Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

1981-02-17

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+.

Also appears in

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

6.1

The Brothers Bloom

The Brothers Bloom

6.6

Shadowboxer

Shadowboxer

5.1

Latter Days

Latter Days

6.8

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

6.0

Uncertainty

Uncertainty

5.5

Manic

Manic

6.8

Elektra Luxx

Elektra Luxx

4.7

Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

4.3

Ending the Knight

Ending the Knight

7.2

Women in Trouble

Women in Trouble

5.1

Forever Lulu

Forever Lulu

5.5

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

6.5

Changes

Changes

6.1

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

5.8

Plymouth

Plymouth

4.7

The Road Killers

The Road Killers

5.3

Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

9.2

Sweet Jane

Sweet Jane

5.8

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

7.1