Joaquin Phoenix
Born: 1974-10-28 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Known For: Acting
Biography
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters, particularly in period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Phoenix began his career by appearing in a television series in the early 1980s with his older brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix. He began being credited as Joaquin Phoenix in To Die For, his first adult role. He received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama Gladiator (2000). He had success with the horror films Signs (2002), The Village (2004) and the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He won a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014) and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). For his performance as the titular character of Joker (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), and Beau Is Afraid (2023) and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023). Outside of acting, Phoenix is an animal rights activist. A vegan, he regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment.
Filmography
2025
- Eddington as Joe Cross
- The Voice of Hind Rajab ... (Executive Producer)
- Trillion ... (Executive Producer)
- I’m Glad You’re Dead Now ... (Executive Producer)
- Made in Eddington as Self
2024
- Joker: Folie à Deux as Arthur Fleck
- Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2023
- Napoleon as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Beau Is Afraid as Beau Wassermann
- The End of Medicine ... (Executive Producer)
- Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
2022
- Stutz ... (Producer)
2021
- Gunda ... (Executive Producer)
- C'mon C'mon as Johnny
2020
- Guardians of Life
- Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
- My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Joker as Arthur Fleck
- The Animal People ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- The Sisters Brothers as Charlie Sisters
- Dominion as Narrator (voice)
- Mary Magdalene as Jesus
- Lou as Karl
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as John Callahan
2017
- You Were Never Really Here as Joe
- What the Health ... (Executive Producer)
- Across My Land ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Unity as Narrator (voice)
- Irrational Man as Abe
- Chryskylodon Blues as Self
- I Am Dying ... (Executive Producer)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Inherent Vice as Larry "Doc" Sportello
- Her: Love in the Modern Age as Self (archive footage)
- Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project as Self
2013
- Her as Theodore
- The Immigrant as Bruno Weiss
2012
- The Master as Freddie Quell
2010
- I'm Still Here as Joaquin Phoenix
2008
- Two Lovers as Leonard Kraditor
2007
- Reservation Road as Ethan Learner
- We Own the Night as Bobby Green
2006
- Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line as Self
- Final 24: River Phoenix as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2005
- Earthlings as Narrator (voice)
- Walk the Line as John R. Cash
- Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' as Self
- Deconstructing 'The Village' as Self
- Strength and Honor: Production Pods as Self
2004
- Hotel Rwanda as Jack Daglish
- Ladder 49 as Jack Morrison
- The Village as Lucius Hunt
2003
- Brother Bear as Kenai (voice)
- It's All About Love as John
- Making 'Signs' as Self / Merrill Hess
2002
- Signs as Merrill Hess
- Buffalo Soldiers as Ray Elwood
- L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
2000
- Gladiator as Commodus
- Quills as Abbe du Coulmier
- The Yards as Willie Gutierrez
- Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport as Self
1999
- 8MM as Max California
1998
- Clay Pigeons as Clay Bidwell
- Return to Paradise as Lewis McBride
1997
- U Turn as Toby N. Tucker
- Inventing the Abbotts as Doug Holt
1995
- To Die For as Jimmy Emmett
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989
- Parenthood as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Secret Witness as Drew Blackburn
1987
- Russkies as Danny
1986
- SpaceCamp as Max
- Morningstar/Eveningstar as Doug Roberts
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Pagey Fisher
- Kids Don't Tell as Frankie
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Billy Donovan
- The New Leave It to Beaver as Kyle Cleaver
- Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia as Robby Ellsworth
1983
1982
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Travis
1981
1968
- 60 Minutes as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Today as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee