Acting
Jesse Eisenberg
Born Oct 5, 1983 · New York City, New York, USA
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).
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.
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Acting
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
The Debut
2026
Music · Comedy · Drama
Minions & Monsters
2026
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025
Crime · Thriller
The New Yorker at 100
2025
Documentary
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Comedy · Music
A Real Pain
2024
Comedy · Drama
Sasquatch Sunset
2024
Fantasy · Comedy
Manodrome
2023
Mystery · Thriller · Drama
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball
2023
Family · Documentary
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2022
Drama
Wild Indian
2021
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Resistance
2020
War · History · Drama
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
Comedy · TV Movie · Family
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
Comedy · Horror
Vivarium
2019
Science Fiction · Mystery · Horror
The Art of Self-Defense
2019
Comedy · Thriller · Drama
The Hummingbird Project
2019
Thriller · Drama
Justice League
2017
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Now You See Me 2
2016
Crime · Thriller
Café Society
2016
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Documentary
Louder Than Bombs
2015
Drama
American Ultra
2015
Action · Comedy
The End of the Tour
2015
Drama
Night Moves
2014
Thriller · Drama
The Double
2014
Thriller · Drama
Rio 2
2014
Animation · Adventure · Comedy
Free Samples
2013
Comedy
Now You See Me
2013
Thriller · Crime
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
Comedy
Addicted to Fame
2012
Comedy · Documentary
Why Stop Now?
2012
Comedy · Drama
The Newsroom
2012
Drama
To Rome with Love
2012
Comedy · Romance
30 Minutes or Less
2011
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Rio
2011
Animation · Adventure · Comedy
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
2011
Documentary
The Social Network
2010
Drama
Camp Hell
2010
Horror · Thriller
Holy Rollers
2010
Drama
Beyond All Boundaries
2009
War · Documentary
Zombieland
2009
Comedy · Horror
Modern Family
2009
Comedy
Solitary Man
2009
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Some Boys Don't Leave
2009
Drama
Adventureland
2009
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Hunting Party
2007
Action · Adventure · Thriller
One Day Like Rain
2007
Drama · Science Fiction
The Living Wake
2007
Comedy
The Education of Charlie Banks
2007
Drama · Thriller
The Squid and the Whale
2005
Comedy · Drama
Becoming a Werewolf
2005
Comedy · Horror
Cursed
2005
Horror
The Village
2004
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
The Emperor's Club
2002
Drama
Roger Dodger
2002
Comedy · Drama
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
2001
Action · Drama · TV Movie
Get Real
1999
Drama · Comedy · Documentary
