Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Acting • Born 1981-02-17
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, 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+.
Filmography
136 credits
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Movie • 2014
Johnny
Holy Matrimony
Movie • 1994
Zeke
Wingmen
Movie
Nobody Nothing Nowhere
Movie
10 Things I Hate About You
Movie • 1999
Cameron James
Mysterious Skin
Movie • 2005
Neil McCormick
Angels in the Outfield
Movie • 1994
Roger
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Movie • 1998
Jimmy Howell
The Lookout
Movie • 2007
Chris Pratt
Women in Trouble
Movie • 2009
Bert Rodriguez
Stop-Loss
Movie • 2008
Tommy Burgess
Treasure Planet
Movie • 2002
Jim Hawkins (voice)
Miracle at St. Anna
Movie • 2008
Tim Boyle
Brick
Movie • 2006
Brendan Frye
The Juror
Movie • 1996
Oliver Laird
Inception
Movie • 2010
Arthur
Shadowboxer
Movie • 2005
Dr. Don
50/50
Movie • 2011
Adam Lerner
Uncertainty
Movie • 2009
Bobby
Havoc
Movie • 2005
Sam
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Movie • 2009
The Doctor / Rex
Manic
Movie • 2001
Lyle
Latter Days
Movie • 2004
Elder Paul Ryder
Hesher
Movie • 2010
Hesher
Killshot
Movie • 2008
Richie Nix
The Dark Knight Rises
Movie • 2012
Blake
Premium Rush
Movie • 2012
Wilee
(500) Days of Summer
Movie • 2009
Tom
Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo
Movie • 2010
Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Lincoln
Movie • 2012
Robert Lincoln
White Night
Movie
James Jones
Elektra Luxx
Movie • 2011
Bert Rodriguez
Looper
Movie • 2012
Joe
Killer Heat
Movie • 2024
Nick Bali
Plymouth
Movie • 1991
Simon
The Road Killers
Movie • 1994
Rich
Don Jon
Movie • 2013
Jon Martello, Jr.
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny
Movie • 2010
Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
Sweet Jane
Movie • 1998
Tony
Escargots
Movie • 2006
Greedy People
Movie • 2024
Terry
Gregory K
Movie • 1993
Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ
A Forest Haunt
Movie • 2022
Narrator (voice)
Big Breaks
Movie • 2008
Todd Sterling
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Movie • 2013
Self
Once Upon a Studio
Movie • 2023
Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
Picking Up the Pieces
Movie • 2000
Flaco
The Walk
Movie • 2015
Philippe Petit
The Night Before
Movie • 2015
Ethan
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Movie • 2024
Detective Bobby Abbott
A River Runs Through It
Movie • 1992
Young Norman
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
Movie • 2010
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Movie • 2018
Self - Host
Flora and Son
Movie • 2023
Jeff
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2022
Hourly Dong (voice)
Hi Honey - I'm Dead
Movie • 1991
Josh Stadler
Straight Outta OZ
Movie • 2016
Snowden
Movie • 2016
Edward Snowden
The Great Elephant Escape
Movie • 1995
Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
The Interview
Movie • 2014
Self (uncredited)
Changes
Movie • 1991
Matt Hallam
Stranger on My Land
Movie • 1988
Rounder
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movie • 2017
Slowen Lo (voice)
The Brothers Bloom
Movie • 2008
Bar Patron
7500
Movie • 2019
Tobias Ellis
Beethoven
Movie • 1992
Student #1
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Movie • 2020
Richard Schultz
Band Together with Logic
Movie • 2019
Self
Project Power
Movie • 2020
Frank
Building Brick
Movie • 2006
Forever Lulu
Movie • 2000
Martin Ellsworth
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2019
Self - Host
Knives Out
Movie • 2019
Detective Hardrock (voice)
Ending the Knight
Movie • 2012
Self
Lincoln: An American Journey
Movie • 2013
Self
Dear Class of 2020
Movie • 2020
Self
Vinegar
Movie • 2013
Vinny (voice)
Pinocchio
Movie • 2022
Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Pendulum
Movie
Patrick
Paradise Records
Movie • 2025
The Negotiator
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2025
Baseball Announcer (voice)
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Movie • 2014
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Movie • 2022
Travis 'Tk' Kalanick
That '70s Show
TV • 1998
Buddy
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Boy #1
Family Ties
TV • 1982
Dougie
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Tommy Solomon
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Ricky Berg
China Beach
TV • 1988
Roseanne
TV • 1988
George
Quantum Leap
TV • 1989
Kyle
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TV • 1993
Zack Lawson
The Powers That Be
TV • 1992
Pierce Van Horne
Mr. Corman
TV • 2021
Josh Corman
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
TV • 2022
Travis 'TK' Kalanick
Dark Shadows
TV • 1991
Daniel Collins
Dark Shadows
TV • 1991
David Collins / Daniel Collins
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Zach Henniger
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
TV • 2014
Self - Host
Wolfboy and the Everything Factory
TV • 2021
Luxcraft (voice)
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Scott Reynolds
Explained
TV • 2018
Narrator (voice)
The Muppets
TV • 2015
Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Self
The Mindy Project
TV • 2012
Matt Sherman
That's My Jam
TV • 2021
Self - Guest
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Teenage Boy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self / Presenter
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Made in Hollywood
TV • 2005
Self
Comrade Detective
TV • 2017
Iosif Baciu (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Drop the Mic
TV • 2017
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV • 2014
Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
TV • 2018
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Amend: The Fight for America
TV • 2021
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Poker Face
TV • 2023
Trey Nelson
Create Together
TV • 2020
Self - Host
Nudes in the News
TV • 2002
Tommy Solomon (archive footage)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Click
TV • 2000
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Seductive Poison
TV