Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born October 5, 1983
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.
MovieThe Debut
2026
MovieMinions & Monsters
2026
as Dort (voice)
MovieNow You See Me: Now You Don't
2025
as J. Daniel Atlas
MovieThe New Yorker at 100
2025
as Self
MovieA Real Pain
2024
as David Kaplan
MovieSasquatch Sunset
2024
as Young Male
MovieManodrome
2023
as Ralphie
MovieThunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball
2023
as Narrator
TVFleishman Is in Trouble
2022
as Toby Fleishman
MovieWild Indian
2021
as Jerry
MovieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Lex Luthor
MovieResistance
2020
as Marcel
MovieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as David Brewster
MovieZombieland: Double Tap
2019
as Columbus
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieVivarium
2019
as Tom
MovieThe Art of Self-Defense
2019
as Casey
MovieThe Hummingbird Project
2019
as Vincent Zaleski
MovieJustice League
2017
as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
TVQuotidien
2016
as Self - Guest
MovieNow You See Me 2
2016
as J. Daniel Atlas
MovieCafé Society
2016
as Bobby Dorfman
MovieBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as Lex Luthor
MovieDC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
MovieLouder Than Bombs
2015
as Jonah Reed
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieAmerican Ultra
2015
as Mike Howell
MovieThe End of the Tour
2015
as David Lipsky
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
MovieNight Moves
2014
as Josh Stamos
MovieThe Double
2014
as Simon James / James Simon
MovieRio 2
2014
as Blu (voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieFree Samples
2013
as Tex
MovieNow You See Me
2013
as J. Daniel Atlas
MovieHe's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Jesse Eisenberg
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
MovieAddicted to Fame
2012
as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
MovieWhy Stop Now?
2012
as Eli
TVThe Newsroom
2012
as Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited)
MovieTo Rome with Love
2012
as Jack
Movie30 Minutes or Less
2011
as Nick
MovieRio
2011
as Blu (voice)
MovieHow Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
2011
as Self / Mark Zuckerberg
TVPenn & Teller: Fool Us
2011
as Self
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieThe Social Network
2010
as Mark Zuckerberg
MovieCamp Hell
2010
as Daniel
MovieHoly Rollers
2010
as Sam Gold
MovieBeyond All Boundaries
2009
as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
MovieZombieland
2009
as Columbus
TVModern Family
2009
as Asher
MovieSolitary Man
2009
as Daniel Cheston
MovieSome Boys Don't Leave
2009
as The Boy
MovieAdventureland
2009
as James Brennan
MovieThe Hunting Party
2007
as Benjamin
MovieOne Day Like Rain
2007
as Mark
MovieThe Living Wake
2007
as Mills
MovieThe Education of Charlie Banks
2007
as Charlie Banks
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
MovieThe Squid and the Whale
2005
as Walt Berkman
MovieBecoming a Werewolf
2005
as Jesse Eisenberg
MovieCursed
2005
as Jimmy
MovieThe Village
2004
as Jamison
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Emperor's Club
2002
as Louis Masoudi
TVTop Gear
2002
as Self
TVSucré salé
2002
as Self
MovieRoger Dodger
2002
as Nick
MovieLightning: Fire from the Sky
2001
as Eric Dobbs
TVThe Apartment
2001
as Self - Guest
TVGet Real
1999
as Kenny Green
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieThe Semplica Girl Diaries
