Joaquin Phoenix
Actor
Born October 28, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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).
Filmography
The Island
Polaris
Outcome
Trillion
Made in Eddington
Self
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Eddington
Joe Cross
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now
Joker: Folie à Deux
Arthur Fleck
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Self - Actor (archive footage)
María Madalena
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
The End of Medicine
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Wassermann
Stutz
C'mon C'mon
Johnny
Gunda
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
Guardians of Life
The Animal People
Joker
Arthur Fleck
The Sisters Brothers
Charlie Sisters
Lou
Karl
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
John Callahan
Dominion
Narrator (voice)
Mary Magdalene
Jesus
You Were Never Really Here
Joe
Across My Land
What the Health
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Irrational Man
Abe
Chryskylodon Blues
Self
Inherent Vice
Larry "Doc" Sportello
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Self (archive footage)
Her
Theodore
The Immigrant
Bruno Weiss
The Master
Freddie Quell
I'm Still Here
Joaquin Phoenix
Two Lovers
Leonard Kraditor
We Own the Night
Bobby Green
Reservation Road
Ethan Learner
Final 24: River Phoenix
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
Self
Earthlings
Narrator (voice)
Walk the Line
John R. Cash
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
Self
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Self
Hotel Rwanda
Jack Daglish
Ladder 49
Jack Morrison
The Village
Lucius Hunt
Brother Bear
Kenai (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
It's All About Love
John
Buffalo Soldiers
Ray Elwood
Signs
Merrill Hess
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Quills
Abbe du Coulmier
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
Self
Gladiator
Commodus
The Yards
Willie Gutierrez
8MM
Max California
Clay Pigeons
Clay Bidwell
Return to Paradise
Lewis McBride
U Turn
Toby N. Tucker
Inventing the Abbotts
Doug Holt
To Die For
Jimmy Emmett
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Parenthood
Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Secret Witness
Drew Blackburn
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Russkies
Danny
SpaceCamp
Max
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Pagey Fisher
Kids Don't Tell
Frankie
The New Leave It to Beaver
Kyle Cleaver
Murder, She Wrote
Billy Donovan
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
Robby Ellsworth
Mr. Smith
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Travis
Hill Street Blues
60 Minutes
Self
The Oscars
Self
Today
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee