Julian Paul Assange (/əˈsɑːnʒ/ ə-SAHNZH;[3] né Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, hacker, and cypherpunk activist. He has a previous conviction for hacking, dating back to 1996. He founded WikiLeaks in 2006; the organisation came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. After the 2010 leaks, the United States government launched a criminal investigation into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

Filmography

• 2021Der Fall Assange: Eine Chronik
• 2021Julian Assange: Chronik einer Spionageaffäre
• 2020Julian Assange: Revolution Now
• 2020The Assange Story — (archive)
• 2020The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange
• 2020Wikileaks – USA against Julian Assange
• 2016A Leak In Paradise
• 2015Deep Web — Thanks
• 2015Snowden's Great Escape — Julian Assange
• 2013Mediastan — Himself, Producer
• 2013We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks — Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
• The World Tomorrow — Creator
• 2012We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists — Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
• 2011Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero? — Self - Chief Editor, Wikileaks
• 2010Collateral Murder — Director, Producer
• The Simpsons — Julian Assange (voice)

Appearances as themselves (28)

• 2025Julian Assange: Silenced — Self (archive footage)
• 2025The Six Billion Dollar Man — Self
• 2022Ithaka — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Julian Assange: The Price of Truth — Self (archive Footage)
• 2019XY Chelsea — Self (archive footage)
• 360° — Self (archive footage)
• 2018The Panama Papers — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Architects of Denial — Self
• 2017Free Speech Fear Free — Self
• 2017Get Me Roger Stone — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Hacking Justice — Self
• 2017Risk — Self
• 2017The New Radical — Himself
• 2015Imminent Threat — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Citizenfour — Self
• 2014Inside the Dark Web — Himself
• 2013A Counter-History of the Internet — Self
• 2013InRealLife — Himself
• 2013Terms and Conditions May Apply — Self (archive footage)
• 2012Shadows of Liberty — Self
• 2012Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies — Self
• 2011Page One: Inside the New York Times — Self (archive footage)
• 2010The War You Don't See — Self
• 2010WikiRebels — Himself
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• Democracy Now! — Self
• Click — Self
• Horizon — Himself - Interviewed Guest