Joaquin Phoenix
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 28, 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joaquin Phoenix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
The Making of We Own the Night
Movie · as Self
The Island
Movie
Polaris
Movie
Untitled Mike Mills Film
Movie
Eddington
Movie · as Joe Cross
Made in Eddington
Movie · as Self
Joker: Folie à Deux
Movie · as Arthur Fleck
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Movie · as Self
Napoleon
Movie · as Napoleon Bonaparte
Beau Is Afraid
Movie · as Beau Wassermann
María Madalena
TV · 60 eps
C'mon C'mon
Movie · as Johnny
Guardians of Life
Movie
My Darling Vivian
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Movie · as Self
Joker
Movie · as Arthur Fleck
Mary Magdalene
Movie · as Jesus
The Sisters Brothers
Movie · as Charlie Sisters
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Movie · as John Callahan
Dominion
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Lou
Movie · as Karl
You Were Never Really Here
Movie · as Joe
Chryskylodon Blues
Movie · as Self
Irrational Man
Movie · as Abe
Unity
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Inherent Vice
Movie · as Larry "Doc" Sportello
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Immigrant
Movie · as Bruno Weiss
Her
Movie · as Theodore
The Master: Unguided Message
Movie
The Master
Movie · as Freddie Quell
I'm Still Here
Movie · as Joaquin Phoenix
Two Lovers
Movie · as Leonard Kraditor
We Own the Night
Movie · as Bobby Green
Reservation Road
Movie · as Ethan Learner
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
Movie · as Self
Final 24: River Phoenix
Movie · as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Walk the Line
Movie · as John R. Cash
Earthlings
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Movie · as Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Movie · as Self
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Movie · as Self
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
Movie · as Self
Hotel Rwanda
Movie · as Jack Daglish
Ladder 49
Movie · as Jack Morrison
The Village
Movie · as Lucius Hunt
It's All About Love
Movie · as John
Brother Bear
Movie · as Kenai (voice)
Making 'Signs'
Movie · as Self / Merrill Hess
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Signs
Movie · as Merrill Hess
Buffalo Soldiers
Movie · as Ray Elwood
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Movie
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gladiator
Movie · as Commodus
Quills
Movie · as Abbe du Coulmier
The Yards
Movie · as Willie Gutierrez
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
Movie · as Self
8MM
Movie · as Max California
Return to Paradise
Movie · as Lewis McBride
Clay Pigeons
Movie · as Clay Bidwell
U Turn
Movie · as Toby N. Tucker
Inventing the Abbotts
Movie · as Doug Holt
To Die For
Movie · as Jimmy Emmett
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Walking the Dog
Movie · as Mischievous Teenage Boy
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
Parenthood
Movie · as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Secret Witness
Movie · as Drew Blackburn
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Russkies
Movie · as Danny
SpaceCamp
Movie · as Max
Morningstar/Eveningstar
TV · as Doug Roberts · 5 eps
Kids Don't Tell
Movie · as Frankie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Pagey Fisher · 1 ep
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
Movie · as Robby Ellsworth
The New Leave It to Beaver
TV · as Kyle Cleaver · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Billy Donovan · 1 ep
Mr. Smith
TV · 1 ep
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
TV · as Travis · 22 eps
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
60 Minutes
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep