Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Slowen Lo (voice)
Knives Out (2019)
as Detective Hardrock (voice)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
as Cameron James
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Johnny
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Baseball Announcer (voice)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
as Tom
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
as The Doctor / Rex
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
as Hourly Dong (voice)
Looper (2012)
as Joe
Treasure Planet (2002)
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
as Detective Bobby Abbott
The Interview (2014)
as Self (uncredited)
Don Jon (2013)
as Jon Martello, Jr.
Pinocchio (2022)
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
as Jimmy
Lincoln (2012)
as Robert Lincoln
Snowden (2016)
as Edward Snowden
A River Runs Through It (1992)
as Young Norman
The Walk (2015)
as Philippe Petit
50/50 (2011)
as Adam Lerner
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Richard Schultz
Beethoven (1992)
as Student #1
Mysterious Skin (2005)
as Neil McCormick
The Juror (1996)
as Oliver
Greedy People (2024)
as Terry
Project Power (2020)
as Frank
Killer Heat (2024)
as Nick Bali
Premium Rush (2012)
as Wilee
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Roger
Havoc (2005)
as Sam
Flora and Son (2023)
as Jeff
Hesher (2010)
as Hesher
The Night Before (2015)
as Ethan
Brick (2006)
as Brendan Frye
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
as Tim Boyle
Killshot (2008)
as Richie Nix
Stop-Loss (2008)
as Tommy Burgess
The Lookout (2007)
as Chris Pratt
The Brothers Bloom (2008)
as Bar Patron
7500 (2019)
as Tobias Ellis
Manic (2002)
as Lyle
Ending the Knight (2012)
as Self
Holy Matrimony (1994)
as Zeke
Forever Lulu (2000)
as Martin Ellsworth
Endgame (2018)
as Guard
Latter Days (2004)
as Elder Paul Ryder
Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
as Flaco
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018)
as Self - Host
Women in Trouble (2009)
as Bert Rodriguez
Shadowboxer (2005)
as Dr. Don
The Road Killers (1994)
as Rich
Elektra Luxx (2011)
as Bert Rodriguez
Paradise Records (2025)
as The Negotiator
Weezer: Security Threat (—)
Actor
Pendulum (2027)
as Patrick
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Self - Host
Big Breaks (2008)
as Todd Sterling
Sweet Jane (1998)
as Tony
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013)
as Self
Uncertainty (2009)
as Bobby
Dear Class of 2020 (2020)
as Self
Plymouth (1991)
as Simon
Stranger on My Land (1988)
as Rounder
Wingmen (—)
Actor
Gregory K (1993)
as Gregory Kingsley
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2014)
Actor
Vinegar (2013)
as Vinny (voice)
Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991)
as Josh Stadler
Lincoln: An American Journey (2013)
as Self
The Great Elephant Escape (1995)
as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
Escargots (2006)
Actor
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious (2010)
as Self
Changes (1991)
as Matt Hallam
Straight Outta OZ (2016)
Actor
Band Together with Logic (2019)
as Self
White Night (—)
as James Jones
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022)
as Travis 'Tk' Kalanick
An SNL Thanksgiving (2024)
as (archive footage)
Nobody Nothing Nowhere (—)
Actor
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny (2010)
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Building Brick (2006)
as Self
A Forest Haunt (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo (2010)
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator