Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) 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, he 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, he 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 the comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.
53Credits23 TV · 30 films
1982–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedVinegar
7.3 Average ratingacross 52 titles
Top TV shows 23best Joseph Gordon-Levitt shows
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Wolfboy and the Everything FactoryLuxcraft (voice) · 20 eps · 2021 - 2
Quantum LeapKyle · 1 ep · 1989 - 3
Create TogetherCreator · 2020 - 4
That '70s ShowBuddy · 1 ep · 1998 - 5
The Powers That BePierce Van Horne · 15 eps · 1992 - 6
Dark ShadowsDavid Collins / Daniel Collins · 5 eps · 1991 - 7
The Outer LimitsZach Henniger · 1 ep · 1995 - 8
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanZack Lawson · 1 ep · 1993 - 9
Murder, She WroteBoy #1 · 1 ep · 1984 - 10
China Beach1 ep · 1988 - 11
ExplainedNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 2018 - 12
3rd Rock from the SunTommy Solomon · 139 eps · 1996 - 13
Poker FaceTrey Nelson · 1 ep · 2023 - 14
Family TiesDougie · 2 eps · 1982 - 15
L.A. LawRicky Berg · 1 ep · 1986 - 16
Numb3rsScott Reynolds · 1 ep · 2005 - 17
Super Pumped: The Battle for UberTravis 'TK' Kalanick · 7 eps · 2022 - 18
RoseanneGeorge · 3 eps · 1988 - 19
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-LevittDirector · Creator · 16 eps · 2014 - 20
Mr. CormanJosh Corman · 10 eps · 2021 - 21
Comrade DetectiveIosif Baciu (voice) · 6 eps · 2017 - 22
The Mindy ProjectMatt Sherman · 1 ep · 2012 - 23Seductive Poison1 ep
Top movies 30best Joseph Gordon-Levitt movies
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VinegarVinny (voice) · 2013 - 2
InceptionArthur · 2010 · Action - 3
Once Upon a StudioJim Hawkins (voice) (archive sound) · 2023 - 4
Django UnchainedThanks · 2012 - 5
Knives OutDetective Hardrock (voice) · 2019 - 6
The Dark Knight RisesBlake · 2012 · Action - 7
Mysterious SkinNeil McCormick · 2005 - 8
The Trial of the Chicago 7Richard Schultz · 2020 · Drama - 9
10 Things I Hate About YouCameron James · 1999 · Comedy - 10
Treasure PlanetJim Hawkins (voice) · 2002 · Science Fiction - 11
Straight Outta OZ2016 - 12
(500) Days of SummerTom · 2009 · Comedy - 13
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryBaseball Announcer (voice) · 2025 - 14
50/50Adam Lerner · 2011 · Comedy - 15
SnowdenEdward Snowden · 2016 · Drama - 16
Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryHourly Dong (voice) · 2022 - 17
A River Runs Through ItYoung Norman · 1992 - 18
The WalkPhilippe Petit · 2015 · History - 19
LooperJoe · 2012 · Action - 20
Flora and SonJeff · 2023 - 21
LincolnRobert Lincoln · 2012 · History - 22
BrickBrendan Frye · 2006 - 23
Latter DaysElder Paul Ryder · 2004 - 24
ManicLyle · 2002 - 25
HesherHesher · 2010 - 26
Star Wars: The Last JediSlowen Lo (voice) · 2017 - 27
Project PowerFrank · 2020 · Action - 28
Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForJohnny · 2014 · Action - 29
Don JonJon Martello, Jr. · 2013 · Romance - 30
G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraThe Doctor / Rex · 2009 · Adventure
