shadowboxer (2005)
as Dr. Don
Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
as Flaco
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018)
as Self - Host
Elektra Luxx (2011)
as Bert Rodriguez
A Forest Haunt (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Self - Host
The Road Killers (1994)
as Rich
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny (2010)
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Uncertainty (2009)
as Bobby
The Great Elephant Escape (1995)
as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
Ending the Knight (2012)
as Self
Dear Class of 2020 (2020)
as Self
Straight Outta OZ (2016)
Actor
Stranger on My Land (1988)
as Rounder
Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991)
as Josh Stadler
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious (2010)
as Self
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013)
as Self
Lincoln: An American Journey (2013)
as Self
Gregory K (1993)
as Gregory Kingsley
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo (2010)
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
White Night (—)
as James Jones
Building Brick (2006)
as Self