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Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

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Born October 28, 1974, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (27)
  • 2025Made in Eddington — Self
  • 2024Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes — Self - Actor (archive footage)
  • 2023Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid — Self
  • 2020Joker: Put on a Happy Face — Self
  • 2020My Darling Vivian — Self (archive footage)
  • 2015Chryskylodon Blues — Self
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self
  • 2014Her: Love in the Modern Age — Self (archive footage)
  • 2014Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
  • 2006Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line — Self
  • 2006Final 24: River Phoenix — Self (voice) (archive footage)
  • 2005Deconstructing 'The Village' — Self
  • 2005I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash — Self
  • 2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' — Self
  • 2005Strength and Honor: Production Pods — Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
  • 2003Making 'Signs' — Self / Merrill Hess
  • Good Day Live — Self
  • 2000Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport — Self
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
  • 60 Minutes — Self
  • The Oscars — Self
  • Today — Self
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee
  • The Making of We Own the Night — Self
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