JG
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Actor, Director, Writer
Born February 17, 1981 (41 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+.
Filmography
| 2022 | Pinocchio · as Jiminy Cricket (voice) |
| 2022 | Super Pumped (TV Series) · as Travis 'TK' Kalanick |
| 2021 | Mr. Corman (TV Series) · as Josh Corman |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions (TV Series) · as Jay |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2021 | Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (TV Series) · as Luxcraft (voice) |
| 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) |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi · as Slowen Lo (voice) |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2017 | Comrade Detective (TV Series) · as Iosif Baciu (voice) |
| 2017 | Golden BabyGirls (TV Series) · as Babygirl Sophia |
| 2016 | Snowden · as Edward Snowden |
| 2016 | Straight Outta Oz · as Unknown |
| 2015 | The Walk · as Philippe Petit |
| 2015 | The Night Before · as Ethan |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · as Johnny |
| 2014 | The Interview · as Joseph Gordon-Levitt (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Stephen |
| 2013 | Don Jon · as Jon Martello, Jr. |
| 2013 | The Wind Rises · as Jirô Horikoshi |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises · as John Blake |
| 2012 | Premium Rush · as Wilee |
| 2012 | Looper · as Joe |
| 2012 | Lincoln · as Robert Lincoln |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Matt Sherman |
| 2011 | 50/50 · as Adam Lerner |
| 2010 | Inception · as Arthur |
| 2010 | Hesher · as Hesher |
| 2010 | Elektra Luxx · as Bert Rodriguez |
| 2010 | Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious · as Unknown |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra · as The Doctor / Rex |
| 2009 | 500 Days of Summer · as Tom Hansen |
| 2009 | Women in Trouble · as Bert Rodriguez |
| 2009 | Big Breaks · as Todd Sterling |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna · as Tim Boyle |
| 2008 | Killshot · as Richie Nix |
| 2008 | The Brothers Bloom · as Bar Patron |
| 2008 | Stop-Loss · as Tommy Burgess |
| 2008 | Uncertainty · as Bobby |
| 2007 | The Lookout · as Chris Pratt |
| 2005 | Brick · as Brendan |
| 2005 | Havoc · as Sam |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Scott Reynolds |
| 2005 | Shadowboxer · as Dr. Don |
| 2004 | Mysterious Skin · as Neil |
| 2003 | Latter Days · as Elder Paul Ryder |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet · as Jim Hawkins (voice) |
| 2001 | Manic · as Lyle |
| 2000 | Forever Lulu · as Martin Ellsworth |
| 2000 | Picking Up the Pieces · as Flaco |
| 1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You · as Cameron James |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later · as Jimmy Howell |
| 1998 | That '70s Show (TV Series) · as Buddy |
| 1996 | The Juror · as Oliver Laird |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) · as Tommy Solomon |
| 1995 | The Great Elephant Escape · as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Holy Matrimony · as Zeke |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield · as Roger Bomman |
| 1994 | The Road Killers · as Rich |
| 1993 | Gregory K · as Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | A River Runs Through It · as Young Norman |
| 1992 | The Powers That Be (TV Series) · as Pierce Van Horne |
| 1992 | Beethoven · as Student #1 |
| 1991 | Changes · as Matt Hallam |
| 1991 | Plymouth · as Simon |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows (1991) (TV Series) · as David Collins |
| 1989 | Settle the Score · as Justin |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Kyle |
| 1988 | Stranger on My Land · as Rounder |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as George |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Ricky Berg |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Boy #1 |
| 1982 | Family Ties (TV Series) · as Unknown |