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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 28, 1974
Place of Birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also Known As
- Leaf Phoenix
- Joaquin Rafael Bottom
- วาคีน ฟินิกซ์
- Χοακίν Φίνιξ
- Joaquin Rafael Phoenix
- یواکین فینیکس
Joaquin Phoenix
3.9 Popularity
Biography
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters, particularly in period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Phoenix began his career by appearing in a television series in the early 1980s with his older brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix. He began being credited as Joaquin Phoenix in To Die For, his first adult role. He received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama To Die For (1995) and the period film 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), The Village (2004) and the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He 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 has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), and Beau Is Afraid (2023) and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023). Outside of 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.
Known For
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Self
Made in Eddington
2025
6.5
Joe Cross
Eddington
2025
5.4
Arthur Fleck
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
6.8
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
2024
6.3
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
2023
10.0
Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
6.7
Beau Wassermann
Beau Is Afraid
2023
7.2
Johnny
C'mon C'mon
2021
8.1
Self
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
6.8
Self (archive footage)
My Darling Vivian
2020
Credits
Made in Eddington
as Self
2025
0.0
Eddington
as Joe Cross
2025
6.5
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Arthur Fleck
2024
5.4
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2024
6.8
Napoleon
as Napoleon Bonaparte
2023
6.3
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
2023
10.0
Beau Is Afraid
as Beau Wassermann
2023
6.7
C'mon C'mon
as Johnny
2021
7.2
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
2020
8.1
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2020
6.8
Guardians of Life
2020
5.3
Joker
as Arthur Fleck
2019
8.1
The Sisters Brothers
as Charlie Sisters
2018
6.8
Lou
as Karl
2018
4.6
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as John Callahan
2018
6.7
Dominion
as Narrator (voice)
2018
8.4
Mary Magdalene
as Jesus
2018
6.3
You Were Never Really Here
as Joe
2017
6.5
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
7.5
Irrational Man
as Abe
2015
6.5
Chryskylodon Blues
as Self
2015
6.0
Inherent Vice
as Larry "Doc" Sportello
2014
6.5
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
as Self
2014
7.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Her: Love in the Modern Age
as Self (archive footage)
2014
6.1
Her
as Theodore
2013
7.8
The Immigrant
as Bruno Weiss
2013
6.3
The Master
as Freddie Quell
2012
7.1
I'm Still Here
as Joaquin Phoenix
2010
6.0
Two Lovers
as Leonard Kraditor
2008
6.9
We Own the Night
as Bobby Green
2007
6.7
Reservation Road
as Ethan Learner
2007
6.5
Final 24: River Phoenix
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2006
0.0
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self
2006
0.0
Earthlings
as Narrator (voice)
2005
8.1
Walk the Line
as John R. Cash
2005
7.5
Strength and Honor: Production Pods
as Self
2005
0.0
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
as Self
2005
7.3
Deconstructing 'The Village'
as Self
2005
4.7
Hotel Rwanda
as Jack Daglish
2004
7.7
Ladder 49
as Jack Morrison
2004
6.4
The Village
as Lucius Hunt
2004
6.5
Brother Bear
as Kenai (voice)
2003
7.3
It's All About Love
as John
2003
5.4
🎬
Making 'Signs'
as Self / Merrill Hess
2003
5.8
Buffalo Soldiers
as Ray Elwood
2002
6.3
Signs
as Merrill Hess
2002
6.7
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
2002
0.0
🎬
Good Day Live
as Self
2001
3.0
Quills
as Abbe du Coulmier
2000
7.1
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
as Self
2000
6.0
Gladiator
as Commodus
2000
8.2
The Yards
as Willie Gutierrez
2000
6.2
8MM
as Max California
1999
6.5
Clay Pigeons
as Clay Bidwell
1998
6.2
Return to Paradise
as Lewis McBride
1998
6.5
U Turn
as Toby N. Tucker
1997
6.6
Inventing the Abbotts
as Doug Holt
1997
6.3
To Die For
as Jimmy Emmett
1995
6.6
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Parenthood
as Garry Buckman-Lampkin
1989
6.7
Secret Witness
as Drew Blackburn
1988
5.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Russkies
as Danny
1987
5.0
SpaceCamp
as Max
1986
5.9
🎬
Morningstar/Eveningstar
as Doug Roberts
1986
7.0
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Pagey Fisher
1985
7.2
Kids Don't Tell
as Frankie
1985
10.0
The New Leave It to Beaver
as Kyle Cleaver
1984
6.2
Murder, She Wrote
as Billy Donovan
1984
7.5
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
as Robby Ellsworth
1984
8.0
Mr. Smith
1983
5.0
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Travis
1982
7.3
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
60 Minutes
as Self
1968
6.6
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Today
as Self
1952
5.6
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
The Island
N/A
0.0
Polaris
as The Devil
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Making of We Own the Night
as Self
N/A
0.0