Jesse Eisenberg
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1983 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
Minions & Monsters
Movie · as Dort (voice)
The Debut
Movie · as Todd Brennan
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Movie · as J. Daniel Atlas
The New Yorker at 100
Movie · as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
A Real Pain
Movie · as David Kaplan
Sasquatch Sunset
Movie · as Young Male
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball
Movie · as Narrator
Manodrome
Movie · as Ralphie
Fleishman Is in Trouble
TV · as Toby Fleishman · 8 eps
Wild Indian
Movie · as Jerry
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Movie · as Lex Luthor
Resistance
Movie · as Marcel
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
The Art of Self-Defense
Movie · as Casey
The Hummingbird Project
Movie · as Vincent Zaleski
Zombieland: Double Tap
Movie · as Columbus
Vivarium
Movie · as Tom
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Movie · as David Brewster
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Justice League
Movie · as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Movie · as Lex Luthor
Now You See Me 2
Movie · as J. Daniel Atlas
Café Society
Movie · as Bobby Dorfman
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Movie
Quotidien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The End of the Tour
Movie · as David Lipsky
American Ultra
Movie · as Mike Howell
Louder Than Bombs
Movie · as Jonah Reed
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Double
Movie · as Simon James / James Simon
Night Moves
Movie · as Josh Stamos
Rio 2
Movie · as Blu (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Now You See Me
Movie · as J. Daniel Atlas
Free Samples
Movie · as Tex
He's Way More Famous Than You
Movie · as Jesse Eisenberg
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 2 eps
To Rome with Love
Movie · as Jack
Addicted to Fame
Movie · as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
Why Stop Now?
Movie · as Eli
The Newsroom
TV · as Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
30 Minutes or Less
Movie · as Nick
Rio
Movie · as Blu (voice)
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
Movie · as Self / Mark Zuckerberg
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Social Network
Movie · as Mark Zuckerberg
Holy Rollers
Movie · as Sam Gold
Camp Hell
Movie · as Daniel
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Solitary Man
Movie · as Daniel Cheston
Adventureland
Movie · as James Brennan
Zombieland
Movie · as Columbus
Some Boys Don't Leave
Movie · as The Boy
Beyond All Boundaries
Movie · as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
Modern Family
TV · as Asher · 1 ep
The Hunting Party
Movie · as Benjamin
The Living Wake
Movie · as Mills
The Education of Charlie Banks
Movie · as Charlie Banks
One Day Like Rain
Movie · as Mark
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cursed
Movie · as Jimmy
Becoming a Werewolf
Movie · as Jesse Eisenberg
The Squid and the Whale
Movie · as Walt Berkman
The Village
Movie · as Jamison
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Roger Dodger
Movie · as Nick
The Emperor's Club
Movie · as Louis Masoudi
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sucré salé
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Movie · as Eric Dobbs
The Apartment
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Get Real
TV · as Kenny Green · 22 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep