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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Born · February 17, 1981 (43 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Bio

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+.

Known for

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Johnny

6.4

2014

Holy Matrimony

Zeke

5.2

1994

Wingmen

0.0

Nobody Nothing Nowhere

5.8

2009

(500) Days of Summer

Tom

7.3

2009

Killshot

Richie Nix

5.8

2008

Miracle at St. Anna

Tim Boyle

6.1

2008

Stop-Loss

Tommy Burgess

6.1

2008

The Lookout

Chris Pratt

6.7

2007

Brick

Brendan

6.8

2006

Havoc

Sam

5.2

2005

Shadowboxer

Dr. Don

5.1

2005

Mysterious Skin

Neil McCormick

7.6

2005

Latter Days

Elder Paul Ryder

6.8

2004

Treasure Planet

Jim Hawkins (voice)

7.6

2002

Manic

Lyle

6.8

2001

10 Things I Hate About You

Cameron James

7.6

1999

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Jimmy Howell

6.0

1998

The Juror

Oliver Laird

5.6

1996

Angels in the Outfield

Roger

5.9

1994

White Night

James Jones

0.0

Killer Heat

Nick Bali

5.8

2024

Greedy People

Terry

5.9

2024

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Detective Bobby Abbott

6.7

2024

Once Upon a Studio

Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive footage)

8.3

2023

Flora and Son

Jeff

6.9

2023

Pinocchio

Jiminy Cricket (voice)

6.3

2022

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Travis 'TK' Kalanick · (7 episodes)

7.0

2022

Wolfboy and The Everything Factory

Luxcraft (voice) · (20 episodes)

8.6

2021

Mr. Corman

Josh Corman · (10 episodes)

6.2

2021

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Richard Schultz

7.7

2020

Project Power

Frank

6.5

2020

Dear Class of 2020

Self

2013

Ending the Knight

Self

7.2

2012

Building Brick

3.0

2006

Forever Lulu

Martin Ellsworth

5.5

2000

Pendulum

Patrick

0.0

Poker Face

Trey Nelson · (1 episode)

7.7

2023

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Hourly Dong (voice)

7.1

2022

A Forest Haunt

Narrator (voice)

5.0

2022

That's My Jam

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

6.2

2021

Star Wars: Visions

Self · (1 episode)

7.2

2021

Amend: The Fight for America

Self · (2 episodes)

7.1

2021

Create Together

Self - Host · (12 episodes)

8.0

2020

7500

Tobias Ellis

6.1

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self · (2 episodes)

6.2

2019

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

Self - Host

6.5

2018

Explained

Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)

7.5

2018

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

Self · (2 episodes)

6.8

2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Slowen Lo (voice)

6.8

2017

Drop the Mic

Self · (1 episode)

6.3

2017

Comrade Detective

Iosif Baciu (voice) · (6 episodes)

6.4

2017

Snowden

Edward Snowden

7.1

2016

Self · (1 episode)

6.9

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self · (2 episodes)

5.8

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(1 episode)

5.8

2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self · (1 episode)

4.0

2014

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Self - Host · (16 episodes)

6.3

2014

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

Self

5.8

2013

Don Jon

Jon Martello, Jr.

6.0

2013

The Mindy Project

Matt Sherman · (1 episode)

6.3

2012

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Self · (1 episode)

6.1

2012

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

Teen Choice Awards

Self - Nominee · (1 episode)

10.0

1999

That '70s Show

Buddy · (1 episode)

8.0

1998

Sweet Jane

Tony

5.8

1998

The View

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.4

1997

3rd Rock from the Sun

Tommy Solomon · (139 episodes)

7.5

1996

The Outer Limits

Zach Henniger · (1 episode)

7.7

1995

The Outer Limits

Teenage Boy · (1 episode)

7.7

1995

The Great Elephant Escape

Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham

6.2

1995

The Road Killers

Rich

5.3

1994

Gregory K

Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ

6.2

1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

(1 episode)

7.6

1993

A River Runs Through It

Young Norman

7.0

1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self / Presenter · (1 episode)

7.7

1992

Beethoven

Student #1

5.8

1992

The Powers That Be

Pierce Van Horne · (21 episodes)

8.3

1992

Plymouth

Simon

4.7

1991

Hi Honey - I'm Dead

Josh Stadler

4.0

1991

Changes

Matt Hallam

6.1

1991

Dark Shadows

Daniel Collins · (0 episode)

7.6

1991

Dark Shadows

David Collins / Daniel Collins · (13 episodes)

7.6

1991

Quantum Leap

Kyle · (1 episode)

8.0

1989

Roseanne

George · (3 episodes)

6.8

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.2

1988

China Beach

(1 episode)

7.3

1988

Stranger on My Land

Rounder

5.0

1988

L.A. Law

Ricky Berg · (1 episode)

7.0

1986

Murder, She Wrote

Boy #1 · (1 episode)

7.5

1984

Family Ties

Dougie · (2 episodes)

7.3

1982

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · (2 episodes)

6.9

1975