Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 28, 1974
Place of Birth:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Joaquin Phoenix
Biography
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eddington | Joe Cross |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | Arthur Fleck |
| 2024 | Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes | Self - Actor (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid | Self |
| 2023 | Napoleon | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Beau Wassermann |
| 2023 | Lynch/Oz | Arthur Fleck (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2021 | C'mon C'mon | Johnny |
| 2020 | Guardians of Life | |
| 2020 | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Joker: Put on a Happy Face | Self |
| 2019 | Joker | Arthur Fleck |
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene | Jesus |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers | Charlie Sisters |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | John Callahan |
| 2018 | Dominion | Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Lou | Karl |
| 2017 | You Were Never Really Here | Joe |
| 2015 | Chryskylodon Blues | Self |
| 2015 | Irrational Man | Abe |
| 2015 | Unity | Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Larry "Doc" Sportello |
| 2014 | Her: Love in the Modern Age | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart | Jimmy Emmett (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project | Self |
| 2013 | The Immigrant | Bruno Weiss |
| 2013 | Her | Theodore |
| 2012 | The Master | Freddie Quell |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | Joaquin Phoenix |
| 2008 | Two Lovers | Leonard Kraditor |
| 2007 | We Own the Night | Robert 'Bobby' Green |
| 2007 | Reservation Road | Ethan Learner |
| 2006 | Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line | Self |
| 2006 | Final 24: River Phoenix | Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Walk the Line | John R. Cash |
| 2005 | Earthlings | Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' | Self |
| 2005 | Deconstructing 'The Village' | Self |
| 2005 | Strength and Honor: Production Pods | Self |
| 2004 | Hotel Rwanda | Jack Daglish |
| 2004 | Ladder 49 | Jack Morrison |
| 2004 | The Village | Lucius Hunt |
| 2003 | It's All About Love | John |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Kenai (voice) |
| 2003 | Making 'Signs' | Self / Merrill Hess |
| 2002 | Signs | Merrill Hess |
| 2002 | Buffalo Soldiers | Ray Elwood |
| 2002 | L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore") | |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Commodus |
| 2000 | Quills | Abbe du Coulmier |
| 2000 | The Yards | Willie Gutierrez |
| 2000 | Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport | Self |
| 1999 | 8MM | Max California |
| 1998 | Return to Paradise | Lewis McBride |
| 1998 | Clay Pigeons | Clay Bidwell |
| 1997 | U Turn | Toby N. Tucker |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Doug Holt |
| 1995 | To Die For | Jimmy Emmett |
| 1989 | Parenthood | Garry Buckman-Lampkin |
| 1988 | Secret Witness | Drew Blackburn |
| 1987 | Russkies | Danny |
| 1986 | SpaceCamp | Max |
| 1985 | Kids Don't Tell | Frankie |
| 1984 | Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia | Robby Ellsworth |
| The Making of We Own the Night | Self | |
| The Island | ||
| Polaris | The Devil |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Beau Wassermann (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Good Day Live | Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1986 | Morningstar/Eveningstar | Doug Roberts |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Pagey Fisher |
| 1984 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Kyle Cleaver |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Billy Donovan |
| 1983 | Mr. Smith | |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Travis |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1952 | Today | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |