Jesse Eisenberg
Acting • Born 1983-10-05
Biography
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Eisenberg debuted on television with the short-lived comedy-drama Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he starred in films such as The Squid and the Whale (2005), Adventureland(2009) and Zombieland (2009). He gained wider recognition for starring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film The Social Network (2010), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Eisenberg then starred in the Woody Allen films To Rome with Love (2012) and Café Society (2016), the heist films Now You See Me (2013) and its 2016 sequel, and independent dramas such as The Double (2013). He portrayed Lex Luthor in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and had a lead voice role in the animated films Rio(2011) and Rio 2 (2014). In 2022, he starred in the FX / Hulu miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble. He made his film directorial debut with the black comedy When You Finish Saving the World. He has since directed, written, and starred in A Real Pain (2024), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. 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.
Filmography
83 credits
Cursed
Movie • 2005
Jimmy
Becoming a Werewolf
Movie • 2005
Jesse Eisenberg
The Squid and the Whale
Movie • 2005
Walt Berkman
The Hunting Party
Movie • 2007
Benjamin
The Semplica Girl Diaries
Movie
The Village
Movie • 2004
Jamison
Roger Dodger
Movie • 2002
Nick
Solitary Man
Movie • 2009
Daniel Cheston
The Living Wake
Movie • 2007
Mills
The Social Network
Movie • 2010
Mark Zuckerberg
30 Minutes or Less
Movie • 2011
Nick
Holy Rollers
Movie • 2010
Sam Gold
Camp Hell
Movie • 2010
Daniel
Adventureland
Movie • 2009
James Brennan
Rio
Movie • 2011
Blu (voice)
Zombieland
Movie • 2009
Columbus
The Education of Charlie Banks
Movie • 2007
Charlie Banks
To Rome with Love
Movie • 2012
Jack
Some Boys Don't Leave
Movie • 2009
The Boy
One Day Like Rain
Movie • 2007
Mark
Now You See Me
Movie • 2013
J. Daniel Atlas
Free Samples
Movie • 2013
Tex
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Movie • 2001
Eric Dobbs
The Double
Movie • 2014
Simon James / James Simon
Addicted to Fame
Movie • 2012
Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
Night Moves
Movie • 2014
Josh Stamos
Why Stop Now?
Movie • 2012
Eli
Rio 2
Movie • 2014
Blu (voice)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Movie • 2016
Lex Luthor
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball
Movie • 2023
Narrator
The End of the Tour
Movie • 2015
David Lipsky
American Ultra
Movie • 2015
Mike Howell
A Real Pain
Movie • 2024
David Kaplan
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Movie • 2025
J. Daniel Atlas
Sasquatch Sunset
Movie • 2024
Young Male
Now You See Me 2
Movie • 2016
J. Daniel Atlas
Louder Than Bombs
Movie • 2015
Jonah Reed
Café Society
Movie • 2016
Bobby Dorfman
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Movie • 2016
Self
The Emperor's Club
Movie • 2002
Louis Masoudi
Justice League
Movie • 2017
Lex Luthor (uncredited)
The Art of Self-Defense
Movie • 2019
Casey
The Hummingbird Project
Movie • 2019
Vincent Zaleski
Resistance
Movie • 2020
Marcel
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
Movie • 2011
Self / Mark Zuckerberg
Zombieland: Double Tap
Movie • 2019
Columbus
Vivarium
Movie • 2019
Tom
Beyond All Boundaries
Movie • 2009
Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
Wild Indian
Movie • 2021
Jerry
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Movie • 2019
David Brewster
He's Way More Famous Than You
Movie • 2013
Jesse Eisenberg
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Movie • 2021
Lex Luthor
Manodrome
Movie • 2023
Ralphie
Rio 3
Movie
Blu (voice)
The New Yorker at 100
Movie • 2025
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
TV • 2011
Self
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
Fleishman Is in Trouble
TV • 2022
Toby Fleishman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Sucré salé
TV • 2002
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Newsroom
TV • 2012
Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited)
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
Get Real
TV • 1999
Kenny Green
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Asher
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Quotidien
TV • 2016
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Apartment
TV • 2001
Self - Guest
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self