Jesse Eisenberg
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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.
Known for
Credits
Minions & Monsters (2026)
as Dort (voice)
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
as J. Daniel Atlas
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Lex Luthor
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as Lex Luthor
Justice League (2017)
as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
Now You See Me (2013)
as J. Daniel Atlas
The Social Network (2010)
as Mark Zuckerberg
Rio (2011)
as Blu (voice)
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
as J. Daniel Atlas
Zombieland (2009)
as Columbus
Rio 2 (2014)
as Blu (voice)
Vivarium (2019)
as Tom
The Debut (—)
Actor
The Village (2004)
as Jamison
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
as Columbus
A Real Pain (2024)
as David Kaplan
American Ultra (2015)
as Mike Howell
Cursed (2005)
as Jimmy
30 Minutes or Less (2011)
as Nick
Café Society (2016)
as Bobby Dorfman
Adventureland (2009)
as James Brennan
Resistance (2020)
as Marcel
The Double (2014)
as Simon James / James Simon
The Hummingbird Project (2019)
as Vincent Zaleski
Solitary Man (2009)
as Daniel Cheston
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
as Casey
To Rome with Love (2012)
as Jack
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
as Walt Berkman
The Emperor's Club (2002)
as Louis Masoudi
Night Moves (2014)
as Josh Stamos
Roger Dodger (2002)
as Nick
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
as Jonah Reed
The Hunting Party (2007)
as Benjamin
Wild Indian (2021)
as Jerry
The New Yorker at 100 (2025)
as Self
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016)
Actor
Manodrome (2023)
as Ralphie
The End of the Tour (2015)
as David Lipsky
Camp Hell (2010)
as Daniel
Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
as Young Male
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
Holy Rollers (2010)
as Sam Gold
The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)
as Charlie Banks
Why Stop Now? (2012)
as Eli
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)
as David Brewster
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? (2011)
as Self / Mark Zuckerberg
Free Samples (2013)
as Tex
The Living Wake (2007)
as Mills
Some Boys Don't Leave (2009)
as The Boy
One Day Like Rain (2007)
as Mark
He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)
as Jesse Eisenberg
Addicted to Fame (2012)
as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)
as Eric Dobbs
Becoming a Werewolf (2005)
as Jesse Eisenberg
The Semplica Girl Diaries (—)
Actor
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball (2023)
as Narrator