Cast & creator
Joaquin Phoenix
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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.
Also known as: Leaf Phoenix, Joaquin Rafael Bottom, Joaquin Rafael Phoenix , Leaf Rafael Phoenix, Vakīns Rafaels Fīnikss
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film credits
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television credits
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1944–2026 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (105)
Showing 105 of 105 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Murder, She Wrote
Billy Donovan
1984
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Hill Street Blues
1981
Good Day Live
Self
2001
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Joker
Arthur Fleck
2019
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Pagey Fisher
1985
Gladiator
Commodus
2000
The Oscars
Self
1953
Today
Self
1952
Brother Bear
Kenai (voice)
2003
Joker: Folie à Deux
Arthur Fleck
2024
Her
Theodore
2013
The Village
Lucius Hunt
2004
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
2023Napoleon
Producer
2023
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Wassermann
2023
Eddington
Joe Cross
2025
The New Leave It to Beaver
Kyle Cleaver
1984
Signs
Merrill Hess
2002
Inherent Vice
Larry "Doc" Sportello
2014
The Master
Freddie Quell
2012
Outcome
Thanks
2026
Walk the Line
John R. Cash
2005
Hotel Rwanda
Jack Daglish
2004
C'mon C'mon
Johnny
2021
The Sisters Brothers
Charlie Sisters
2018
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Executive Producer
2025
We Own the Night
Bobby Green
2007We Own the Night
Producer
2007
To Die For
Jimmy Emmett
1995
The Immigrant
Bruno Weiss
2013
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Travis
1982
8MM
Max California
1999
You Were Never Really Here
Joe
2017
The Yards
Willie Gutierrez
2000
U Turn
Toby N. Tucker
1997
Two Lovers
Leonard Kraditor
2008
Ladder 49
Jack Morrison
2004
Mary Magdalene
Jesus
2018
I'm Still Here
Joaquin Phoenix
2010I'm Still Here
Producer
2010I'm Still Here
Writer
2010
Irrational Man
Abe
2015
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
John Callahan
2018
Quills
Abbe du Coulmier
2000
Parenthood
Garry Buckman-Lampkin
1989
Return to Paradise
Lewis McBride
1998
María Madalena
2023
Inventing the Abbotts
Doug Holt
1997
Mr. Smith
1983
Buffalo Soldiers
Ray Elwood
2002
Reservation Road
Ethan Learner
2007
Clay Pigeons
Clay Bidwell
1998
SpaceCamp
Max
1986
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
2020
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Self
2014
Gunda
Executive Producer
2021
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
Self
2006
Earthlings
Narrator (voice)
2005
It's All About Love
John
2003Morningstar/Eveningstar
Doug Roberts
1986
Trillion
Executive Producer
2025
Lou
Karl
2018
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Self (archive footage)
2014
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
2005
Chryskylodon Blues
Self
2015
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
Self
2005
Kids Don't Tell
Frankie
1985
Stutz
Producer
2022
The Animal People
Executive Producer
2019
Dominion
Narrator (voice)
2018The Making of We Own the Night
Self
Russkies
Danny
1987
Secret Witness
Drew Blackburn
1988
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2024
What the Health
Executive Producer
2017
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
2005Untitled Mike Mills Film
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
Self
2000
Guardians of Life
2020
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
Robby Ellsworth
1984
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2002
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
2023
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now
Executive Producer
20254Real
Producer
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Self
2005
Final 24: River Phoenix
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2006
The End of Medicine
Executive Producer
2023
Made in Eddington
Self
2025
The Master: Unguided Message
2013
Polaris
Walking the Dog
Mischievous Teenage Boy
1992
Across My Land
Executive Producer
2017Making 'Signs'
Self / Merrill Hess
2003I Am Dying
Executive Producer
2015