Real name: Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
Born: 17 February 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Discovered:
Gordon-Levitt began his acting career at the age of six, appearing in several late 1980s made-for-television films, two episodes of the series Family Ties and in Quantum Leap Series 4 episode 5 "Permanent Wave". After having a lead role on the short-lived 1991 revival of the television series Dark Shadows as David Collins, he made his feature-film debut with a background role in 1992's Beethoven.
Resume:
His films include 2001's drama Manic, which was set in a mental institution, Mysterious Skin (2004), in which he played a gay prostitute and child sexual abuse victim, and Brick (2005), a modern-day film noir set at a high school, in which he had the lead role of Brendan Frye, a teen who becomes involved in an underground drug ring while investigating a murder.
His next role was in The Lookout, where he played Chris Pratt, a janitor involved in a bank heist, which was released on March 30, 2007.
He played a lead role opposite Zooey Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer, a 2009 release about the deconstruction of a relationship, which received positive reviews.
The same year, he appeared in Uncertainty, which details about a couple who thrust into two alternative realities by the flip of a coin, and his first blockbuster, portraying villain Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, a live-action film of the toy series.
In 2010, Gordon-Levitt starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Christopher Nolan's science fiction thriller Inception, replacing James Franco[32] in the role of Arthur, who is the "Point Man", Dom Cobb's (DiCaprio) partner and the person responsible for researching the team's targets.
Filmography:
1988 Stranger on My Land Rounder
1988 Family Ties Dougie
1989 Settle the Score Justin
1990 Dark Shadows David Collins
1990 Murder, She Wrote Boy #1
1991 Dark Shadows Daniel/David Collins
1991 Changes Matthew 'Matt' Hallam
1991 Hi Honey I'm Dead Josh Stadler
1991 Plymouth Simon
1991 China Beach Archie Winslow, Age 9
1991 Quantum Leap Kyle
1991 L.A. Law
19921993 The Powers That Be Pierce Van Horne
1992 Beethoven Student #1
1992 A River Runs Through It Young Norman
1993 Partners
1993 Switching Parents Gregory Kingsley
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Zack Lawson
19931995 Roseanne George
1994 Holy Matrimony Ezekiel
1994 Roadkillers Rich Lerolland
1994 Angels in the Outfield Roger Bomman
1995 The Great Elephant Escape Matthew
19962001 3rd Rock from the Sun Tommy Solomon
1996 The Juror Oliver Laird
1998 Sweet Jane Tony
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Jimmy Howell
1998 That '70s Show Buddy Morgan
1999 10 Things I Hate About You Cameron James
2000 The Outer Limits Zach
2000 Picking Up the Pieces Flaco
2000 Forever Lulu Martin Ellsworth
2001 Manic Lyle Jensen
2002 Treasure Planet Jim Hawkins (voice)
2003 Latter Days Elder Paul Ryder
2004 Mysterious Skin Neil McCormick
2005 Numb3rs Scott Reynolds
2005 Brick Brendan Frye
2005 Havoc Sam
2005 Shadowboxer Dr. Don
2007 The Lookout Chris Pratt
2008 Stop-Loss Tommy Burgess
2008 Miracle at St. Anna Tim Boyle
2008 The Brothers Bloom Bar Patron
2008 Killshot Richie Nix
2009 Big Breaks Todd Sterling
2009 (500) Days of Summer Tom Hansen
2009 Uncertainty Bobby
2009 Women in Trouble Bert Rodriguez
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Cobra Commander
2010 Hesher Hesher
2010 Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny Morgan M. Morgansen/Narrator
2010 Elektra Luxx Bert Rodriguez
2010 Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo Morgan M. Morgansen/Narrator
2010 Inception Arthur
2011 Live with It Adam
2012 Premium Rush
2012 Looper
Trivia:
Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" [1999]
Plays the guitar and the drums.
Auditioned for the role of "Elder Aaron Davis" in Latter Days (2003) before winning the role of "Elder Paul Ryder."
Quotes:
"The whole concept of celebrity pisses me off. While I'm not a celebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us. Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors." - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
"I've played the smart kid, the funny one, the nice sweet one, even the angry one, but never the sexy one." - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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