Jesse Eisenberg
59 movies · 4 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 5, 1983 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jesse Adam Eisenberg
Biography
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Eisenberg debuted on television with the short-lived comedy-drama Get Real (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he starred in films such as The Squid and the Whale (2005), Adventureland(2009) and Zombieland (2009). He gained wider recognition for starring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film The Social Network (2010), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Eisenberg then starred in the Woody Allen films To Rome with Love (2012) and Café Society (2016), the heist films Now You See Me (2013) and its 2016 sequel, and independent dramas such as The Double (2013).
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He portrayed Lex Luthor in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and had a lead voice role in the animated films Rio(2011) and Rio 2 (2014). In 2022, he starred in the FX / Hulu miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble. He made his film directorial debut with the black comedy When You Finish Saving the World. He has since directed, written, and starred in A Real Pain (2024), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Eisenberg has contributed pieces to The New Yorker and McSweeney's websites. He has written and starred in three plays for the New York stage: Asuncion, The Revisionist, and The Spoils. He released his first book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups: and Other Stories in 2015.
Known for
Jesse Eisenberg: movies and TV shows
Acting (58)
- Upcoming The Debut
as Todd
- Upcoming
- 2026 Minions & Monsters
as Dort (voice)
- 2025 Now You See Me: Now You Don't
as J. Daniel Atlas
- 2024 A Real Pain
as David Kaplan
- 2024 Sasquatch Sunset
as Young Male
- 2023 Manodrome
as Ralphie
- 2023 Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball
as Narrator
- 2022
- 2021 Wild Indian
as Jerry
- 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Lex Luthor
- 2020 Resistance
as Marcel
- 2019 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as David Brewster
- 2019 Zombieland: Double Tap
as Columbus
- 2019 Vivarium
as Tom
- 2019 The Art of Self-Defense
as Casey
- 2019 The Hummingbird Project
as Vincent Zaleski
- 2017 Justice League
as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
- 2016 Now You See Me 2
as J. Daniel Atlas
- 2016 Café Society
as Bobby Dorfman
- 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as Lex Luthor
- 2016
- 2015 Louder Than Bombs
as Jonah Reed
- 2015 American Ultra
as Mike Howell
- 2015 The End of the Tour
as David Lipsky
- 2014 Night Moves
as Josh Stamos
- 2014 The Double
as Simon James / James Simon
- 2014 Rio 2
as Blu (voice)
- 2013 Free Samples
as Tex
- 2013 Now You See Me
as J. Daniel Atlas
- 2013 He's Way More Famous Than You
as Jesse Eisenberg
- 2012 Addicted to Fame
as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
- 2012 Why Stop Now?
as Eli
- 2012
- 2012 To Rome with Love
as Jack
- 2011 30 Minutes or Less
as Nick
- 2011 Rio
as Blu (voice)
- 2010 The Social Network
as Mark Zuckerberg
- 2010 Camp Hell
as Daniel
- 2010 Holy Rollers
as Sam Gold
- 2009 Beyond All Boundaries
as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
- 2009 Zombieland
as Columbus
- 2009
- 2009 Solitary Man
as Daniel Cheston
- 2009 Some Boys Don't Leave
as The Boy
- 2009 Adventureland
as James Brennan
- 2007 The Hunting Party
as Benjamin
- 2007 One Day Like Rain
as Mark
- 2007 The Living Wake
as Mills
- 2007 The Education of Charlie Banks
as Charlie Banks
- 2005 The Squid and the Whale
as Walt Berkman
- 2005 Becoming a Werewolf
as Jesse Eisenberg
- 2005 Cursed
as Jimmy
- 2004 The Village
as Jamison
- 2002 The Emperor's Club
as Louis Masoudi
- 2002 Roger Dodger
as Nick
- 2001 Lightning: Fire from the Sky
as Eric Dobbs
- 1999
Behind the camera (11)
- Upcoming The Debut
Director, Music, Lyricist, Songs, Producer, Writer
- 2025 Hell of a Summer
Thanks
- 2025 Secret Mall Apartment
Executive Producer
- 2024 A Real Pain
Director, Writer, Producer
- 2024 I'll Be Right There
Executive Producer
- 2024 Sasquatch Sunset
Producer
- 2023 When You Finish Saving the World
Screenplay, Director, Author
- 2021 Wild Indian
Executive Producer
- 2019 Vivarium
Executive Producer
- 2018 The World Before Your Feet
Executive Producer
- 2005 Becoming a Werewolf
Director, Writer
Talk shows and appearances (26)
- 2025
- 2025
- 2020 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
1 episode
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
2 episodes
- 2016 Quotidien
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2 episodes
- 2015 Hot Ones
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
6 episodes
- 2013 The Last Leg
2 episodes
- 2011
- 2011 Penn & Teller: Fool Us
1 episode
- 2010 Conan
2 episodes
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
1 episode
- 2006 The One Show
1 episode
- 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
1 episode
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
3 episodes
- 2002 Top Gear
1 episode
- 2002 Sucré salé
1 episode
- 2001 The Apartment
1 episode
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2 episodes
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode