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Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Actor · b. 1974 · 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). 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.

Movies24

  • Movie8.1

    Joker

    2019 · 28K votes

  • Movie8.2

    Gladiator

    2000 · 21K votes

  • Movie7.3

    Brother Bear

    2003 · 5.9K votes

  • Movie5.4

    Joker: Folie à Deux

    2024 · 3.1K votes

  • Movie7.8

    Her

    2013 · 15K votes

  • Movie6.7

    Beau Is Afraid

    2023 · 1.4K votes

  • Movie6.5

    The Village

    2004 · 4.7K votes

  • Movie6.3

    Napoleon

    2023 · 3.3K votes

  • Movie6.5

    Eddington

    2025 · 966 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Signs

    2002 · 6.6K votes

  • Movie6.5

    Inherent Vice

    2014 · 2.8K votes

  • Movie7.5

    Walk the Line

    2005 · 3.2K votes

  • Movie7.1

    C'mon C'mon

    2021 · 798 votes

  • Movie6.7

    We Own the Night

    2007 · 1.6K votes

  • Movie7.1

    The Master

    2012 · 3.4K votes

  • Movie6.8

    The Sisters Brothers

    2018 · 2.2K votes

  • Movie7.7

    Hotel Rwanda

    2004 · 3.3K votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Immigrant

    2013 · 898 votes

  • Movie6.5

    8MM

    1999 · 2.4K votes

  • Movie6.5

    You Were Never Really Here

    2017 · 3.1K votes

  • Movie6.6

    To Die For

    1995 · 928 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Mary Magdalene

    2018 · 584 votes

  • Movie6.6

    U Turn

    1997 · 848 votes

  • Movie6.2

    The Yards

    2000 · 552 votes

Series18

  • TV6.1
  • TV5.8
  • TV5.3

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    2003 · 218 votes

  • TV5.6

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    1988 · 51 votes

  • TV7.3
  • TV5.3
  • TV7.5

    Murder, She Wrote

    1984 · 471 votes

  • TV7.0

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944 · 20 votes

  • TV7.6

    Hill Street Blues

    1981 · 130 votes

  • TV6.5

    60 Minutes

    1968 · 85 votes

  • TV3.8

    Good Day Live

    2001 · 5 votes

  • TV7.2
  • TV7.1

    The Oscars

    1953 · 85 votes

  • TV5.6

    Today

    1952 · 32 votes

  • TV6.2
  • TV7.8
  • TV7.5

    Mr. Smith

    1983 · 2 votes

  • TV8.5