Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

1981-02-17 Los Angeles, California, USA 97 Credits

Biography

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011). He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord whose projects such as HitRecord on TV (2014–15) and Create Together (2020) won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding In...

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Paradise Records

Paradise Records

2025

2.0
Acting

Cooper is trying to keep the doors of Paradise Records open with its motley crew of entertaining employees, even as the world works against him.

The Simpsons: The Past and the Furious

The Simpsons: The Past and the Furious

2025

as young Mr. Burns (Voice)

Acting

All the plants have disappeared, and Lisa is trying to restore the ecosystem. Through EMDR stimulation, she travels to 1923. There, she is in the body...

Killer Heat

Killer Heat

2024

as Nick Bali

5.8
Acting

An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

Greedy People

Greedy People

2024

as Terry

6.3
Acting

The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a ser...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024

as Detective Bobby Abbott

6.7
Acting

Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.

Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

2023

as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive footage)

8.3
Acting

Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

Flora and Son

Flora and Son

2023

as Jeff

6.9
Acting

Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic...

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

as Hourly Dong (voice)

7.0
Acting

World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of frien...

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2022

as Jiminy Cricket (voice)

6.3
Acting

A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

A Forest Haunt

A Forest Haunt

2022

as Narrator (voice)

5.0
Acting

When greedy woodsmen threaten to destroy a sacred forest, one little woodland spirit must confront the limits of her own might and learn to embrace th...

A Forest Haunt

A Forest Haunt

2022

Executive Producer

5.0
Producing

When greedy woodsmen threaten to destroy a sacred forest, one little woodland spirit must confront the limits of her own might and learn to embrace th...

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020

as Richard Schultz

7.7
Acting

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

Project Power

Project Power

2020

as Frank

6.4
Acting

An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers...

Dear Class of 2020

Dear Class of 2020

2020

as Self

7.7
Acting

A virtual commencement celebration bringing together inspirational leaders, celebrities, and YouTube creators to celebrate graduates, their families, ...

7500

7500

2019

as Tobias Ellis

6.1
Acting

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and...

Knives Out

Knives Out

2019

as Detective Hardrock (voice)

7.8
Acting

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit B...

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019

as Self - Host

9.3
Acting

C is for Celebrate! Join host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the residents of Sesame Street - human and monsters alike - to celebrate 50 years of learning, ...

Band Together with Logic

Band Together with Logic

2019

as Self

4.7
Acting

In this YouTube Originals special, Logic invites the world to collaborate with him on an original song, and opens up his creative process like never b...

Band Together with Logic

Band Together with Logic

2019

Director, Executive Producer

4.7
Directing Producing

In this YouTube Originals special, Logic invites the world to collaborate with him on an original song, and opens up his creative process like never b...

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

2018

as Self - Host

6.6
Acting

Bruce Willis goes from "Die Hard" to dead on arrival as some of the biggest names in entertainment serve up punches of their own to Hollywood's go-to ...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

as Slowen Lo (voice)

6.8
Acting

Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resist...

Snowden

Snowden

2016

as Edward Snowden

7.1
Acting

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

Straight Outta OZ

Straight Outta OZ

2016

7.3
Acting

This visual album features artists Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Perez Hilton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Amber Riley, Raven Symoné and Tamar Braxton ...

The Night Before

The Night Before

2015

as Ethan

6.1
Acting

In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parti...

The Walk

The Walk

2015

as Philippe Petit

7.0
Acting

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

The Interview

The Interview

2014

as Self (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North ...

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014

as Johnny

6.4
Acting

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Sleep Cycle

Sleep Cycle

2014

Director

Directing

Families form patterns. Genes, habits, stories get passed down through the generations, seemingly on repeat.

One Song

2014

Producer

Producing

The Trolls, Princesses, Glooms, and Engineers must join forces to defeat Silence.

Vinegar

Vinegar

2013

as Vinny

10.0
Acting

A short film made in collaboration with HitRecord for the special features section of the Don Jon DVD. It follows the adventures of a young man (voice...

