Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974) is an American actor, producer, and animal rights activist. Known for playing dark and unconventional characters in independent film, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was ranked 12th on the list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century by The New York Times.
Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Los Angeles and Florida, 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 first name in the early 1990s and received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama film To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and first Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his portrayal of the evil emperor Commodus in the historical drama film 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, a Golden Globe and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005). He continued to receive acclaim in two features with his frequent director James Gray; the action thriller We Own the Night (2007) and the romantic drama Two Lovers (2008), before taking a break from acting.
In the 2010s, Phoenix returned to acting to critical acclaim. He starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He received Golden Globe nominations 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 his performance in the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). Phoenix achieved international stardom and won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a second Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of the title character in Joker (2019).
Phoenix is an animal rights activist. He has been vegan since the age of three and regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment. He is in a relationship with actress Rooney Mara, with whom he has a son.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.4 |
Birthday | 1974-10-28 |
Place of Birth | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Also Known As | Leaf Phoenix, Joaquin Rafael Bottom, 華堅·馮力士, Хоакин Феникс, วาคีน ฟินิกซ์, خواكين فينيكس, 호아킨 피닉스, ホアキン・フェニックス, Хоакін Фенікс, Χοακίν Φίνιξ, Joaquin Rafael Phoenix , חואקין פיניקס, 华金·菲尼克斯, 瓦昆·菲尼克斯, |
2005
Walk the Line
7.5/2748
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis...
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2000
Gladiator
8.216/17818
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted...
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2004
Hotel Rwanda
7.715/2746
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnot...
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Hotel Rwanda
1995
To Die For
6.58/740
Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she make...
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To Die For
1989
Parenthood
6.681/605
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Parenthood
2007
We Own the Night
6.694/1307
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
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We Own the Night
1997
U Turn
6.635/695
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U Turn
1998
Return to Paradise
6.435/284
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Return to Paradise
2008
Two Lovers
6.842/819
A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.
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Two Lovers
2002
Signs
6.687/5390
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Signs
2000
Quills
7.126/617
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Quills
2004
Ladder 49
6.4/742
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Ladder 49
2005
Earthlings
8.094/294
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2004
The Village
6.459/3994
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8MM
6.444/1902
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2007
Reservation Road
6.5/357
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Reservation Road
2002
Buffalo Soldiers
6.2/292
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.
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Buffalo Soldiers
1998
Clay Pigeons
6.2/116
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1997
Inventing the Abbotts
6.279/210
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2003
It's All About Love
5.5/98
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It's All About Love
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
6.7/649
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Russkies
5.3/26
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Russkies
2010
I'm Still Here
6.017/357
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2012
The Master
7.137/2839
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2000
The Yards
6.176/417
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The Yards
2013
The Immigrant
6.309/803
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2013
Her
7.857/13873
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2005
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
7.1/15
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2015
Irrational Man
6.529/2310
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Irrational Man
2015
Unity
7.5/33
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2014
Inherent Vice
6.573/2404
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2014
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
5.9/27
In an extraordinary and tragic American story, a small town murder becomes one of the highest profile cases of all time. From its historic role as the...
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2017
You Were Never Really Here
6.562/2678
A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares overtake him as a...
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You Were Never Really Here
2003
Brother Bear
7.262/5201
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable li...
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2018
Mary Magdalene
6.298/509
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1984
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
8/1
13-year-old Brian has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.
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2018
The Sisters Brothers
6.822/1858
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Secret Witness
6/1
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2014
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
7/3
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Dominion
8.629/70
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2018
Lou
5.5/4
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2021
C'mon C'mon
7.251/638
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2020
Guardians of Life
6.8/5
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Deconstructing 'The Village'
4.7/3
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Making 'Signs'
5.5/4
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2019
Joker
8.161/24546
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2000
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
6/2
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2020
My Darling Vivian
7.3/7
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2023
Napoleon
6.465/2071
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his add...
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Napoleon
1986
SpaceCamp
5.9/171
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2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
8.4/42
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2023
Beau Is Afraid
6.737/879
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Polaris
0/0
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Polaris
2024
Joker: Folie à Deux
0/0
A sequel to the 2019 film Joker.
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Joker: Folie à Deux
2015
Chryskylodon Blues
6/1
On the set of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice.
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Chryskylodon Blues
2006
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
0/1
A documentary about the life of Johnny Cash and the making of Walk the Line (2005).
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2014
Her: Love in the Modern Age
5.1/5
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The Island
0/0
A couple decides to turn their backs on civilization to build their private paradise on a desert island. However, a millionaire passing through the is...
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1985
Kids Don't Tell
0/0
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Kids Don't Tell
Eddington
0/0
Follows a small-town New Mexico sheriff with higher aspirations.
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Untitled Todd Haynes Project
0/0
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The Making of We Own the Night
0/0
The cast and crew talk about We Own the Night. Written and directed by James Gray.
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