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Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix’s screen credits include Commodus in Gladiator, Arthur Fleck in Joker, and Theodore in Her.
Born October 28, 1974 San Juan, Puerto Rico4 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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.
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- 2025TrillionProducer
- 2025Made in EddingtonSelf
- 2025The Voice of Hind RajabProducer
- 2025EddingtonJoe Cross
- 2025I’m Glad You’re Dead NowProducer
- 2024Joker: Folie à DeuxArthur Fleck
- 2024Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of ExtremesSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2023NapoleonProducer · Napoleon Bonaparte
- 2023The End of MedicineProducer
- 2023Finally Home: Making Beau is AfraidSelf
- 2023Beau Is AfraidBeau Wassermann
- 2022StutzProducer
- 2021C'mon C'monJohnny
- 2021GundaProducer
- 2020Joker: Put on a Happy FaceSelf
- 2020My Darling VivianSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Guardians of LifeActor
- 2019The Animal PeopleProducer
- 2018The Sisters BrothersCharlie Sisters
- 2018LouKarl
- 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootJohn Callahan
- 2018DominionNarrator (voice)
- 2018Mary MagdaleneJesus
- 2017You Were Never Really HereJoe
- 2017Across My LandProducer
- 2017What the HealthProducer
- 2015UnityNarrator (voice)
- 2015Irrational ManAbe
- 2015Chryskylodon BluesSelf
- 2015I Am DyingProducer
- 2014Inherent ViceLarry "Doc" Sportello
- 2014Her: The Untitled Rick Howard ProjectSelf
- 2014Her: Love in the Modern AgeSelf (archive footage)
- 2013The ImmigrantBruno Weiss
- 2013The Master: Unguided MessageActor
- 2012The MasterFreddie Quell
- 2010I'm Still HereProducer · Writer · Joaquin Phoenix
- 2008Two LoversLeonard Kraditor
- 2007We Own the NightProducer · Bobby Green
- 2007Reservation RoadEthan Learner
- 2006Final 24: River PhoenixSelf (voice) (archive footage)
- 2006Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the LineSelf
- 2005EarthlingsNarrator (voice)
- 2005Walk the LineJohn R. Cash
- 2005Strength and Honor: Production PodsSelf
- 2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'Self
- 2005Deconstructing 'The Village'Self
- 2005I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny CashSelf
- 2004Hotel RwandaJack Daglish
- 2004Ladder 49Jack Morrison
- 2004The VillageLucius Hunt
- 2003It's All About LoveJohn
- 2003Making 'Signs'Self / Merrill Hess
- 2002Buffalo SoldiersRay Elwood
- 2002SignsMerrill Hess
- 2002L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")Actor
- 2000QuillsAbbe du Coulmier
- 2000Gladiator Games: The Roman BloodsportSelf
- 2000The YardsWillie Gutierrez
- 19998MMMax California
- 1998Clay PigeonsClay Bidwell
- 1998Return to ParadiseLewis McBride
- 1997U TurnToby N. Tucker
- 1997Inventing the AbbottsDoug Holt
- 1995To Die ForJimmy Emmett
- 1992Walking the DogMischievous Teenage Boy
- 1989ParenthoodGarry Buckman-Lampkin
- 1988Secret WitnessDrew Blackburn
- 1987RusskiesDanny
- 1986SpaceCampMax
- 1985Kids Don't TellFrankie
- 1984Backwards: The Riddle of DyslexiaRobby Ellsworth
- PolarisActor
- The IslandActor
- The Making of We Own the NightSelf
- Untitled Mike Mills FilmActor
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