Joaquin Phoenix
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.
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All Credits (82)
The Island
as Unknown
Polaris
as Unknown
Made in Eddington
as Self
Eddington
as Joe Cross
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
María Madalena
as Unknown
Napoleon
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
Beau Is Afraid
as Beau Wassermann
C'mon C'mon
as Johnny
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Guardians of Life
as Unknown
The Sisters Brothers
as Charlie Sisters
Lou
as Karl
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as John Callahan
Dominion
as Narrator (voice)
Mary Magdalene
as Jesus
You Were Never Really Here
as Joe
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Irrational Man
as Abe
Chryskylodon Blues
as Self
Inherent Vice
as Larry "Doc" Sportello
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Her: Love in the Modern Age
as Self (archive footage)
Her
as Theodore
The Immigrant
as Bruno Weiss
The Master: Unguided Message
as Unknown
The Master
as Freddie Quell
I'm Still Here
as Joaquin Phoenix
Two Lovers
as Leonard Kraditor
We Own the Night
as Bobby Green
Reservation Road
as Ethan Learner
Final 24: River Phoenix
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self
Earthlings
as Narrator (voice)
Walk the Line
as John R. Cash
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
as Self
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
as Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
as Self
Hotel Rwanda
as Jack Daglish
Ladder 49
as Jack Morrison
The Village
as Lucius Hunt
Brother Bear
as Kenai (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
It's All About Love
as John
Buffalo Soldiers
as Ray Elwood
Signs
as Merrill Hess
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
as Unknown
Good Day Live
as Self
Quills
as Abbe du Coulmier
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
as Self
Gladiator
as Commodus
The Yards
as Willie Gutierrez
8MM
as Max California
Clay Pigeons
as Clay Bidwell
Return to Paradise
as Lewis McBride
U Turn
as Toby N. Tucker
Inventing the Abbotts
as Doug Holt
To Die For
as Jimmy Emmett
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Unknown
Walking the Dog
as Mischievous Teenage Boy
Parenthood
as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Secret Witness
as Drew Blackburn
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Russkies
as Danny
SpaceCamp
as Max
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Pagey Fisher
Kids Don't Tell
as Frankie
The New Leave It to Beaver
as Kyle Cleaver
Murder, She Wrote
as Billy Donovan
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
as Robby Ellsworth
Mr. Smith
as Unknown
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Travis
Hill Street Blues
as Unknown
60 Minutes
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
Today
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee