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Joaquin Phoenix
Actor, Producer, WriterBorn October 28, 1974 (51 years)
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters, particularly in period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Phoenix began his career by appearing in a television series in the early 1980s with his older brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix. He began being credited as Joaquin Phoenix in To Die For, his first adult role. He received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama Gladiator (2000). He had success with the horror films Signs (2002), The Village (2004) and the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He won a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005).
Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014) and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). For his performance as the titular character of Joker (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), and Beau Is Afraid (2023) and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023).
Outside of acting, Phoenix is an animal rights activist. A vegan, he regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment.
Phoenix began his career by appearing in a television series in the early 1980s with his older brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix. He began being credited as Joaquin Phoenix in To Die For, his first adult role. He received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama Gladiator (2000). He had success with the horror films Signs (2002), The Village (2004) and the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He won a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005).
Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014) and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). For his performance as the titular character of Joker (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), and Beau Is Afraid (2023) and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023).
Outside of acting, Phoenix is an animal rights activist. A vegan, he regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment.
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Joaquin Phoenix Filmography
| 2025 | Eddington · as Joe Cross |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux · as Arthur Fleck |
| 2023 | Napoleon · as Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 2023 | Beau Is Afraid · as Beau Wassermann |
| 2021 | C'mon C'mon · as Johnny |
| 2019 | Joker · as Arthur Fleck |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers · as Charlie Sisters |
| 2018 | Dominion · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot · as John Callahan |
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene · as Jesus |
| 2017 | You Were Never Really Here · as Joe |
| 2015 | Unity · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Irrational Man · as Abe |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice · as Larry "doc" Sportello |
| 2014 | Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart · as Jimmy Emmett |
| 2013 | Her · as Theodore |
| 2013 | The Immigrant · as Bruno Weiss |
| 2013 | The Master: Deleted Scenes - Back Beyond · as Freddie Quell |
| 2012 | The Master · as Freddie Quell |
| 2008 | Two Lovers · as Leonard Kraditor |
| 2007 | Reservation Road · as Ethan Learner |
| 2007 | We Own the Night · as Bobby Green |
| 2005 | Walk the Line · as John R. Cash |
| 2005 | Earthlings · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | Hotel Rwanda · as Jack Daglish |
| 2004 | Ladder 49 · as Jack Morrison |
| 2004 | The Village · as Lucius Hunt |
| 2003 | Brother Bear · as Kenai (voice) |
| 2003 | It's All About Love · as John |
| 2002 | Signs · as Merrill Hess |
| 2002 | Ultimate Fights from the Movies · as Commodus |
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers · as Ray Elwood |
| 2000 | Quills · as Abbe Du Coulmier |
| 2000 | Gladiator · as Commodus |
| 2000 | The Yards · as Willie Gutierrez |
| 1999 | 8MM · as Max California |
| 1998 | Clay Pigeons · as Clay Bidwell |
| 1998 | Return to Paradise · as Lewis Mcbride |
| 1997 | U Turn · as Toby N. Tucker |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts · as Doug Holt |
| 1995 | To Die For · as Jimmy Emmett |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Parenthood · as Garry Buckman-Lampkin |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Superboy (1988) (TV Series) · as Billy Hercules |
| 1988 | Secret Witness · as Drew Blackburn |
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| 1986 | SpaceCamp · as Max |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Pagey Fisher |
| 1985 | Kids Don't Tell · as Frankie |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Billy Donovan |
| 1983 | Mr. Smith (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Six Pack · as Tad Akins |
| 1983 | The New Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) · as Kyle Cleaver |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series) · as Travis |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Kid |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Robby Ellsworth |
| 2025 | The Voice of Hind Rajab · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | I'm Glad You're Dead Now · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Love Over Money · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The End of Medicine · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Gunda · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Animal People · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | What the Health · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | I Am Dying · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | |
| 2007 |
| 2024 | Faye · as Self - Actor: 'the Yards' |
| 2024 | Joaquin Phoenix - Schauspieler der Extreme · as Self - Actor (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | 81st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | Punk Rock Vegan Movie · as Self - Actor |
| 2022 | Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power · as Self |
| 2021 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | 2021 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | Joker: Put on A Happy Face · as Self |
| 2020 | My Darling Vivian · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | 2020 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | 2020 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2019 | 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | Quotidien (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 71st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2013 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2012 | My Father and the Man in Black · as Self |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here · as Joaquin Phoenix |
| 2009 | The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo · as Self |
| 2008 | The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2007 | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | 40 Dumbest Celeb Quotes... Ever · as Self |
| 2006 | Becoming Cash/Becoming Carter · as Self |
| 2006 | The 78th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self - Winner |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | CMT Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Making 'Signs' · as Self / Merrill Hess |
| 2002 | RI:SE (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2001 | Good Day Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' · as Self - N.y. Premiere |
| 2001 | The 73rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2001 | 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2001 | The Orange British Academy Film Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | Anatomy of a Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | ARTE Journal Clips (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 |