Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Acting
Biography
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+.
Born: February 17, 1981
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Baseball Announcer (voice)
as Young Mr. Burns
as Nick Bali
as Terry
as Detective Bobby Abbott
as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
as Jeff
as Trey Nelson
as Hourly Dong (voice)
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Travis 'TK' Kalanick
as Self - Guest
as Luxcraft (voice)
as Josh Corman
as Self
as Richard Schultz
as Frank
as Self
as Self - Host
as Tobias Ellis
as Detective Hardrock (voice)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Self - Host
as Narrator (voice)
as Slowen Lo (voice)
as Self
as Iosif Baciu (voice)
as Edward Snowden
as Ethan
as Philippe Petit
as Self
as Self
as Self (uncredited)
as Johnny
as Self
as Self - Host
as Vinny
as Jon Martello, Jr.
as Self
as Self
as Robert Lincoln
as Joe
as Matt Sherman
as Wilee
as Blake
as Self
as Adam Lerner
as Bert Rodriguez
as Self
as Arthur
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
as Hesher
as Bobby
as Bert Rodriguez
as The Doctor / Rex
as Tom
as Richie Nix
as Tim Boyle
as Bar Patron
as Tommy Burgess
as Chris Pratt
as Self
as Brendan
as Sam
as Self
as Dr. Don
as Neil McCormick
as Scott Reynolds
as Elder Paul Ryder
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
as Lyle
as Martin Ellsworth
as Flaco
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Cameron James
as Buddy
as Jimmy Howell
as Tony
as Self - Guest
as Oliver Laird
as Tommy Solomon
as Zach Henniger
as Teenage Boy
as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
as Roger
as Rich
as Zeke
as Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ
as Zack Lawson
as Young Norman
as Self / Presenter
as Student #1
as Pierce Van Horne
as Simon
as Josh Stadler
as Matt Hallam
as David Collins / Daniel Collins
as Kyle
as George
as Self - Guest
as Rounder
as Ricky Berg
as Boy #1
as Dougie
as Self - Host
as James Jones
as Patrick