Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, writer and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the comedy-drama film Roger Dodger (2002), he appeared in the films The Village (2004), The Squid and the Whale (2005), and The Education of Charlie Banks (2007). He is also known for playing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film The Social Network (2010), which earned him nominations for the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2009, Eisenberg had his breakthrough with starring roles in the comedy-drama film Adventureland, and the horror comedy Zombieland. He has since starred in the heist films Now You See Me (2013), its 2016 sequel and the dramas The Double (2013), The End of the Tour (2015), The Art of Self-Defense (2019). In 2016, he portrayed Lex Luthor in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and he reprised the role in Justice League (2017). In 2022, he starred in the FX / Hulu miniseries adaptation of Fleishman Is in Trouble. He released his film directorial debut with the A24 film When You Finish Saving the World (2023). Eisenberg has contributed pieces to The New Yorker and McSweeney's websites. He has written and starred in three plays for the New York stage: Asuncion, The Revisionist, and The Spoils. He released his first book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups: and Other Stories in 2015.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Now You See Me 3 as J. Daniel Atlas
- 2024 · A Real Pain as David Kaplan
- 2024 · Sasquatch Sunset as Young Male
- 2023 · Manodrome as Ralphie
- 2023 · Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball as Narrator
- 2022 · Fleishman Is in Trouble as Toby Fleishman
- 2021 · Wild Indian as Jerry
- 2021 · Zack Snyder's Justice League as Lex Luthor
- 2020 · Resistance as Marcel
- 2019 · Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" as David Brewster
- 2019 · Zombieland: Double Tap as Columbus
- 2019 · Vivarium as Tom
- 2019 · The Art of Self-Defense as Casey
- 2019 · The Hummingbird Project as Vincent Zaleski
- 2017 · Justice League as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
- 2016 · Now You See Me 2 as J. Daniel Atlas
- 2016 · Café Society as Bobby Dorfman
- 2016 · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Lex Luthor
- 2016 · DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League as Self
- 2015 · Louder Than Bombs as Jonah Reed
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · American Ultra as Mike Howell
- 2015 · The End of the Tour as David Lipsky
- 2014 · Night Moves as Josh Stamos
- 2014 · The Double as Simon James / James Simon
- 2014 · Rio 2 as Blu (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Free Samples as Tex
- 2013 · Now You See Me as J. Daniel Atlas
- 2013 · He's Way More Famous Than You as Jesse Eisenberg
- 2012 · Addicted to Fame as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
- 2012 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · Why Stop Now? as Eli
- 2012 · The Newsroom as Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited)
- 2012 · To Rome with Love as Jack
- 2011 · 30 Minutes or Less as Nick Davis
- 2011 · Rio as Blu (voice)
- 2011 · How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? as Self / Mark Zuckerberg
- 2011 · Penn & Teller: Fool Us as Self
- 2010 · 14 Actors Acting as Self
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · The Social Network as Mark Zuckerberg
- 2010 · Camp Hell as Daniel
- 2010 · Holy Rollers as Sam Gold
- 2009 · Beyond All Boundaries as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
- 2009 · Zombieland as Columbus
- 2009 · Modern Family as Asher
- 2009 · Solitary Man as Daniel Cheston
- 2009 · Some Boys Don't Leave as The Boy
- 2009 · Adventureland as James Brennan
- 2007 · The Hunting Party as Benjamin
- 2007 · One Day Like Rain as Mark
- 2007 · The Living Wake as Mills
- 2007 · The Education of Charlie Banks as Charlie Banks
- 2005 · The Squid and the Whale as Walt Berkman
- 2005 · Becoming a Werewolf as Jesse Eisenberg
- 2005 · Cursed as Jimmy
- 2004 · The Village as Jamison
- 2002 · The Emperor's Club as Louis Masoudi
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Sucré salé as Self
- 2002 · Roger Dodger as Nick
- 2001 · Lightning: Fire from the Sky as Eric Dobbs
- 1999 · Get Real as Kenny Green
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · The Semplica Girl Diaries as
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)