Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Acting
Born: February 17, 1981 (age 45) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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, he 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, he 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 the comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.
Known for
Inception
2010
Django Unchained
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Knives Out
2019
(500) Days of Summer
2009
Looper
2012
10 Things I Hate About You
1999
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
The Interview
2014
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
Snowden
2016
Photos (12)
Movies (69)
Inception
Arthur
The Dark Knight Rises
Blake
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Slowen Lo (voice)
Knives Out
Detective Hardrock (voice)
10 Things I Hate About You
Cameron James
(500) Days of Summer
Tom
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Baseball Announcer (voice)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Johnny
Treasure Planet
Jim Hawkins (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Hourly Dong (voice)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
The Doctor / Rex
Looper
Joe
Once Upon a Studio
Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Detective Bobby Abbott
Don Jon
Jon Martello, Jr.
Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
Brick
Brendan Frye
Pinocchio
Jiminy Cricket (voice)
The Walk
Philippe Petit
Beethoven
Student #1
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Jimmy
Snowden
Edward Snowden
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Richard Schultz
50/50
Adam Lerner
A River Runs Through It
Young Norman
Project Power
Frank
Mysterious Skin
Neil McCormick
The Juror
Oliver
Greedy People
Terry
Premium Rush
Wilee
Killer Heat
Nick Bali
Flora and Son
Jeff
Angels in the Outfield
Roger
Hesher
Hesher
Havoc
Sam
The Lookout
Chris Pratt
The Night Before
Ethan
Forever Lulu
Martin Ellsworth
Killshot
Richie Nix
Miracle at St. Anna
Tim Boyle
Stop-Loss
Tommy Burgess
The Brothers Bloom
Bar Patron
Holy Matrimony
Zeke
Manic
Lyle
Shadowboxer
Dr. Don
7500
Tobias Ellis
Picking Up the Pieces
Flaco
Latter Days
Elder Paul Ryder
Women in Trouble
Bert Rodriguez
Elektra Luxx
Bert Rodriguez
Sweet Jane
Tony
The Road Killers
Rich
Paradise Records
The Negotiator
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Travis 'Tk' Kalanick
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
Plymouth
Simon
Uncertainty
Bobby
Straight Outta OZ
2016
Stranger on My Land
Rounder
Vinegar
Vinny (voice)
The Great Elephant Escape
Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
Escargots
2006
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2014
Gregory K
Gregory Kingsley
Changes
Matt Hallam
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Hi Honey - I'm Dead
Josh Stadler
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
A Forest Haunt
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (23)
Murder, She Wrote
Boy #1 · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Kyle · 1 eps
That '70s Show
Buddy · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Scott Reynolds · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Ricky Berg · 1 eps
The Mindy Project
Matt Sherman · 1 eps
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Zack Lawson · 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Tommy Solomon · 139 eps
The Outer Limits
Zach Henniger · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Teenage Boy · 1 eps
Family Ties
Dougie · 2 eps
Poker Face
Trey Nelson · 1 eps
China Beach
1 eps
Explained
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Mr. Corman
Josh Corman · 10 eps
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Travis 'TK' Kalanick · 7 eps
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory
Luxcraft (voice) · 20 eps
Dark Shadows
David Collins / Daniel Collins · 5 eps
Dark Shadows
Daniel Collins
Dark Shadows
David Collins · 7 eps
Roseanne
George · 3 eps
Comrade Detective
Iosif Baciu (voice) · 6 eps
The Powers That Be
Pierce Van Horne · 20 eps
Self / Appearances (41)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Last Meals
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Presenter · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · 1 eps
Click
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Made in Hollywood
Self · 1 eps
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self · 1 eps
The Muppets
Self · 1 eps
The Interview
Self (uncredited)
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Self - Host · 16 eps
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Self · 1 eps
Drop the Mic
Self · 1 eps
Amend: The Fight for America
Self · 2 eps
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self · 2 eps
That's My Jam
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Ending the Knight
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Self - Host
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Self
Create Together
Self - Host · 12 eps
Dear Class of 2020
Self
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self - Host
Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
Self
Band Together with Logic
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (3)
Directing (10)
Don Jon
Director
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Director
Mr. Corman
Director
Sleep Cycle
Director
The Blue Dildo
Director
Escargots
Director
Sparks
Director
Band Together with Logic
Director
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
Director
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
Director
Writing (4)
Producing (7)
Looper
Executive Producer
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Executive Producer
Mr. Corman
Executive Producer
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory
Executive Producer
Sparks
Producer
Band Together with Logic
Executive Producer
A Forest Haunt
Executive Producer