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

2013

as Self

5.8
Acting

A Thanksgiving special starring Lady Gaga performing songs from her album “ARTPOP” alongside the Muppets and some very special guests.

Don Jon

Don Jon

2013

as Jon Martello, Jr.

6.0
Acting

A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and in...

Don Jon

Don Jon

2013

Director, Writer

6.0
Directing Writing

A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and in...

Lincoln: An American Journey

Lincoln: An American Journey

2013

as Self

5.5
Acting

Documentary on the making of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (2012).

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012

Thanks

8.2

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Ending the Knight

Ending the Knight

2012

as Self

7.2
Acting

A comprehensive look into how Director Christopher Nolan and his production team made "The Dark Knight Rises" the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight l...

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

as Robert Lincoln

6.9
Acting

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln p...

Looper

Looper

2012

as Joe

6.9
Acting

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send th...

Looper

Looper

2012

Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send th...

The Blue Dildo

The Blue Dildo

2012

Director, Writer

5.0
Directing Writing

Dark comedy about a young woman being stalked and the awkwardness of bringing it up to her family.

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

2012

as Wilee

6.3
Acting

In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

as Blake

7.8
Acting

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is...

50/50

50/50

2011

as Adam Lerner

7.2
Acting

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Elektra Luxx

Elektra Luxx

2011

as Bert Rodriguez

4.7
Acting

A favor for a woman from her past throws the life of a pregnant, retired porn star into chaos.

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

2010

as Self

7.1
Acting

Can the dream world be a fully functional parallel reality? Joseph Gordon-Levitt and leading scientists take you to the cutting edge of dream research...

Inception

Inception

2010

as Arthur

8.4
Acting

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as pa...

Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo

Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo

2010

as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator

6.7
Acting

As Morgan and Destiny visit the Zeppelin Zoo for their eleventeenth date, they run into Lionel, Destiny's former boyfriend and a charming ladies' man....

Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo

Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo

2010

Director

6.7
Directing

As Morgan and Destiny visit the Zeppelin Zoo for their eleventeenth date, they run into Lionel, Destiny's former boyfriend and a charming ladies' man....

Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny

Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny

2010

as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator

6.7
Acting

Morgan M. Morgensen nervously survives his first date with the love of his life, Destiny.

Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny

Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny

2010

Director, Editor

6.7
Directing

Morgan M. Morgensen nervously survives his first date with the love of his life, Destiny.

Hesher

Hesher

2010

as Hesher

6.8
Acting

A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even m...

Uncertainty

Uncertainty

2009

as Bobby

5.5
Acting

Every choice has a consequence. But what if the flip of a coin could trigger two separate but parallel destinies? Bobby and Kate are a young New York ...

Women in Trouble

Women in Trouble

2009

as Bert Rodriguez

5.1
Acting

A serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of cal...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009

as The Doctor / Rex

5.8
Acting

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fi...

(500) Days of Summer

(500) Days of Summer

2009

as Tom

7.3
Acting

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their ...

Sparks

Sparks

2009

Director

4.0
Directing

In this deliciously tart adaptation of a short story by Elmore Leonard, a beautiful young widow’s hilltop mansion has just burned to the ground, and a...

Big Breaks

2008

as Todd Sterling

4.0
Acting

Penny and Sam work for a notoriously mean spirited, selfish, and somewhat abusive big fish Hollywood producer, MJ Siegel. They run a day's worth of ou...

Killshot

Killshot

2008

as Richie Nix

5.8
Acting

Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking...

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

as Tim Boyle

6.1
Acting

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tusca...

The Brothers Bloom

The Brothers Bloom

2008

as Bar Patron

6.6
Acting

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take ...

Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

2008

as Tommy Burgess

6.1
Acting

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return t...

The Lookout

The Lookout

2007

as Chris Pratt

6.7
Acting

Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he ...

Building Brick

2006

3.0
Acting

Building Brick is the Behind the Scenes documentary for the film Brick (2006). Brick was written and directed by Rian Johnson in San Clemente, CA in 2...

