1981-02-17 Los Angeles, California, USA
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, Gordon-Levitt 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, Gordon-Levitt 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 a comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.
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Paradise Records | 2025-06-06 | |
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | Detective Bobby Abbott | 2024-06-20 |
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Killer Heat | Nick Bali | 2024-09-25 |
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Greedy People | Terry | 2024-08-23 |
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Once Upon a Studio | Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive footage) | 2023-09-24 |
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Flora and Son | Jeff | 2023-09-21 |
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Pinocchio | Jiminy Cricket (voice) | 2022-09-07 |
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Hourly Dong (voice) | 2022-11-23 |
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A Forest Haunt | Narrator (voice) | 2022-04-28 |
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Project Power | Frank | 2020-08-14 |
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Dear Class of 2020 | Self | 2020-06-07 |
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Richard Schultz | 2020-09-25 |
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Band Together with Logic | Self | 2019-03-15 |
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7500 | Tobias Ellis | 2019-12-26 |
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Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Self - Host | 2019-11-09 |
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Knives Out | Detective Hardrock (voice) | 2019-11-27 |
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Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis | Self - Host | 2018-07-29 |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Slowen Lo (voice) | 2017-12-13 |
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Snowden | Edward Snowden | 2016-09-15 |
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Straight Outta OZ | 2016-06-23 | |
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The Walk | Philippe Petit | 2015-09-30 |
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The Night Before | Ethan | 2015-11-20 |
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The Interview | Joseph Gordon-Levitt (uncredited) | 2014-12-25 |
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Johnny | 2014-08-20 |
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Vinegar | Vinny | 2013-12-31 |
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Lincoln: An American Journey | Self | 2013-01-16 |
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Don Jon | Jon Martello, Jr. | 2013-09-12 |
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Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Self | 2013-11-29 |
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Premium Rush | Wilee | 2012-08-24 |
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Ending the Knight | Self | 2012-12-04 |
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Looper | Joe | 2012-09-26 |
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The Dark Knight Rises | Blake | 2012-07-17 |
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Lincoln | Robert Lincoln | 2012-11-09 |
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Elektra Luxx | Bert Rodriguez | 2011-03-11 |
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50/50 | Adam Lerner | 2011-09-30 |
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Hesher | Hesher | 2010-01-22 |
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Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious | Self | 2010-12-07 |
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Inception | Arthur | 2010-07-15 |
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Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo | Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator | 2010-03-16 |
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Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny | Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator | 2010-01-24 |
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Uncertainty | Bobby | 2009-11-15 |
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Women in Trouble | Bert Rodriguez | 2009-11-13 |
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(500) Days of Summer | Tom | 2009-07-17 |
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Page 439 | Voice | 2009-07-13 |
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | The Doctor / Rex | 2009-08-03 |
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Killshot | Richie Nix | 2008-11-13 |
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The Brothers Bloom | Bar Patron | 2008-09-09 |
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Miracle at St. Anna | Tim Boyle | 2008-09-15 |
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Stop-Loss | Tommy Burgess | 2008-03-28 |
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Big Breaks | Todd Sterling | 2008-12-31 |
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The Lookout | Chris Pratt | 2007-03-09 |
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Brick | Brendan | 2006-03-31 |
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Escargots | 2006-03-31 | |
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Building Brick | 2006-09-21 | |
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Havoc | Sam | 2005-10-16 |
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Shadowboxer | Dr. Don | 2005-09-09 |
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Mysterious Skin | Neil McCormick | 2005-03-30 |
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Latter Days | Elder Paul Ryder | 2004-01-30 |
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Treasure Planet | Jim Hawkins (voice) | 2002-11-26 |
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Manic | Lyle | 2001-01-27 |
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Picking Up the Pieces | Flaco | 2000-05-26 |
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Forever Lulu | Martin Ellsworth | 2000-07-07 |
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10 Things I Hate About You | Cameron James | 1999-03-30 |
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Jimmy Howell | 1998-08-05 |
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Sweet Jane | Tony | 1998-02-01 |
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The Juror | Oliver Laird | 1996-02-02 |
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The Great Elephant Escape | Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham | 1995-03-25 |
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Holy Matrimony | Zeke | 1994-04-08 |
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Angels in the Outfield | Roger | 1994-07-15 |
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The Road Killers | Rich | 1994-05-07 |
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Gregory K | Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ | 1993-02-08 |
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Beethoven | Student #1 | 1992-04-03 |
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A River Runs Through It | Young Norman | 1992-10-09 |
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Plymouth | Simon | 1991-05-26 |
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Changes | Matt Hallam | 1991-04-01 |
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Hi Honey - I'm Dead | Josh Stadler | 1991-04-22 |
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Stranger on My Land | Rounder | 1988-01-17 |
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White Night | James Jones | |
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Pendulum | Patrick |
