Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

136

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-02-17 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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+.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The View

    The View

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Inception

    Inception

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • That '70s Show

    That '70s Show

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun

    3rd Rock from the Sun

  • Family Ties

    Family Ties

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

  • The Dark Knight Rises

    The Dark Knight Rises

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Knives Out

    Knives Out

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Havoc

    Havoc

  • 10 Things I Hate About You

    10 Things I Hate About You

  • (500) Days of Summer

    (500) Days of Summer

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • 50/50

    50/50

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Killshot

    Killshot

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Click

    Click

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Hesher

    Hesher

  • Looper

    Looper

  • China Beach

    China Beach

  • Gregory K

    Gregory K

  • Ending the Knight

    Ending the Knight

  • Mr. Corman

    Mr. Corman

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

  • Forever Lulu

    Forever Lulu

  • The Interview

    The Interview

  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

    Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

  • Treasure Planet

    Treasure Planet

  • Don Jon

    Don Jon

  • Greedy People

    Greedy People

  • Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

    Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

  • Big Breaks

    Big Breaks

  • Amend: The Fight for America

    Amend: The Fight for America

  • Sweet Jane

    Sweet Jane

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • White Night

    White Night

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Manic

    Manic

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

  • Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny

    Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Escargots

    Escargots

  • Paradise Records

    Paradise Records

  • Dark Shadows

    Dark Shadows

  • Dark Shadows

    Dark Shadows

  • Wingmen

    Wingmen

  • Mysterious Skin

    Mysterious Skin

  • Wolfboy and the Everything Factory

    Wolfboy and the Everything Factory

  • Beethoven

    Beethoven

  • Snowden

    Snowden

  • A River Runs Through It

    A River Runs Through It

  • Once Upon a Studio

    Once Upon a Studio

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • Premium Rush

    Premium Rush

  • Plymouth

    Plymouth

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

    The Trial of the Chicago 7

  • Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

  • The Walk

    The Walk

  • The Juror

    The Juror

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Project Power

    Project Power

  • The Night Before

    The Night Before

  • Killer Heat

    Killer Heat

  • Holy Matrimony

    Holy Matrimony

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • Nudes in the News

    Nudes in the News

  • The Lookout

    The Lookout

  • The Powers That Be

    The Powers That Be

  • Stop-Loss

    Stop-Loss

  • Brick

    Brick

  • Comrade Detective

    Comrade Detective

  • The Brothers Bloom

    The Brothers Bloom

  • Miracle at St. Anna

    Miracle at St. Anna

  • 7500

    7500

  • Flora and Son

    Flora and Son

  • Straight Outta OZ

    Straight Outta OZ

  • HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

  • Picking Up the Pieces

    Picking Up the Pieces

  • Nobody Nothing Nowhere

    Nobody Nothing Nowhere

  • Latter Days

    Latter Days

  • Dear Class of 2020

    Dear Class of 2020

  • Women in Trouble

    Women in Trouble

  • Elektra Luxx

    Elektra Luxx

  • Create Together

    Create Together

  • Shadowboxer

    Shadowboxer

  • Stranger on My Land

    Stranger on My Land

  • Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

    Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

  • Changes

    Changes

  • Pendulum

    Pendulum

  • Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

    Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

  • Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

    Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

  • Uncertainty

    Uncertainty

  • The Road Killers

    The Road Killers

  • Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Lincoln: An American Journey

    Lincoln: An American Journey

  • Building Brick

    Building Brick

  • Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

    Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

  • A Forest Haunt

    A Forest Haunt

  • Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

    Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

  • Vinegar

    Vinegar

  • Hi Honey - I'm Dead

    Hi Honey - I'm Dead

  • The Great Elephant Escape

    The Great Elephant Escape

  • Band Together with Logic

    Band Together with Logic

  • Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo

    Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo

  • K Troop

    K Troop