Brick

Brick

2006

as Brendan

6.8
Acting

A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

Escargots

Escargots

2006

Acting

An adaptation of a children's poem called Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement by Jacques Prévert, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Filmed in ...

Escargots

Escargots

2006

Director

Directing

An adaptation of a children's poem called Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement by Jacques Prévert, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Filmed in ...

Havoc

Havoc

2005

as Sam

5.2
Acting

A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But pr...

Shadowboxer

Shadowboxer

2005

as Dr. Don

5.1
Acting

Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a...

Mysterious Skin

Mysterious Skin

2005

as Neil McCormick

7.7
Acting

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Latter Days

Latter Days

2004

as Elder Paul Ryder

6.8
Acting

Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon mi...

Treasure Planet

Treasure Planet

2002

as Jim Hawkins (voice)

7.6
Acting

When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him ...

Manic

Manic

2001

as Lyle

6.9
Acting

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equal...

Forever Lulu

Forever Lulu

2000

as Martin Ellsworth

5.4
Acting

A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his...

Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

2000

as Flaco

4.3
Acting

A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband...

10 Things I Hate About You

10 Things I Hate About You

1999

as Cameron James

7.6
Acting

On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden ...

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998

as Jimmy Howell

6.0
Acting

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael ...

Sweet Jane

Sweet Jane

1998

as Tony

5.8
Acting

Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond.

The Juror

The Juror

1996

as Oliver Laird

5.6
Acting

With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verd...

The Great Elephant Escape

The Great Elephant Escape

1995

as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham

5.3
Acting

Two young boys help an elephant escape from an African animal orphanage when he is bought by a wealthy American. The trio dodge poachers, the police a...

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1994

as Roger

5.9
Acting

Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins ...

The Road Killers

The Road Killers

1994

as Rich

5.3
Acting

After a young boy is almost runover by a maniac on a highway, a re-encounter and confrontation by the boy's father with the driver sets off conflicts ...

Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

1994

as Zeke

5.3
Acting

A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community.

Gregory K

Gregory K

1993

as Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ

6.8
Acting

TV movie based on the the story of the kid who divorced his parents. Gregory has lived a rough life. His father abuses him and his two brothers. The b...

A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It

1992

as Young Norman

7.0
Acting

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a ministe...

Beethoven

Beethoven

1992

as Student #1

5.8
Acting

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their h...

Plymouth

Plymouth

1991

as Simon

4.7
Acting

The residents of a town displaced by an industrial accident agree to take over a failing mining base on the Moon as their new place to live and work. ...

Hi Honey - I'm Dead

Hi Honey - I'm Dead

1991

as Josh Stadler

4.0
Acting

A businessman is reincarnated as a housekeeper, who works for his widow and son.

Changes

Changes

1991

as Matt Hallam

6.1
Acting

Melanie is a top TV news reporter, living in New York with her twin teenage daughters. Peter is a handsome and divorced heart surgeon working at an L....

Stranger on My Land

Stranger on My Land

1988

as Rounder

5.0
Acting

A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.

Wingmen

N/A

Acting

The story follows two pilots who crash-land in Las Vegas.

Nobody Nothing Nowhere

N/A

Acting

The story of Ruth, one of the Non-People, human-looking beings designed and trained for the sole purpose of filling in a realistic world for a bland g...

White Night

White Night

N/A

as James Jones

Acting

A thriller about one of the most infamous cult stories of all time, the Jonestown Massacre.

Pendulum

Pendulum

N/A

as Patrick

Acting

Young couple Patrick and Abigail journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is w...

Nobody Nothing Nowhere

N/A

Producer

Producing

The story of Ruth, one of the Non-People, human-looking beings designed and trained for the sole purpose of filling in a realistic world for a bland g...

Sovereign

Sovereign

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

In the wake of a fractured marriage, a man goes to find his wife and the entire crew of a space station who have gone missing. As he explores the ship...

Wingmen

N/A

Director, Story, Producer

Directing Writing Producing

The story follows two pilots who crash-land in Las Vegas.

Untitled AI Thriller

N/A

Director, Story, Screenplay

Directing Writing