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Emile Hirsch

Biography

Emile Hirsch is an American actor who started out in television roles in the late 1990s and made his cinematic debut with The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002). He followed it with The Emperor's Club (2002), then starred in The Girl Next Door (2004) and Lords of Dogtown (2005). His portrayal of Chris McCandless in Into the Wild (2007) brought acclaim, multiple award nominations, and a Screen Actors Guild best actor nomination. He went on to take roles in Alpha Dog (2006), Speed Racer (2008), Milk (2008), Taking Woodstock (2009), Killer Joe (2011), Savages (2012), Prince Avalanche (2013), and Lone Survivor (2013). He voiced James Lake Jr. in the Netflix series Trollhunters and later appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Hirsch has also released music, including the albums Mnemonic and Denihilism.

41years old

Turns 42 on March 13in 150 days

  • Born Topanga
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Also credited as Emile Davenport Hirsch

Movie Career

Films
49
Career span
22 years2002 to 2024

Genres

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    Hirsch played Christopher McCandless in Into the Wild, released in 2007. For that role he dropped 40 pounds, and the performance earned him a Screen Actors Guild best actor nomination.

  2. Beyond film

    Hirsch released his first album, Mnemonic, under the name Hirsch in October 2019, and two of its songs landed on Spotify's New Alt playlist.

Emile Hirsch movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Into the Wild2007 Adventure, Biography, Dramaas Chris McCandless

    IMDb rating 8.0700K votes

  2. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019 Comedy, Drama, Thrilleras Jay Sebring

    IMDb rating 7.6979K votes

  3. The Girl Next Door2004as Matthew Kidman

    IMDb rating 6.7267K votes

  4. Lone Survivor2013as Danny Dietz

    IMDb rating 7.5327K votes

  5. The Autopsy of Jane Doe2016as Austin

    IMDb rating 6.8169K votes

  6. Milk2008as Cleve Jones

    IMDb rating 7.5187K votes

  7. Alpha Dog2006as Johnny Truelove

    IMDb rating 6.9112K votes

  8. Speed Racer2008as Speed

    IMDb rating 6.185K votes

Most often with

Ivan Kavanagh directed two of these films, Mukunda Michael Dewil two and Danny A. Abeckaser two. 23 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Emile Hirsch's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.0 billion

22 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 49 films: 22 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 16 figure not found.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 16Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $394M38.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Lone Survivor2013as Danny Dietz
    $149M14.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Speed Racer2008as Speed
    $94M9.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Savages2012as Spin
    $83M8.2% of the total
  5. 5
    The Darkest Hour2011as Sean
    $65M6.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Into the Wild2007as Chris McCandless
    $56M5.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Milk2008as Cleve Jones
    $55M5.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Alpha Dog2006as Johnny Truelove
    $32M3.2% of the total
The Girl Next Door (2004), $31.6 millionThe Emperor's Club (2002), $16.3 millionLords of Dogtown (2005), $13.4 millionTaking Woodstock (2009), $10.0 millionThe Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), $6.2 millionKiller Joe (2011), $4.6 millionThe Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002), $2.0 millionForce of Nature (2020), $638,221Freaks (2019), $368,410Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021), $229,811Never Grow Old (2019), $106,796All Nighter (2017), $96,162Son (2021), $69,739Twice Born (2012), $18,295

$85.7 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total