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.
Filmography
Made in Eddington
as Self
Made in Eddington
as Self
Eddington
as Joe Cross
Eddington
as Joe Cross
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Arthur Fleck
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Arthur Fleck
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Napoleon
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
Beau Is Afraid
as Beau Wassermann
Beau Is Afraid
as Beau Wassermann
C'mon C'mon
as Johnny
C'mon C'mon
as Johnny
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Guardians of Life
Guardians of Life
Joker
as Arthur Fleck
Joker
as Arthur Fleck
The Sisters Brothers
as Charlie Sisters
The Sisters Brothers
as Charlie Sisters
Lou
as Karl
Lou
as Karl
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as John Callahan
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as John Callahan
Dominion
as Narrator (voice)
Dominion
as Narrator (voice)
Mary Magdalene
as Jesus
Mary Magdalene
as Jesus
You Were Never Really Here
as Joe
You Were Never Really Here
as Joe
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Irrational Man
as Abe
Irrational Man
as Abe
Chryskylodon Blues
as Self
Chryskylodon Blues
as Self
Inherent Vice
as Larry "Doc" Sportello
Inherent Vice
as Larry "Doc" Sportello
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
as Self
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
as Self
Her: Love in the Modern Age
as Self (archive footage)
Her: Love in the Modern Age
as Self (archive footage)
Her
as Theodore
Her
as Theodore
The Immigrant
as Bruno Weiss
The Immigrant
as Bruno Weiss
The Master
as Freddie Quell
The Master
as Freddie Quell
I'm Still Here
as Joaquin Phoenix
I'm Still Here
as Joaquin Phoenix
Two Lovers
as Leonard Kraditor
Two Lovers
as Leonard Kraditor
We Own the Night
as Bobby Green
We Own the Night
as Bobby Green
Reservation Road
as Ethan Learner
Reservation Road
as Ethan Learner
Final 24: River Phoenix
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Final 24: River Phoenix
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self
Earthlings
as Narrator (voice)
Earthlings
as Narrator (voice)
Walk the Line
as John R. Cash
Walk the Line
as John R. Cash
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
as Self
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
as Self
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
as Self
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
as Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
as Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
as Self
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
as Self
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
as Self
Hotel Rwanda
as Jack Daglish
Hotel Rwanda
as Jack Daglish
Ladder 49
as Jack Morrison
Ladder 49
as Jack Morrison
The Village
as Lucius Hunt
The Village
as Lucius Hunt
Brother Bear
as Kenai (voice)
Brother Bear
as Kenai (voice)
It's All About Love
as John
It's All About Love
as John
Making 'Signs'
as Self / Merrill Hess
Making 'Signs'
as Self / Merrill Hess
Buffalo Soldiers
as Ray Elwood
Buffalo Soldiers
as Ray Elwood
Signs
as Merrill Hess
Signs
as Merrill Hess
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Quills
as Abbe du Coulmier
Quills
as Abbe du Coulmier
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
as Self
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
as Self
Gladiator
as Commodus
Gladiator
as Commodus
The Yards
as Willie Gutierrez
The Yards
as Willie Gutierrez
8MM
as Max California
8MM
as Max California
Clay Pigeons
as Clay Bidwell
Clay Pigeons
as Clay Bidwell
Return to Paradise
as Lewis McBride
Return to Paradise
as Lewis McBride
U Turn
as Toby N. Tucker
U Turn
as Toby N. Tucker
Inventing the Abbotts
as Doug Holt
Inventing the Abbotts
as Doug Holt
To Die For
as Jimmy Emmett
To Die For
as Jimmy Emmett
Walking the Dog
as Mischievous Teenage Boy
Walking the Dog
as Mischievous Teenage Boy
Parenthood
as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Parenthood
as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Secret Witness
as Drew Blackburn
Secret Witness
as Drew Blackburn
Russkies
as Danny
Russkies
as Danny
SpaceCamp
as Max
SpaceCamp
as Max
Kids Don't Tell
as Frankie
Kids Don't Tell
as Frankie
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
as Robby Ellsworth
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
as Robby Ellsworth
The Making of We Own the Night
as Self
The Making of We Own the Night
as Self
The Island
The Island
Polaris
Polaris