Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and animal rights activist. Known for playing dark and unconventional characters in independent film, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was ranked 12th on the list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century by The New York Times. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Los Angeles and Florida, 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 first name in the early 1990s and received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama film To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and first Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of the evil emperor Commodus in the historical drama film 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, a Golden Globe and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005). He continued to receive acclaim in two features with his frequent director James Gray; the action thriller We Own the Night (2007) and the romantic drama Two Lovers (2008), before taking a break from acting. In the 2010s, Phoenix returned to acting to critical acclaim. He starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He received Golden Globe nominations 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 his performance in the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). Phoenix achieved international stardom and won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a second Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of the title character in Joker (2019). Phoenix is an animal rights activist. He has been vegan since the age of three and regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment. He is in a relationship with actress Rooney Mara, with whom he has a son.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Joker: Folie à Deux as Arthur Fleck
- 2024 · Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2023 · Napoleon as Napoleon Bonaparte
- 2023 · Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Beau Wassermann
- 2021 · C'mon C'mon as Johnny
- 2020 · Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
- 2020 · My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Guardians of Life as
- 2019 · Joker as Arthur Fleck
- 2018 · The Sisters Brothers as Charlie Sisters
- 2018 · Lou as Karl
- 2018 · Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as John Callahan
- 2018 · Dominion as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Mary Magdalene as Jesus
- 2017 · You Were Never Really Here as Joe
- 2015 · Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Irrational Man as Abe
- 2015 · Chryskylodon Blues as Self
- 2014 · Inherent Vice as Larry "Doc" Sportello
- 2014 · Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Her: Love in the Modern Age as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart as Jimmy Emmett (archive footage)
- 2013 · Her as Theodore
- 2013 · The Immigrant as Bruno Weiss
- 2012 · The Master as Freddie Quell
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Beau Wassermann (archive footage)
- 2010 · I'm Still Here as Joaquin Phoenix
- 2008 · Two Lovers as Leonard Kraditor
- 2007 · We Own the Night as Robert 'Bobby' Green
- 2007 · Reservation Road as Ethan Learner
- 2006 · Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line as Self
- 2005 · Earthlings as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Walk the Line as John R. Cash
- 2005 · Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' as Self
- 2005 · Deconstructing 'The Village' as Self
- 2004 · Hotel Rwanda as Jack Daglish
- 2004 · Ladder 49 as Jack Morrison
- 2004 · The Village as Lucius Hunt
- 2003 · Brother Bear as Kenai (voice)
- 2003 · It's All About Love as John
- 2003 · Making 'Signs' as Self / Merrill Hess
- 2002 · Buffalo Soldiers as Ray Elwood
- 2002 · Signs as Merrill Hess
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2000 · Quills as Abbe du Coulmier
- 2000 · Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport as Self
- 2000 · Gladiator as Emperor Commodus
- 2000 · The Yards as Willie Gutierrez
- 1999 · 8MM as Max California
- 1998 · Clay Pigeons as Clay Bidwell
- 1998 · Return to Paradise as Lewis McBride
- 1997 · U Turn as Toby N. Tucker
- 1997 · Inventing the Abbotts as Doug Holt
- 1995 · To Die For as Jimmy Emmett
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1989 · Parenthood as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
- 1988 · Secret Witness as Drew Blackburn
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1987 · Russkies as Danny
- 1986 · SpaceCamp as Max
- 1986 · Morningstar/Eveningstar as Doug Roberts
- 1985 · The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Pagey Fisher
- 1985 · Kids Don't Tell as Frankie
- 1984 · The New Leave It to Beaver as Kyle Cleaver
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Billy Donovan
- 1984 · Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia as Robby Ellsworth
- 1983 · Mr. Smith as
- 1982 · Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Travis
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as Boy
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1968 · 60 Minutes as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 2024 · Eddington as Sheriff Joe Cross
- 2024 · The Making of We Own the Night as Self
- 2024 · The Island as
- 2024 · Polaris as