Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Composer, Editor
February 17, 1981 (45 years)
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+.
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+.
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Filmography
| 2025 | Paradise Records · as The Negotiator |
| 2025 | Wake Up Dead Man · as Baseball Announcer (voice) |
| 2024 | Killer Heat · as Nick Bali |
| 2024 | Greedy People · as Terry |
| 2024 | Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F · as Detective Bobby Abbott |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio · as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive Sound) |
| 2023 | Flora and Son · as Jeff |
| 2023 | Poker Face · as Trey Nelson |
| 2022 | Glass Onion · as Hourly Dong (voice) |
| 2022 | Pinocchio · as Jiminy Cricket (voice) |
| 2022 | Super Pumped · as Travis 'tk' Kalanick |
| 2021 | Wolfboy and the Everything Factory · as Luxcraft (voice) |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions · as Jay |
| 2021 | Mr. Corman · as Josh Corman |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 · as Richard Schultz |
| 2020 | Project Power · as Frank |
| 2019 | 7500 · as Tobias Ellis |
| 2019 | Knives Out · as Detective Hardrock (voice) |
| 2018 | Explained · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi · as Slowen Lo (voice) |
| 2017 | Comrade Detective · as Iosif Baciu (voice) |
| 2016 | Snowden · as Edward Snowden |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Film Hawk · as Cast |
| 2015 | The Night Before · as Ethan |
| 2015 | The Walk · as Philippe Petit |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Stephen |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · as JohnnyOn Plex |
| 2013 | Don Jon · as Jon Martello, Jr. |
| 2013 | The Wind Rises · as Jirô Horikoshi |
| 2012 | Lincoln · as Robert Lincoln |
| 2012 | Looper · as Joe |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project · as Matt Sherman |
| 2012 | Premium Rush · as Wilee |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises · as Blake |
| 2011 | 50/50 · as Adam Lerner |
| 2010 | Inception · as Arthur |
| 2010 | Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo · as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator |
| 2010 | Elektra Luxx · as Bert Rodriguez |
| 2010 | Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny · as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator |
| 2010 | Hesher · as HesherOn Plex |
| 2009 | Women in Trouble · as Bert Rodriguez |
| 2009 | 500 Days of Summer · as Tom |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra · as The Doctor / Rex |
| 2009 | Big Breaks · as Todd Sterling |
| 2008 | Uncertainty · as BobbyOn Plex |
| 2008 | Killshot · as Richie NixOn Plex |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna · as Tim Boyle |
| 2008 | The Brothers Bloom · as Bar PatronOn Plex |
| 2008 | Stop-Loss · as Tommy Burgess |
| 2007 | The Lookout · as Chris Pratt |
| 2005 | Brick · as Brendan Frye |
| 2005 | Havoc · as Sam |
| 2005 | Shadowboxer · as Dr. Don |
| 2005 | Numb3rs · as Scott Reynolds |
| 2004 | Mysterious Skin · as Neil Mccormick |
| 2003 | Latter Days · as Elder Paul Ryder |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet · as Jim Hawkins (voice) |
| 2001 | Manic · as Lyle |
| 2000 | Picking Up the Pieces · as FlacoOn Plex |
| 2000 | Forever Lulu · as Martin EllsworthOn Plex |
| 1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You · as Cameron James |
| 1998 | That '70s Show · as Buddy |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later · as Jimmy Howell |
| 1998 | Sweet Jane · as Tony |
| 1996 | The Juror · as Oliver Laird |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun · as Tommy Solomon |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) · as Teenage Boy |
| 1995 | The Great Elephant Escape · as Matthew „matt“ Cunningham |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield · as Roger |
| 1994 | The Road Killers · as Rich |
| 1994 | Holy Matrimony · as Zeke |
| 1993 | Gregory K · as Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman · as Zack Lawson |
| 1992 | A River Runs Through It · as Young Norman |
| 1992 | Beethoven · as Student #1 |
| 1992 | The Powers That Be · as Pierce Van Horne |
| 1991 | Plymouth · as Simon |
| 1991 | Hi Honey - I'm Dead · as Josh Stadler |
| 1991 | Changes · as Matt Hallam |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows (1991) · as David Collins / Daniel Collins |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Young Mr. Burns |
| 1989 | Settle the Score · as Justin |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap · as Kyle |
| 1988 | Roseanne · as George |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Stranger on My Land · as Rounder |
| 1986 | L.A. Law · as Ricky Berg |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote · as Boy #1 |
| 1982 | Family Ties · as Dougie |
Pendulum · as Patrick |
| 2021 | Wolfboy and the Everything Factory · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Mr. Corman · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Band Together with Logic · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Looper · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt · as Composer |
| 2021 | Mr. Corman · as Songs |