Joaquin Phoenix
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 28, 1974 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Credits
- 89
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
Filmography
Made in Eddington
2025Movie
Self
Eddington
2025Movie
Joe Cross
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024Movie
Arthur Fleck
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
2024Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
María Madalena
2023TV
Napoleon
2023Movie
Napoleon Bonaparte
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023Movie
Self
Beau Is Afraid
2023Movie
Beau Wassermann
C'mon C'mon
2021Movie
Johnny
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020Movie
Self
My Darling Vivian
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
Guardians of Life
2020Movie
Joker
2019Movie
Arthur Fleck
The Sisters Brothers
2018Movie
Charlie Sisters
Lou
2018Movie
Karl
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018Movie
John Callahan
Dominion
2018Movie
Narrator (voice)
Mary Magdalene
2018Movie
Jesus
You Were Never Really Here
2017Movie
Joe
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self
Unity
2015Movie
Narrator (voice)
Irrational Man
2015Movie
Abe
Chryskylodon Blues
2015Movie
Self
Inherent Vice
2014Movie
Larry "Doc" Sportello
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
2014Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self - Guest
Her: Love in the Modern Age
2014Movie
Self (archive footage)
Her
2013Movie
Theodore
The Immigrant
2013Movie
Bruno Weiss
The Master: Unguided Message
2013Movie
The Master
2012Movie
Freddie Quell
I'm Still Here
2010Movie
Joaquin Phoenix
Two Lovers
2008Movie
Leonard Kraditor
We Own the Night
2007Movie
Bobby Green
Reservation Road
2007Movie
Ethan Learner
Final 24: River Phoenix
2006Movie
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006Movie
Self
Earthlings
2005Movie
Narrator (voice)
Walk the Line
2005Movie
John R. Cash
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
2005Movie
Self
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005Movie
Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005Movie
Self
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005Movie
Self
Hotel Rwanda
2004Movie
Jack Daglish
Ladder 49
2004Movie
Jack Morrison
The Village
2004Movie
Lucius Hunt
Brother Bear
2003Movie
Kenai (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
It's All About Love
2003Movie
John
Making 'Signs'
2003Movie
Self / Merrill Hess
Buffalo Soldiers
2002Movie
Ray Elwood
Signs
2002Movie
Merrill Hess
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2002Movie
Good Day Live
2001TV
Self
Quills
2000Movie
Abbe du Coulmier
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
2000Movie
Self
Gladiator
2000Movie
Commodus
The Yards
2000Movie
Willie Gutierrez
8MM
1999Movie
Max California
Clay Pigeons
1998Movie
Clay Bidwell
Return to Paradise
1998Movie
Lewis McBride
U Turn
1997Movie
Toby N. Tucker
Inventing the Abbotts
1997Movie
Doug Holt
To Die For
1995Movie
Jimmy Emmett
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Walking the Dog
1992Movie
Mischievous Teenage Boy
Parenthood
1989Movie
Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Secret Witness
1988Movie
Drew Blackburn
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
Russkies
1987Movie
Danny
SpaceCamp
1986Movie
Max
Morningstar/Eveningstar
1986TV
Doug Roberts
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985TV
Pagey Fisher
Kids Don't Tell
1985Movie
Frankie
The New Leave It to Beaver
1984TV
Kyle Cleaver
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Billy Donovan
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
1984Movie
Robby Ellsworth
Mr. Smith
1983TV
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1982TV
Travis
Hill Street Blues
1981TV
60 Minutes
1968TV
Self
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Today
1952TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee
The Making of We Own the Night
Movie
Self
Untitled Mike Mills Film
Movie
Polaris
Movie
The Island
Movie