Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011). ... He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord whose projects such as HitRecord on TV (2014–15) and Create Together (2020) won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Interactive Program. Born in Los Angeles to a Jewish family, Gordon-Levitt began his acting career as a child, appearing in the films A River Runs Through It (1992), Holy Matrimony (1994), and Angels in the Outfield (1994), which earned him a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award nomination. He played the role of Tommy Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) for which he received three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. He had a supporting role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and voiced Jim Hawkins in the Disney animated Treasure Planet (2002) before taking a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped out in 2004 to resume his acting career. Since returning to acting, Gordon-Levitt has starred in Manic (2001), Mysterious Skin (2004), Brick (2005), The Lookout (2007), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Inception (2010), Hesher (2010), Premium Rush (2012), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), and Lincoln (2012). He portrayed Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk (2015) and whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden (2016). In 2020, he starred in the legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2013, he wrote and directed Don Jon, a comedy-drama film that was released to critical acclaim, earning him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. He previously directed and edited two short films, both of which were released in 2010: Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo. In 2021, he wrote, directed and starred in a comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
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3rd Rock from the Sun
as Tommy Solomon
Episodes: 139
First Aired: Jan 09, 1996
The Powers That Be
as Pierce Van Horne
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Mar 07, 1992
Wolfboy and The Everything Factory
as Luxcraft (voice)
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Sep 23, 2021
Dark Shadows
as David Collins / Daniel Collins
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jan 13, 1991
Mr. Corman
as Josh Corman
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Aug 06, 2021
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
as Travis 'TK' Kalanick
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Feb 27, 2022
Comrade Detective
as Iosif Baciu (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Aug 04, 2017
Roseanne
as George
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 18, 1988
Family Ties
as Dougie
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1982
That '70s Show
as Buddy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 23, 1998
Murder, She Wrote
as Boy #1
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
L.A. Law
as Ricky Berg
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1986
Quantum Leap
as Kyle
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1989
The Outer Limits
as Zach Henniger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Numb3rs
as Scott Reynolds
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 2005
Explained
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 23, 2018
The Mindy Project
as Matt Sherman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 2012
The Outer Limits
as Teenage Boy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Poker Face
as Trey Nelson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2023
Nudes in the News
as Tommy Solomon (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 2002
Dark Shadows
as Daniel Collins
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Jan 13, 1991
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Self - Host
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Jan 18, 2014
Create Together
as Self - Host
Episodes: 12
First Aired: May 18, 2020
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 29, 2018
Amend: The Fight for America
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 17, 2021
China Beach
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 26, 1988
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1993
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 2019
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Muppets
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2015
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 08, 2012
Lip Sync Battle
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 2015
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 29, 2021
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1992
The View
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 2005
Star Wars: Visions
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2021
Drop the Mic
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 24, 2017
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 28, 2014
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 1999
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
Hot Ones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
Click
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 06, 2000
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
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