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person_profile-Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix Age: 50

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Oct 28, 1974

Country of birth:

Puerto Rico

Biography of

Joaquin Phoenix

    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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Filmography of

Joaquin Phoenix

Found 51 Movies in total

Joker: Folie à Deux

Arthur Fleck / Joker ( Actor )

Producer

... 2024

Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte ( Actor )

Producer

... 2023

Beau Is Afraid

Beau Wassermann ( Actor )

... 2023

C'mon C'mon

Johnny ( Actor )

... 2021

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2020

Joker

Arthur Fleck / Joker ( Actor )

... 2019

The Sisters Brothers

Charlie Sisters ( Actor )

... 2018

... 2018

Dominion

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 2018

Mary Magdalene

Jesus ( Actor )

... 2018

... 2017

Unity

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 2015

Irrational Man

Abe ( Actor )

... 2015

Inherent Vice

Larry "Doc" Sportello ( Actor )

... 2014

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

Jimmy Emmett (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

Her

Theodore Twombly ( Actor )

Songs

... 2013

The Immigrant

Bruno Weiss ( Actor )

... 2013

The Master

Freddie Quell ( Actor )

... 2012

I'm Still Here

Joaquin Phoenix ( Actor )

Writer

... 2010

Two Lovers

Leonard ( Actor )

... 2008

We Own the Night

Robert 'Bobby' Green ( Actor )

Producer

... 2007

Reservation Road

Ethan Learner ( Actor )

... 2007

Final 24: River Phoenix

Self (voice) (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2006

Earthlings

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 2005

Walk the Line

John R. Cash ( Actor )

... 2005

Hotel Rwanda

Jack Daglish ( Actor )

... 2004

Ladder 49

Jack Morrison ( Actor )

... 2004

The Village

Lucius Hunt ( Actor )

... 2004

Brother Bear

Kenai (voice) ( Actor )

... 2003

It's All About Love

John ( Actor )

... 2003

Buffalo Soldiers

Ray Elwood ( Actor )

... 2002

Signs

Merrill Hess ( Actor )

... 2002

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Commodus (Gladiator) (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2002

Quills

Abbe du Coulmier ( Actor )

... 2000

Gladiator

Emperor Commodus ( Actor )

... 2000

The Yards

Willie Gutierrez ( Actor )

... 2000

8MM

Max California ( Actor )

... 1999

Clay Pigeons

Clay Bidwell ( Actor )

... 1998

Return to Paradise

Lewis McBride ( Actor )

... 1998

U Turn

Toby N. Tucker ( Actor )

... 1997

Inventing the Abbotts

Doug Holt ( Actor )

... 1997

To Die For

Jimmy Emmett ( Actor )

... 1995

Parenthood

Garry Buckman-Lampkin ( Actor )

... 1989

Secret Witness

Drew Blackburn ( Actor )

... 1988

Russkies

Danny ( Actor )

... 1987

SpaceCamp

Max ( Actor )

... 1986

Kids Don't Tell

Frankie ( Actor )

... 1985

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

Robby Ellsworth ( Actor )

... 1984