Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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+.
Acted in
Killer Heat
2024
as Nick Bali
Greedy People
2024
as Terry
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Detective Bobby Abbott
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive footage)
Flora and Son
2023
as Jeff
Poker Face
2023
as Trey Nelson
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Hourly Dong (voice)
Pinocchio
2022
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
A Forest Haunt
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
as Travis 'TK' Kalanick
That's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
Wolfboy and The Everything Factory
2021
as Luxcraft (voice)
Star Wars: Visions
2021
as Self
Mr. Corman
2021
as Josh Corman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as Richard Schultz
Project Power
2020
as Frank
Dear Class of 2020
2020
as Self
Create Together
2020
as Self - Host
7500
2019
as Tobias Ellis
Knives Out
2019
as Detective Hardrock (voice)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Self - Host
Band Together with Logic
2019
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018
as Self - Host
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
as Self
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Slowen Lo (voice)
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Comrade Detective
2017
as Iosif Baciu (voice)
Snowden
2016
as Edward Snowden
Straight Outta OZ
2016
The Night Before
2015
as Ethan
The Walk
2015
as Philippe Petit
The Muppets
2015
as Self
Lip Sync Battle
2015
The Interview
2014
as Joseph Gordon-Levitt (uncredited)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
as Johnny
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014
as Self - Host
Vinegar
2013
as Vinny
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
as Self
Don Jon
2013
as Jon Martello, Jr.
Lincoln: An American Journey
2013
as Self
Ending the Knight
2012
as Self
Lincoln
2012
as Robert Lincoln
Looper
2012
as Joe
The Mindy Project
2012
as Matt Sherman
Premium Rush
2012
as Wilee
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Blake
50/50
2011
as Adam Lerner
Elektra Luxx
2011
as Bert Rodriguez
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
2010
as Self
Inception
2010
as Arthur
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
2010
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
2010
as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Hesher
2010
as Hesher
Uncertainty
2009
as Bobby
Women in Trouble
2009
as Bert Rodriguez
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
as The Doctor / Rex
(500) Days of Summer
2009
as Tom
Big Breaks
2008
as Todd Sterling
Killshot
2008
as Richie Nix
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Tim Boyle
The Brothers Bloom
2008
as Bar Patron
Stop-Loss
2008
as Tommy Burgess
The Lookout
2007
as Chris Pratt
Building Brick
2006
Shadowboxer
2006
as Dr. Don
Brick
2006
as Brendan
Escargots
2006
Havoc
2005
as Sam
Mysterious Skin
2005
as Neil McCormick
Numb3rs
2005
as Scott Reynolds
Latter Days
2004
as Elder Paul Ryder
Treasure Planet
2002
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Manic
2001
as Lyle
Forever Lulu
2000
as Martin Ellsworth
Picking Up the Pieces
2000
as Flaco
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Nominee
10 Things I Hate About You
1999
as Cameron James
That '70s Show
1998
as Buddy
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
as Jimmy Howell
Sweet Jane
1998
as Tony
The Juror
1996
as Oliver Laird
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Tommy Solomon
The Outer Limits
1995
as Zach Henniger
The Outer Limits
1995
as Teenage Boy
The Great Elephant Escape
1995
as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
Angels in the Outfield
1994
as Roger
The Road Killers
1994
as Rich
Holy Matrimony
1994
as Zeke
Gregory K
1993
as Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
A River Runs Through It
1992
as Young Norman
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
Beethoven
1992
as Student #1
The Powers That Be
1992
as Pierce Van Horne
Plymouth
1991
as Simon
Hi Honey - I'm Dead
1991
as Josh Stadler
Changes
1991
as Matt Hallam
Dark Shadows
1991
as David Collins / Daniel Collins
Dark Shadows
1991
as Daniel Collins
Quantum Leap
1989
as Kyle
Roseanne
1988
as George
China Beach
1988
Stranger on My Land
1988
as Rounder
L.A. Law
1986
as Ricky Berg
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Boy #1
Family Ties
1982
as Dougie
Wingmen
Nobody Nothing Nowhere
White Night
as James Jones
Pendulum
as Patrick