Biography
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.
Filmography
all 90
Movies 72
self 21
TV Shows 18
Producer 9
Narrator 2
Voice 2
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
5150 (2024)
Napoleon (2023)
The End of Medicine (2023)
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Stutz (2022)
C'mon C'mon (2021)
Gunda (2021)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020)
My Darling Vivian (2020)
Guardians of Life (2020)
The Animal People (2019)
Joker (2019)
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
Lou (2018)
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
Dominion (2018)
Mary Magdalene (2018)
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Across My Land (2017)
What the Health (2017)
Unity (2015)
Irrational Man (2015)
Chryskylodon Blues (2015)
I Am Dying (2015)
Inherent Vice (2014)
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)
Her: Love in the Modern Age (2014)
Her (2013)
The Immigrant (2013)
My Father And The Man In Black (2013)
The Master (2012)
Honest Trailers (2012)
I'm Still Here (2010)
Two Lovers (2008)
We Own the Night (2007)
Reservation Road (2007)
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line (2006)
Earthlings (2005)
Walk the Line (2005)
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005)
Deconstructing 'The Village' (2005)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Ladder 49 (2004)
The Village (2004)
Brother Bear (2003)
It's All About Love (2003)
Making 'Signs' (2003)
Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
Signs (2002)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
Good Day Live (2001)
Quills (2000)
Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
The Yards (2000)
8MM (1999)
Clay Pigeons (1998)
Return to Paradise (1998)
U Turn (1997)
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
To Die For (1995)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Parenthood (1989)
Secret Witness (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Russkies (1987)
SpaceCamp (1986)
Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Kids Don't Tell (1985)
The New Leave It to Beaver (1984)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984)
Mr. Smith (1983)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
60 Minutes (1968)
The Oscars (1953)
Today (1952)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
The Island
The Making of We Own the Night
Polaris
4Real
Eddington
Untitled Todd Haynes Project
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1974-10-28 (49 years old)
Birth NameJoaquín Rafael Bottom
Birth PlaceRío Piedras, United States of America
LifestyleVeganism
Religionatheism
Height1.73-meter
RelationshipsRooney Mara
FatherJohn Lee Phoenix
MotherArlyn Phoenix
SiblingsRain Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, River Phoenix, Summer Phoenix
RelativesCasey Affleck
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesHollywood Hills, United States of America
Also Known AsLeaf 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
AwardsGrammy Awards, Grammy Award, Academy Award for Best Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award, Volpi Cup for Best Actor
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