Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Joaquin Phoenix

  • Birthday:

    1974-10-28

  • Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Acting

  • Popularity: 2.8657
  • Also Known As

    Leaf Phoenix

    Joaquin Rafael Bottom

    วาคีน ฟินิกซ์

    Χοακίν Φίνιξ

    Joaquin Rafael Phoenix

    یواکین فینیکس

Joaquin Phoenix

Biography

Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (/hwɑːˈkiːn/ whah-KEEN; né Bottom; 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 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. 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 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.

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Top Movie Cast

Walk the Line
Walk the Linetrue- John R. Cash

2005-09-13

7.5
Gladiator
Gladiatortrue- Commodus

2000-05-04

8.2
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwandatrue- Jack Daglish

2004-12-22

7.7
To Die For
To Die Fortrue- Jimmy Emmett

1995-09-22

6.6
U Turn
U Turntrue- Toby N. Tucker

1997-10-03

6.6
Parenthood
Parenthoodtrue- Garry Buckman-Lampkin

1989-07-31

6.7
Return to Paradise
Return to Paradisetrue- Lewis McBride

1998-08-10

6.4
We Own the Night
We Own the Nighttrue- Robert 'Bobby' Green

2007-10-12

6.7
Two Lovers
Two Loverstrue- Leonard Kraditor

2008-11-19

6.9
Signs
Signstrue- Merrill Hess

2002-08-02

6.7
Quills
Quillstrue- Abbe du Coulmier

2000-11-22

7.1
Ladder 49
Ladder 49true- Jack Morrison

2004-10-01

6.4
Earthlings
Earthlingstrue- Narrator (voice)

2005-09-24

8.0
The Village
The Villagetrue- Lucius Hunt

2004-07-30

6.5
8MM
8MMtrue- Max California

1999-02-26

6.5
Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deuxtrue- Arthur Fleck

2024-10-01

5.5
Reservation Road
Reservation Roadtrue- Ethan Learner

2007-09-13

6.5
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldierstrue- Ray Elwood

2002-10-31

6.3
It's All About Love
It's All About Lovetrue- John

2003-01-10

5.5
Chryskylodon Blues
Chryskylodon Bluestrue- Self

2015-07-07

6.0
Clay Pigeons
Clay Pigeonstrue- Clay Bidwell

1998-09-25

6.2
Inventing the Abbotts
Inventing the Abbottstrue- Doug Holt

1997-04-04

6.3
Russkies
Russkiestrue- Danny

1987-11-06

5.2
Eddington
Eddingtontrue- Sheriff Joe Cross

Release Date

0.0
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Heretrue- Joaquin Phoenix

2010-09-10

6.0
The Master
The Mastertrue- Freddie Quell

2012-09-14

7.1
The Yards
The Yardstrue- Willie Gutierrez

2000-04-27

6.2
Her
Hertrue- Theodore

2013-12-18

7.8
The Immigrant
The Immigranttrue- Bruno Weiss

2013-11-27

6.3
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'true- Self

2005-06-07

7.1
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vicetrue- Larry "Doc" Sportello

2014-12-12

6.6
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Linetrue- Self

2006-05-22

0.0
Irrational Man
Irrational Mantrue- Abe

2015-07-17

6.5
Her: Love in the Modern Age
Her: Love in the Modern Agetrue- Self (archive footage)

2014-01-17

5.4
The Island
The Islandtrue

Release Date

0.0
Unity
Unitytrue- Narrator (voice)

2015-08-12

7.5
Kids Don't Tell
Kids Don't Telltrue- Frankie

1985-03-05

0.0
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smarttrue- Jimmy Emmett (archive footage)

2014-01-17

6.1
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraidtrue- Self

2023-06-22

10.0
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremestrue- Self - Actor (archive footage)

2024-05-12

6.6
You Were Never Really Here
You Were Never Really Heretrue- Joe

2017-11-08

6.5
Brother Bear
Brother Beartrue- Kenai (voice)

2003-10-23

7.3
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalenetrue- Jesus

2018-03-15

6.3
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexiatrue- Robby Ellsworth

1984-03-07

8.0
The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brotherstrue- Charlie Sisters

2018-09-19

6.8
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foottrue- John Callahan

2018-04-04

6.7
Secret Witness
Secret Witnesstrue- Drew Blackburn

1988-09-08

5.0
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Projecttrue- Self

2014-05-13

7.0
Dominion
Dominiontrue- Narrator (voice)

2018-03-29

8.5
Lou
Loutrue- Karl

2018-09-08

5.5
C'mon C'mon
C'mon C'montrue- Johnny

2021-11-19

7.2
Guardians of Life
Guardians of Lifetrue

2020-02-06

5.3
Deconstructing 'The Village'
Deconstructing 'The Village'true- Self

2005-01-11

4.7
Joker
Jokertrue- Arthur Fleck

2019-10-01

8.1
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsporttrue- Self

2000-11-21

6.0
My Darling Vivian
My Darling Viviantrue- Self (archive footage)

2020-04-27

7.5
Napoleon
Napoleontrue- Napoleon Bonaparte

2023-11-22

6.4
SpaceCamp
SpaceCamptrue- Max

1986-06-06

5.9
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Joker: Put on a Happy Facetrue- Self

2020-08-18

8.2
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraidtrue- Beau Wassermann

2023-04-14

6.8
Polaris
Polaristrue- The Devil

Release Date

0.0
Final 24: River Phoenix
Final 24: River Phoenixtrue- Self (voice) (archive footage)

2006-05-27

0.0
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")true

2002-01-01

0.0
Lynch/Oz
Lynch/Oztrue- Arthur Fleck (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023-05-15

7.2

Top Movie Crew

I'm Still Here
I'm Still Heretrue

Production

2010-09-10

6.0
I'm Still Here
I'm Still Heretrue

Writing

2010-09-10

6.0
Napoleon
Napoleontrue

Production

2023-11-22

6.4
Stutz
Stutztrue

Production

2022-11-14

7.5
The End of Medicine
The End of Medicinetrue

Production

2023-10-22

0.0
The Animal People
The Animal Peopletrue

Production

2019-12-10

6.9
We Own the Night
We Own the Nighttrue

Production

2007-10-12

6.7
Across My Land
Across My Landtrue

Production

2017-05-27

7.0
What the Health
What the Healthtrue

Production

2017-03-16

6.8
Gunda
Gundatrue

Production

2021-04-15

7.0

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