Joaquin Phoenix 1974 50
Joaquin Phoenix 1974 50
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is an American actor. Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters, particularly in period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Phoenix began his career by appearing in a 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. He received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama To Die For (1995) and the period film 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), The Village (2004) and the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He 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 has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), and Beau Is Afraid (2023) 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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Rating57.4M
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2025 Eddington as Sheriff Joe Cross
2025 The Making of We Own the Night as Self
2025 The Island
2025 Polaris as The Devil
2025 The Inspiration of Alfie Swincross as Alfie Swincross
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 Producer
2023 The End of Medicine Executive Producer
2023 Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
2023 Lynch/Oz as Arthur Fleck (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 Beau Is Afraid as Beau Wassermann
2022 Stutz Producer
2021 C'mon C'mon as Johnny
2021 Gunda Executive Producer
2020 Joker: Put on a Happy Face as Self
2020 My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2020 Guardians of Life
2019 The Animal People Executive Producer
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
2017 Across My Land Executive Producer
2017 What the Health Executive Producer
2015 Unity as Narrator (voice)
2015 Irrational Man as Abe
2015 Chryskylodon Blues as Self
2015 I Am Dying Executive Producer
2014 Inherent Vice as Larry "Doc" Sportello
2014 Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project 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
2010 I'm Still Here as Joaquin Phoenix Producer, Writer
2008 Two Lovers as Leonard Kraditor
2007 We Own the Night as Robert 'Bobby' Green Producer
2007 Reservation Road as Ethan Learner
2006 Final 24: River Phoenix as Self (voice) (archive footage)
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: Production Pods as Self
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
2002 L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2000 Quills as Abbe du Coulmier
2000 Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport as Self
2000 Gladiator as 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
1989 Parenthood as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
1988 Secret Witness as Drew Blackburn
1987 Russkies as Danny
1986 SpaceCamp as Max
1985 Kids Don't Tell as Frankie
1984 Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia as Robby Ellsworth
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7.33 Action 2
7.27 Animation 1
7.02 Adventure 4
7.01 History 2
6.78 War 3
6.75 Music 2
6.70 Documentary 21
6.70 Fantasy 1
6.68 Romance 12
6.61 Western 2
6.58 Drama 38
6.55 Mystery 4
6.53 TV Movie 3
6.50 Crime 12
6.50 Comedy 11
6.46 Science Fiction 4
6.41 Thriller 15
6.23 Family 4
4.70 Horror 1