Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt 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 Interactive Program. Born in Los Angeles to a Jewish family, Gordon-Levitt began his acting career as a child, appearing in the films A River Runs Through It (1992), Holy Matrimony (1994), and Angels in the Outfield (1994), which earned him a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award nomination. He played the role of Tommy Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) for which he received three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. He had a supporting role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and voiced Jim Hawkins in the Disney animated Treasure Planet (2002) before taking a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped out in 2004 to resume his acting career. Since returning to acting, Gordon-Levitt has starred in Manic (2001), Mysterious Skin (2004), Brick (2005), The Lookout (2007), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Inception (2010), Hesher (2010), Premium Rush (2012), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), and Lincoln (2012). He portrayed Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk (2015) and whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden (2016). In 2020, he starred in the legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2013, he wrote and directed Don Jon, a comedy-drama film that was released to critical acclaim, earning him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. He previously directed and edited two short films, both of which were released in 2010: Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo. In 2021, he wrote, directed and starred in a comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.
TBAWingmen as Unknown
TBANobody Nothing Nowhere as Unknown
TBAWhite Night as James Jones
TBAPendulum as Patrick
2025Paradise Records as Unknown
2024Killer Heat as Nick Bali
2024Greedy People as Terry
2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F as Detective Bobby Abbott
2023Once Upon a Studio as Jim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound)
2023Flora and Son as Jeff
2023Poker Face (1 Episode) as Trey Nelson
2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Hourly Dong (voice)
2022Pinocchio as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
2022A Forest Haunt as Narrator (voice)
2022Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (7 Episodes) as Travis 'TK' Kalanick
2021That's My Jam (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2021Last Meals (1 Episode) as Unknown
2021Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (20 Episodes) as Luxcraft (voice)
2021Mr. Corman (10 Episodes) as Josh Corman
2021Amend: The Fight for America (2 Episodes) as Self
2020The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Richard Schultz
2020Project Power as Frank
2020Dear Class of 2020 as Self
2020Create Together (12 Episodes) as Self - Host
20197500 as Tobias Ellis
2019Knives Out as Detective Hardrock (voice)
2019Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self - Host
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh (1 Episode) as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2019Band Together with Logic as Self
2018Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis as Self - Host
2018Explained (1 Episode) as Narrator (voice)
2018James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2 Episodes) as Self
2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Slowen Lo (voice)
2017Drop the Mic (1 Episode) as Self
2017Comrade Detective (6 Episodes) as Iosif Baciu (voice)
2016Snowden as Edward Snowden
2016Straight Outta OZ as Unknown
2015The Night Before as Ethan
2015The Walk as Philippe Petit
2015The Muppets (1 Episode) as Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Self
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (1 Episode) as Self
2015Hot Ones (1 Episode) as Self
2014The Interview as Self (uncredited)
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (1 Episode) as Self
2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as Johnny
2014Running Wild with Bear Grylls (1 Episode) as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (3 Episodes) as Self
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones (1 Episode) as Self
2014HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (16 Episodes) as Self - Host
2013Vinegar as Vinny
2013Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular as Self
2013Don Jon as Jon Martello, Jr.
2013Lincoln: An American Journey as Self
2012Ending the Knight as Self
2012Lincoln as Robert Lincoln
2012Looper as Joe
2012The Mindy Project (1 Episode) as Matt Sherman
2012Premium Rush as Wilee
2012The Dark Knight Rises as Blake
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! (1 Episode) as Self
201150/50 as Adam Lerner
2011Elektra Luxx as Bert Rodriguez
2010Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious as Self
2010Conan (1 Episode) as Self
2010Inception as Arthur
2010Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
2010Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny as Morgan M. Morgensen / Narrator
2010Hesher as Hesher
2009Uncertainty as Bobby
2009Women in Trouble as Bert Rodriguez
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as The Doctor / Rex
2009(500) Days of Summer as Tom
2008Big Breaks as Todd Sterling
2008Killshot as Richie Nix
2008Miracle at St. Anna as Tim Boyle
2008The Brothers Bloom as Bar Patron
2008Stop-Loss as Tommy Burgess
2007The Lookout as Chris Pratt
2007The Graham Norton Show (1 Episode) as Self
2006Building Brick as Unknown
2006Brick as Brendan
2006Escargots as Unknown
2005Havoc as Sam
2005Made in Hollywood (1 Episode) as Self
2005Shadowboxer as Dr. Don
2005Mysterious Skin as Neil McCormick
2005Numb3rs (1 Episode) as Scott Reynolds
2004Latter Days as Elder Paul Ryder
2002Treasure Planet as Jim Hawkins (voice)
2002Nudes in the News (1 Episode) as Tommy Solomon (archive footage)
2001Manic as Lyle
2000Forever Lulu as Martin Ellsworth
2000Picking Up the Pieces as Flaco
2000Click (1 Episode) as Self
1999Teen Choice Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Nominee
199910 Things I Hate About You as Cameron James
1998That '70s Show (1 Episode) as Buddy
1998Halloween H20: 20 Years Later as Jimmy Howell
1998Sweet Jane as Tony
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1996The Juror as Oliver Laird
19963rd Rock from the Sun (139 Episodes) as Tommy Solomon
1995The Outer Limits (1, 1 Episode) as Zach Henniger, Teenage Boy
1995The Great Elephant Escape as Matthew „Matt“ Cunningham
1994Angels in the Outfield as Roger
1994The Road Killers as Rich
1994Holy Matrimony as Zeke
1993Gregory K as Gregory Kingsley / Shawn Russ
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1 Episode) as Zack Lawson
1992A River Runs Through It as Young Norman
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards (1 Episode) as Self / Presenter
1992Beethoven as Student #1
1992The Powers That Be (15 Episodes) as Pierce Van Horne
1991Plymouth as Simon
1991Hi Honey - I'm Dead as Josh Stadler
1991Changes as Matt Hallam
1991Dark Shadows (12 Episodes) as David Collins / Daniel Collins
1989Quantum Leap (1 Episode) as Kyle
1988Roseanne (3 Episodes) as George
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1988China Beach (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988Stranger on My Land as Rounder
1986L.A. Law (1 Episode) as Ricky Berg
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Boy #1
1982Family Ties (2 Episodes) as Dougie
1975Saturday Night Live (2 Episodes) as Self - Host
TBANobody Nothing Nowhere ... Producer
TBASovereign ... Executive Producer
TBAWingmen ... Producer
2022A Forest Haunt ... Executive Producer
2021Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (20 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2021Mr. Corman (10 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2019Band Together with Logic ... Executive Producer
2014HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (16 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2014One Song ... Producer
2012Looper ... Executive Producer
2009Sparks ... Producer
TBAWingmen ... Director
TBAUntitled AI Thriller ... Director
2021Mr. Corman (8 Episodes) ... Director
2019Band Together with Logic ... Director
2014Sleep Cycle ... Director
2014HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (16 Episodes) ... Director
2013Don Jon ... Director
2012The Blue Dildo ... Director
2010Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo ... Director
2010Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny ... Director
2009Sparks ... Director
2006Escargots ... Director
TBAWingmen ... Story
TBAUntitled AI Thriller ... Story, Screenplay
2021Mr. Corman (4 Episodes) ... Writer
2013Don Jon ... Writer
2012The Blue Dildo ... Writer
2009Sparks ... Writer
2021Mr. Corman (4 Episodes) ... Songs
2021Mr. Corman ... Creator
2020Create Together ... Creator
2014HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Creator
2012Django Unchained ... Thanks
2010Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny ... Editor