Julian Paul Assange (/əˈsɑːnʒ/ ə-SAHNZH;[3] né Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, hacker, and cypherpunk activist. He has a previous conviction for hacking, dating back to 1996. He founded WikiLeaks in 2006; the organisation came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. After the 2010 leaks, the United States government launched a criminal investigation into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
Known For
The Six Billion Dollar Man
Self
2025
The Trust Fall: Julian Assange
Self (archive footage)
2024
Ithaka
Self (archive footage)
2022
Julian Assange: Chronik einer Spionageaffäre
2021
Der Fall Assange: Eine Chronik
2021
Julian Assange: The Price of Truth
Self (archive Footage)
2021
Wikileaks – USA against Julian Assange
2020
The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange
2020
The Assange Story
(archive)
2020
XY Chelsea
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Panama Papers
Self (archive footage)
2018
360°
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2018
Architects of Denial
Self - WikiLeaks founder
2017
Free Speech Fear Free
Self
2017
Hacking Justice
Self
2017
Risk
Self
2017
Get Me Roger Stone
Self (archive footage)
2017
The New Radical
Himself
2017
A Leak In Paradise
2016
Imminent Threat
Self (archive footage)
2015
Snowden's Great Escape
Julian Assange
2015
Citizenfour
Self
2014
Inside the Dark Web
Himself
2014
Mediastan
Himself
2013
InRealLife
Himself
2013
Terms and Conditions May Apply
Self (archive footage)
2013
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
2013
A Counter-History of the Internet
Self
2013
Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies
Self
2012
Shadows of Liberty
Self
2012
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
2012
Page One: Inside the New York Times
Self (archive footage)
2011
WikiRebels
Himself
2010
Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero?
Self - Chief Editor, Wikileaks
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Click
Self · (1 episode)
2000
The Simpsons
Julian Assange (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Horizon
Himself - Interviewed Guest · (1 episode)
1964