Actor
Joaquin Phoenix
Born 28 October 1974 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974, San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an American actor known for intense, unconventional characters, often in auteur-driven films. Beginning as a child performer, he rose to prominence with Gladiator and Walk the Line, and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Joker.
Key films
Gladiator (2000)
His villainous Commodus brought his first Oscar nomination and established him as a major screen presence.
Walk the Line (2005)
His portrayal of Johnny Cash earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe.
The Master (2012)
A volatile, acclaimed performance for Paul Thomas Anderson that won the Venice Volpi Cup.
Her (2013)
Showed his gentler, more vulnerable side as a lonely man falling for an AI in Spike Jonze's film.
Joker (2019)
His Arthur Fleck performance won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Key awards
- 2019 Academy Award for Best Actor (Joker)
- 2019 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Joker)
- 2019 Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama (Joker)
- 2012 Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actor (The Master)
- 2005 Golden Globe for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy (Walk the Line)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 66
- 1984Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia · as Robby EllsworthActor
- 1985Kids Don't Tell · as FrankieActor
- 1986SpaceCamp · as MaxActor
- 1987Russkies · as DannyActor
- 1988Secret Witness · as Drew BlackburnActor
- 1989Parenthood · as Garry Buckman-LampkinActor
- 1992Walking the Dog · as Mischievous Teenage BoyActor
- 1995To Die For · as Jimmy EmmettActor
- 1997U Turn · as Toby N. TuckerActor
- 1997Inventing the Abbotts · as Doug HoltActor
- 1998Return to Paradise · as Lewis McBrideActor
- 1998Clay Pigeons · as Clay BidwellActor
- 19998MM · as Max CaliforniaActor
- 2000Gladiator · as CommodusActor
- 2000Quills · as Abbe du CoulmierActor
- 2000The Yards · as Willie GutierrezActor
- 2000Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport · as SelfActor
- 2002Signs · as Merrill HessActor
- 2002Buffalo Soldiers · as Ray ElwoodActor
- 2002L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")Actor
- 2003Brother Bear · as Kenai (voice)Actor
- 2003It's All About Love · as JohnActor
- 2003Making 'Signs' · as Self / Merrill HessActor
- 2004The Village · as Lucius HuntActor
- 2004Hotel Rwanda · as Jack DaglishActor
- 2004Ladder 49 · as Jack MorrisonActor
- 2005Walk the Line · as John R. CashActor
- 2005Earthlings · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' · as SelfActor
- 2005Deconstructing 'The Village' · as SelfActor
- 2005Strength and Honor: Production Pods · as SelfActor
- 2005I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash · as SelfActor
- 2006Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line · as SelfActor
- 2006Final 24: River Phoenix · as Self (voice) (archive footage)Actor
- 2007We Own the Night · as Bobby GreenActor
- 2007Reservation Road · as Ethan LearnerActor
- 2008Two Lovers · as Leonard KraditorActor
- 2010I'm Still Here · as Joaquin PhoenixActor
- 2012The Master · as Freddie QuellActor
- 2013Her · as TheodoreActor
- 2013The Immigrant · as Bruno WeissActor
- 2013The Master: Unguided MessageActor
- 2014Inherent Vice · as Larry "Doc" SportelloActor
- 2014Her: Love in the Modern Age · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project · as SelfActor
- 2015Irrational Man · as AbeActor
- 2015Unity · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2015Chryskylodon Blues · as SelfActor
- 2017You Were Never Really Here · as JoeActor
- 2018The Sisters Brothers · as Charlie SistersActor
- 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot · as John CallahanActor
- 2018Mary Magdalene · as JesusActor
- 2018Dominion · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2018Lou · as KarlActor
- 2019Joker · as Arthur FleckActor
- 2020Joker: Put on a Happy Face · as SelfActor
- 2020Guardians of LifeActor
- 2020My Darling Vivian · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021C'mon C'mon · as JohnnyActor
- 2023Napoleon · as Napoleon BonaparteActor
- 2023Beau Is Afraid · as Beau WassermannActor
- 2023Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid · as SelfActor
- 2024Joker: Folie à Deux · as Arthur FleckActor
- 2024Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes · as Self - Actor (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Eddington · as Joe CrossActor
- 2025Made in Eddington · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.