Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born February 17, 1981
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+.
MoviePendulum
2027
as Patrick
MovieWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
as Baseball Announcer (voice)
MovieParadise Records
2025
as The Negotiator
MovieKiller Heat
2024
as Nick Bali
MovieGreedy People
2024
as Terry
MovieBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Detective Bobby Abbott
MovieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
MovieFlora and Son
2023
as Jeff
TVPoker Face
2023
as Trey Nelson
MovieGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Hourly Dong (voice)
MoviePinocchio
2022
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
MovieA Forest Haunt
2022
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
as Travis 'Tk' Kalanick
TVSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
as Travis 'TK' Kalanick
TVThat's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
TVLast Meals
2021
as Self
TVWolfboy and the Everything Factory
2021
as Luxcraft (voice)
TVMr. Corman
2021
as Josh Corman
TVAmend: The Fight for America
2021
as Self
MovieThe Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as Richard Schultz
MovieProject Power
2020
as Frank
MovieDear Class of 2020
2020
as Self
TVCreate Together
2020
as Self - Host
Movie7500
2019
as Tobias Ellis
MovieKnives Out
2019
as Detective Hardrock (voice)
MovieSesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Self - Host
TVA Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieBand Together with Logic
2019
as Self
Endgame
2018
as Guard
MovieComedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018
as Self - Host
TVExplained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
TVJames Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self
MovieStar Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Slowen Lo (voice)
TVDrop the Mic
2017
as Self
TVComrade Detective
2017
as Iosif Baciu (voice)
MovieSnowden
2016
as Edward Snowden
MovieStraight Outta OZ
2016
MovieThe Night Before
2015
as Ethan
MovieThe Walk
2015
as Philippe Petit
TVThe Muppets
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
MovieThe Interview
2014
as Self (uncredited)
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieSeth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2014
MovieSin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
as Johnny
TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
TVHitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
as Self - Host
MovieVinegar
2013
as Vinny (voice)
MovieLady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
as Self
MovieDon Jon
2013
as Jon Martello, Jr.
MovieLincoln: An American Journey
2013
as Self
MovieEnding the Knight
2012
as Self
MovieLincoln
2012
as Robert Lincoln
MovieLooper
2012
as Joe
TVThe Mindy Project
2012
as Matt Sherman
MoviePremium Rush
2012
as Wilee
MovieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Blake
TVComedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
Movie50/50
2011
as Adam Lerner
MovieElektra Luxx
2011
as Bert Rodriguez
MovieDreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
2010
as Self
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
MovieInception
2010
as Arthur
MovieMorgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
2010
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
MovieMorgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
2010
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
MovieHesher
2010
as Hesher
MovieUncertainty
2009
as Bobby
MovieWomen in Trouble
2009
as Bert Rodriguez
MovieG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
as The Doctor / Rex
Movie(500) Days of Summer
2009
as Tom
Big Breaks
2008
as Todd Sterling
MovieKillshot
2008
as Richie Nix
MovieMiracle at St. Anna
2008
as Tim Boyle
MovieThe Brothers Bloom
2008
as Bar Patron
MovieStop-Loss
2008
as Tommy Burgess
MovieThe Lookout
2007
as Chris Pratt
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Building Brick
2006
as Self
MovieBrick
2006
as Brendan Frye
MovieEscargots
2006
MovieHavoc
2005
as Sam
TVMade in Hollywood
2005
as Self
MovieShadowboxer
2005
as Dr. Don
MovieMysterious Skin
2005
as Neil McCormick
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Scott Reynolds
MovieLatter Days
2004
as Elder Paul Ryder
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieTreasure Planet
2002
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
MovieManic
2002
as Lyle
Nudes in the News
2002
as Tommy Solomon (archive footage)
MovieForever Lulu
2000
as Martin Ellsworth
MoviePicking Up the Pieces
2000
as Flaco
TVClick
2000
as Self
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
Movie10 Things I Hate About You
1999
as Cameron James
TVThat '70s Show
1998
as Buddy
MovieHalloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
as Jimmy
MovieSweet Jane
1998
as Tony
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Juror
1996
as Oliver
TV3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Tommy Solomon
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Zach Henniger
MovieThe Great Elephant Escape
1995
as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
MovieAngels in the Outfield
1994
as Roger
MovieThe Road Killers
1994
as Rich
MovieHoly Matrimony
1994
as Zeke
MovieGregory K
1993
as Gregory Kingsley
TVDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Zack Lawson
MovieA River Runs Through It
1992
as Young Norman
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
MovieBeethoven
1992
as Student #1
TVThe Powers That Be
1992
as Pierce Van Horne
MoviePlymouth
1991
as Simon
MovieHi Honey - I'm Dead
1991
as Josh Stadler
MovieChanges
1991
as Matt Hallam
TVDark Shadows
1991
as Daniel Collins
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Kyle
TVRoseanne
1988
as George
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVChina Beach
1988
MovieStranger on My Land
1988
as Rounder
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Ricky Berg
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Boy #1
TVFamily Ties
1982
as Dougie
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
Wingmen
Nobody Nothing Nowhere
MovieWhite Night
as James Jones
Weezer: Security Threat
Seductive Poison
