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.
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+.
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Filmography (Movies)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Character:Baseball Announcer (voice)
Release Date:26/11/2025
Paradise Records
Character:The Negotiator
Release Date:06/06/2025
Killer Heat
Character:Nick Bali
Release Date:25/09/2024
Greedy People
Character:Terry
Release Date:23/08/2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Character:Detective Bobby Abbott
Release Date:20/06/2024
Once Upon a Studio
Character:Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
Release Date:24/09/2023
Flora and Son
Character:Jeff
Release Date:21/09/2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Character:Hourly Dong (voice)
Release Date:23/11/2022
Pinocchio
Character:Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Release Date:07/09/2022
A Forest Haunt
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/04/2022
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Character:Richard Schultz
Release Date:25/09/2020
Project Power
Character:Frank
Release Date:14/08/2020
Dear Class of 2020
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2020
7500
Character:Tobias Ellis
Release Date:26/12/2019
Knives Out
Character:Detective Hardrock (voice)
Release Date:27/11/2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:09/11/2019
Band Together with Logic
Character:Self
Release Date:15/03/2019
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:29/07/2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Character:Slowen Lo (voice)
Release Date:13/12/2017
Snowden
Character:Edward Snowden
Release Date:15/09/2016
Straight Outta OZ
Character:
Release Date:23/06/2016
The Night Before
Character:Ethan
Release Date:20/11/2015
The Walk
Character:Philippe Petit
Release Date:30/09/2015
The Interview
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/2014
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Character:
Release Date:31/08/2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Character:Johnny
Release Date:20/08/2014
Vinegar
Character:Vinny
Release Date:31/12/2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/2013
Don Jon
Character:Jon Martello, Jr.
Release Date:12/09/2013
Lincoln: An American Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2013
Ending the Knight
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2012
Lincoln
Character:Robert Lincoln
Release Date:09/11/2012
Looper
Character:Joe
Release Date:26/09/2012
Premium Rush
Character:Wilee
Release Date:24/08/2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Character:Blake
Release Date:17/07/2012
50/50
Character:Adam Lerner
Release Date:30/09/2011
Elektra Luxx
Character:Bert Rodriguez
Release Date:11/03/2011
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2010
Inception
Character:Arthur
Release Date:15/07/2010
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
Character:Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Release Date:16/03/2010
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
Character:Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Release Date:24/01/2010
Hesher
Character:Hesher
Release Date:22/01/2010
Uncertainty
Character:Bobby
Release Date:15/11/2009
Women in Trouble
Character:Bert Rodriguez
Release Date:13/11/2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Character:The Doctor / Rex
Release Date:03/08/2009
(500) Days of Summer
Character:Tom
Release Date:17/07/2009
Big Breaks
Character:Todd Sterling
Release Date:31/12/2008
Killshot
Character:Richie Nix
Release Date:13/11/2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Character:Tim Boyle
Release Date:15/09/2008
The Brothers Bloom
Character:Bar Patron
Release Date:09/09/2008
Stop-Loss
Character:Tommy Burgess
Release Date:28/03/2008
The Lookout
Character:Chris Pratt
Release Date:09/03/2007
Building Brick
Character:
Release Date:21/09/2006
Brick
Character:Brendan
Release Date:31/03/2006
Escargots
Character:
Release Date:31/03/2006
Havoc
Character:Sam
Release Date:16/10/2005
Shadowboxer
Character:Dr. Don
Release Date:09/09/2005
Mysterious Skin
Character:Neil McCormick
Release Date:30/03/2005
Latter Days
Character:Elder Paul Ryder
Release Date:30/01/2004
Treasure Planet
Character:Jim Hawkins (voice)
Release Date:26/11/2002
Manic
Character:Lyle
Release Date:27/01/2001
Forever Lulu
Character:Martin Ellsworth
Release Date:07/07/2000
Picking Up the Pieces
Character:Flaco
Release Date:26/05/2000
10 Things I Hate About You
Character:Cameron James
Release Date:30/03/1999
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Character:Jimmy Howell
Release Date:05/08/1998
Sweet Jane
Character:Tony
Release Date:01/02/1998
The Juror
Character:Oliver Laird
Release Date:02/02/1996
The Great Elephant Escape
Character:Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
Release Date:25/03/1995
Angels in the Outfield
Character:Roger
Release Date:15/07/1994
The Road Killers
Character:Rich
Release Date:07/05/1994
Holy Matrimony
Character:Zeke
Release Date:08/04/1994
Gregory K
Character:Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ
Release Date:08/02/1993
A River Runs Through It
Character:Young Norman
Release Date:09/10/1992
Beethoven
Character:Student #1
Release Date:03/04/1992
Plymouth
Character:Simon
Release Date:26/05/1991
Hi Honey - I'm Dead
Character:Josh Stadler
Release Date:22/04/1991
Changes
Character:Matt Hallam
Release Date:01/04/1991
Stranger on My Land
Character:Rounder
Release Date:17/01/1988
Television Appearances
Poker Face
Character:Trey Nelson
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Character:Travis 'TK' Kalanick
That's My Jam
Character:Self - Guest
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory
Character:Luxcraft (voice)
Mr. Corman
Character:Josh Corman
Amend: The Fight for America
Character:Self
Create Together
Character:Self - Host
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Explained
Character:Narrator (voice)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Character:Self
Drop the Mic
Character:Self
Comrade Detective
Character:Iosif Baciu (voice)
The Muppets
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Character:Self - Host
The Mindy Project
Character:Matt Sherman
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Made in Hollywood
Character:Self
Numb3rs
Character:Scott Reynolds
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Nudes in the News
Character:Tommy Solomon (archive footage)
Click
Character:Self
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
That '70s Show
Character:Buddy
The View
Character:Self - Guest
3rd Rock from the Sun
Character:Tommy Solomon
The Outer Limits
Character:Zach Henniger
The Outer Limits
Character:Teenage Boy
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Character:Zack Lawson
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self / Presenter
The Powers That Be
Character:Pierce Van Horne
Dark Shadows
Character:David Collins / Daniel Collins
Quantum Leap
Character:Kyle
Roseanne
Character:George
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
China Beach
Character:
L.A. Law
Character:Ricky Berg
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Boy #1
Family Ties
Character:Dougie
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
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