
Joaquin Phoenix
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 brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix, a name he gave himself. He took back his birth name in the early 1990s. 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 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Eddington as Joe Cross
- 2024 · Joker: Folie à Deux as Arthur Fleck
- 2023 · Napoleon as Napoleon Bonaparte
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Beau Wassermann
- 2019 · Joker as Arthur Fleck
- 2017 · You Were Never Really Here as Joe
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Irrational Man as Abe
- 2014 · Inherent Vice as Larry "Doc" Sportello
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Her as Theodore
- 2012 · The Master as Freddie Quell
- 2007 · We Own the Night as Robert 'Bobby' Green
- 2005 · Walk the Line as John R. Cash
- 2005 · Deconstructing 'The Village' as Self
- 2004 · Hotel Rwanda as Jack Daglish
- 2004 · Ladder 49 as Jack Morrison
- 2004 · The Village as Lucius Hunt
- 2003 · Brother Bear as Kenai (voice)
- 2003 · Making 'Signs' as Self / Merrill Hess
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Ray Elwood
- 2002 · Signs as Merrill Hess
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2000 · Quills as Abbe du Coulmier
- 2000 · Gladiator as Commodus
- 2000 · The Yards as Willie Gutierrez
- 1999 · 8MM as Max California
- 1997 · U Turn as Toby N. Tucker
- 1997 · Inventing the Abbotts as Doug Holt
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1989 · Parenthood as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Pagey Fisher
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Billy Donovan
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1968 · 60 Minutes as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · The Island as
- 2024 · Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2023 · Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- 2021 · C'mon C'mon as Johnny
- 2020 · Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
- 2020 · My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Guardians of Life as
- 2018 · The Sisters Brothers as Charlie Sisters
- 2018 · Lou as Karl
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as John Callahan
- 2018 · Dominion as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Mary Magdalene as Jesus
- 2015 · Chryskylodon Blues as Self
- 2014 · Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project as Self
- 2014 · Her: Love in the Modern Age as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · The Immigrant as Bruno Weiss
- 2010 · I'm Still Here as Joaquin Phoenix
- 2008 · Two Lovers as Leonard Kraditor
- 2007 · Reservation Road as Ethan Learner
- 2006 · Final 24: River Phoenix as Self (voice) (archive footage)
- 2006 · Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line as Self
- 2005 · Earthlings as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Strength and Honor: Production Pods as Self
- 2005 · Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' as Self
- 2003 · It's All About Love as John
- 2002 · L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") as
- 2000 · Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport as Self
- 1998 · Clay Pigeons as Clay Bidwell
- 1998 · Return to Paradise as Lewis McBride
- 1995 · To Die For as Jimmy Emmett
- 1988 · Secret Witness as Drew Blackburn
- 1987 · Russkies as Danny
- 1986 · SpaceCamp as Max
- 1986 · Morningstar/Eveningstar as Doug Roberts
- 1985 · Kids Don't Tell as Frankie
- 1984 · The New Leave It to Beaver as Kyle Cleaver
- 1984 · Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia as Robby Ellsworth
- 1983 · Mr. Smith as
- 1982 · Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Travis
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · The Making of We Own the Night as Self
- Future · Polaris as The Devil