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Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (/hwɑːˈkiːn/; né ; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor and producer. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

As a child, Phoenix started acting in television with his brother River and sister Summer. His first major film role was in SpaceCamp (1986). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix, a name he gave himself. He later went back to his original name and received positive reviews for his supporting work in the comedy-drama film To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). He received wider attention for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama film Gladiator (2000), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently earned Best Actor nominations for portraying musician Johnny Cash in Walk the Line (2005), an alcoholic war veteran in The Master (2012), and the title character in Joker (2019), winning for the latter. His other films include the horror films Signs (2002) and The Village (2004), the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004), the romantic drama Her (2013), the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014), and the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017), winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the latter.

Phoenix has also ventured into directing music videos, as well as producing films and television shows. For recording the soundtrack to Walk the Line, he won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. He is a social activist and has lent his support to several charities and humanitarian organizations. He is on the board of directors for The Lunchbox Fund, a non-profit organization which provides daily meals to school students in the South African town of Soweto. He is also known for his animal rights advocacy; he has been a vegan since the age of three and often campaigns with PETA and In Defense of Animals. For his lifelong dedication to animal rights, he was named PETA's Person of the Year in 2019.
Film
Year Title Role Director Notes
1985 Kids Don't Tell Frankie Sam O'Steen Credited as Leaf Phoenix
1986 SpaceCamp Max Graham Harry Winer
1987 Russkies Danny Rick Rosenthal
1989 Parenthood Garry Buckman Ron Howard
1995 To Die For Jimmy Emmett Gus Van Sant
1997 Inventing the Abbotts Doug Holt Pat O'Connor
U Turn Toby N. Tucker Oliver Stone
1998 Return to Paradise Lewis McBride Joseph Ruben
Clay Pigeons Clay Bidwell David Dobkin
1999 8mm Max California Joel Schumacher
2000 The Yards Willie Gutierrez James Gray
Gladiator Commodus Ridley Scott
Quills Abbé de Coulmier Philip Kaufman
2001 Buffalo Soldiers Ray Elwood Gregor Jordan
2002 Signs Merrill Hess M. Night Shyamalan
2003 It's All About Love John Thomas Vinterberg
Brother Bear Kenai Aaron Blaise
Robert Walker Voice role
2004 The Village Lucius Hunt M. Night Shyamalan
Hotel Rwanda Jack Daglish Terry George
Ladder 49 Jack Morrison Jay Russell
2005 Earthlings Narrator Shaun Monson Voice role
Documentary film
Walk the Line Johnny Cash James Mangold
2007 We Own the Night Bobby Green James Gray Also producer
Reservation Road Ethan Learner Terry George
2008 Two Lovers Leonard Kraditor James Gray
2010 I'm Still Here Himself Casey Affleck Mockumentary film
Co-writer with Casey Affleck and producer
2012 The Master Freddie Quell Paul Thomas Anderson
2013 The Immigrant Bruno Weiss James Gray
Her Theodore Twombly Spike Jonze
2014 Inherent Vice Larry "Doc" Sportello Paul Thomas Anderson
2015 Irrational Man Abe Lucas Woody Allen
Unity Narrator Shaun Monson Voice
Documentary film
2017 You Were Never Really Here Joe Lynne Ramsay
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot John Callahan Gus Van Sant
Mary Magdalene Jesus Garth Davis
Dominion Narrator Chris Delforce Voice role
Documentary
The Sisters Brothers Charlie Sisters Jacques Audiard
Lou Karl Clara Balzary Short film
2019 Joker Arthur Fleck / Joker Todd Phillips
2020 Guardians of Life Surgeon Shaun Monson Short film
TBA C'mon C'mon Johnny Mike Mills Post-production

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