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Name
Joaquin Phoenix

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1974-10-28 (52 years old)

Place of Birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Biography

Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (/hwɑːˈkiːn/ whah-KEEN; né Bottom; October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Widely described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation and known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters in independent film, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Volpi Cup, and two Golden Globes.

Phoenix began his career by appearing in 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 and received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in To Die For (1995) and 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) and The Village (2004), the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004), and 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 reprised his role in the 2024 sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), Beau Is Afraid (2023) and Eddington (2025), 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.

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Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2005 Walk the Line as John R. Cash
2000 Gladiator as Commodus
2004 Hotel Rwanda as Jack Daglish
1995 To Die For as Jimmy Emmett
1997 U Turn as Toby N. Tucker
1989 Parenthood as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
1998 Return to Paradise as Lewis McBride
2007 We Own the Night as Bobby Green
2008 Two Lovers as Leonard Kraditor
2002 Signs as Merrill Hess
2000 Quills as Abbe du Coulmier
2004 Ladder 49 as Jack Morrison
2005 Earthlings as Narrator (voice)
2004 The Village as Lucius Hunt
1999 8MM as Max California
2024 Joker: Folie à Deux as Arthur Fleck
2007 Reservation Road as Ethan Learner
2002 Buffalo Soldiers as Ray Elwood
2003 It's All About Love as John
2015 Chryskylodon Blues as Self
1998 Clay Pigeons as Clay Bidwell
1997 Inventing the Abbotts as Doug Holt
1987 Russkies as Danny
2025 Eddington as Joe Cross
2010 I'm Still Here as Joaquin Phoenix
2012 The Master as Freddie Quell
2000 The Yards as Willie Gutierrez
2013 Her as Theodore
2013 The Immigrant as Bruno Weiss
2005 Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' as Self
Soon The Making of We Own the Night as Self
2014 Inherent Vice as Larry "Doc" Sportello
2006 Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line as Self
2015 Irrational Man as Abe
2014 Her: Love in the Modern Age as Self (archive footage)
Soon The Island
2015 Unity as Narrator (voice)
1985 Kids Don't Tell as Frankie
2023 Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
2024 Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017 You Were Never Really Here as Joe
2003 Brother Bear as Kenai (voice)
2018 Mary Magdalene as Jesus
1984 Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia as Robby Ellsworth
2018 The Sisters Brothers as Charlie Sisters
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as John Callahan
1988 Secret Witness as Drew Blackburn
2014 Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project as Self
2018 Dominion as Narrator (voice)
2018 Lou as Karl
2021 C'mon C'mon as Johnny
2020 Guardians of Life
2003 Making 'Signs' as Self / Merrill Hess
2005 Deconstructing 'The Village' as Self
2019 Joker as Arthur Fleck
2000 Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport as Self
2020 My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2023 Napoleon as Napoleon Bonaparte
1986 SpaceCamp as Max
2020 Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
2023 Beau Is Afraid as Beau Wassermann
Soon Polaris
2006 Final 24: River Phoenix as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2002 L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2005 Strength and Honor: Production Pods as Self
2025 Made in Eddington as Self
2005 I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash as Self
1992 Walking the Dog as Mischievous Teenage Boy
2013 The Master: Unguided Message

1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 3 episodes )
1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Pagey Fisher
1981 Hill Street Blues ( 1 episode )
1968 60 Minutes ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ( 22 episodes ) as Travis
1953 The Oscars ( 4 episodes ) as Self
2001 Good Day Live ( 1 episode ) as Self
1986 Morningstar/Eveningstar ( 5 episodes ) as Doug Roberts
1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1984 The New Leave It to Beaver ( 1 episode ) as Kyle Cleaver
1983 Mr. Smith ( 1 episode )
1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Billy Donovan
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2023 María Madalena ( 60 episodes )

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