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Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Birthday: 1974-10-28 | Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
C'mon C'mon

as    Johnny

2019
Joker

as    Arthur Fleck / Joker

2019
Mary Magdalene

as    Jesus

2018
The Sisters Brothers

as    Charlie Sisters

2018
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

as    John Callahan

2018
Lou

as    Karl

2015
Irrational Man

as    Abe

2014
The Immigrant

as    Bruno Weiss

2014
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

as    Jimmy Emmett (archive footage)

2014
Inherent Vice

as    Larry "Doc" Sportello

2013
Back Beyond

as    Freddie Quell

2013
Her

as    Theodore Twombly

2012
The Master

as    Freddie Quell

2010
I'm Still Here

as    Joaquin Phoenix

2009
Two Lovers

as    Leonard

2007
Reservation Road

as    Ethan Learner

2007
We Own the Night

as    Robert 'Bobby' Green

2005
Walk the Line

as    John R. Cash

2005
Earthlings

as    Narrator (voice)

2004
Hotel Rwanda

as    Jack Daglish

2004
The Village

as    Lucius Hunt

2003
Making 'Signs'

as    Himself / Merrill Hess

2003
It's All About Love

as    John

2003
Brother Bear

as    Kenai (voice)

2003
Buffalo Soldiers

as    Ray Elwood

2002
Signs

as    Merrill Hess

2000
Quills

as    Abbe du Coulmier

2000
Gladiator

as    Emperor Commodus