Joaquin Phoenix
Biography
Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor who began in early 1980s television and first appeared on film in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). After returning to acting in the 1990s, he earned notice for To Die For (1995) and Quills (2000), then an Academy Award nomination for Gladiator (2000). He became known for dark and eccentric characters, and his role as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line (2005) won him a Grammy and a Golden Globe and brought another Academy Award nomination. He won the Volpi Cup for The Master (2012), drew praise for Her (2013) and Inherent Vice (2014), and took the Cannes best actor award for You Were Never Really Here (2017). His performance in Joker (2019) earned the Academy Award for Best Actor, and he returned in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024). He also starred in C'mon C'mon (2021), Beau Is Afraid (2023), Napoleon (2023), and Eddington (2025), and voiced Kenai in Brother Bear (2003).
52years old
Turns 53 on October 28in 351 days
- Born San Juan
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Joaquin Rafael Bottom (birth name)Also credited as Leaf Rafael Phoenix and Joaquin Bottom
Movie Career
- Films
- 42
- Career span
- 39 years1986 to 2025
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About the name
Early in his career, Phoenix went by Leaf Phoenix, a name he chose for himself. In the early 1990s he returned to using his birth name.
Getting ready for a role
Phoenix performed and sang every one of Cash's vocal tracks himself, both for the film and for the soundtrack that came with it.
Getting ready for a role
Phoenix played a Baltimore firefighter in the drama Ladder 49, starring opposite John Travolta. To get ready for the part, he spent two months training with the Baltimore Fire Department and helped put out real fires.
Behind the camera
Joaquin Phoenix has taken a turn behind the camera, directing music videos for the bands Ringside, She Wants Revenge, People in Planes, Arckid, Albert Hammond Jr. and Silversun Pickups.
Joaquin Phoenix movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Gray directed four of these films, Ridley Scott two and Todd Phillips two. Rooney Mara appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Rooney Mara's page
Reese Witherspoon's page
Antoni Corone's page
Nick Nolte's page
Robert Patrick's page
Mark Wahlberg's page
All films by James Gray
All films by Todd Phillips
Also two films together28 more actors
- Catherine KeenerJoker: Folie à Deux (2024) and 8MM (1999)
- Brendan GleesonJoker: Folie à Deux (2024) and The Village (2004)
- John C. ReillyMy Darling Vivian (2020) and The Sisters Brothers (2018)
- Parker PoseyBeau Is Afraid (2023) and Irrational Man (2015)
- Kristen WiigMy Darling Vivian (2020) and Her (2013)
- Sean PennIt's All About Love (2003) and U Turn (1997)
- Bill HaderBeau Is Afraid (2023) and Her (2013)
- Vince VaughnClay Pigeons (1998) and Return to Paradise (1998)
- Jennifer ConnellyReservation Road (2007) and Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
- Amy AdamsHer (2013) and The Master (2012)
- Alessandro NivolaYou Were Never Really Here (2017) and Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
- Bill CampJoker (2019) and Reservation Road (2007)
- Casey AffleckI'm Still Here (2010) and To Die For (1995)
- Emma StoneEddington (2025) and Irrational Man (2015)
- Claire DanesIt's All About Love (2003) and U Turn (1997)
- Cherry JonesThe Village (2004) and Signs (2002)
- David ZayasThe Yards (2000) and Return to Paradise (1998)
- Rick MoranisBrother Bear (2003) and Parenthood (1989)
- Zazie BeetzJoker: Folie à Deux (2024) and Joker (2019)
- Tahar RahimNapoleon (2023) and Mary Magdalene (2018)
- Ginnifer GoodwinMy Darling Vivian (2020) and Walk the Line (2005)
- Ilia VolokThe Immigrant (2013) and U Turn (1997)
- Tony MusanteWe Own the Night (2007) and The Yards (2000)
- Moni MoshonovTwo Lovers (2008) and We Own the Night (2007)
- Leigh GillJoker: Folie à Deux (2024) and Joker (2019)
- Elena SoloveyThe Immigrant (2013) and We Own the Night (2007)
- Craig WalkerTwo Lovers (2008) and We Own the Night (2007)
- Dante Pereira-OlsonJoker (2019) and You Were Never Really Here (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Joaquin Phoenix's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.8 billion
37 of the 42 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 42 films: 37 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 figure not found.
- 37Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B28.6% of the total
- 2$466M12.3% of the total
- 3$408M10.8% of the total
- 4$257M6.8% of the total
- 5$250M6.6% of the total
- 6$222M5.9% of the total
- 7$208M5.5% of the total
- 8$187M5.0% of the total
$697 millionfrom the other 29 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total
Awards
Nine awards and honors from 2006 to 2020, eight of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2020 | Best Actor | Joker | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2020 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Joker | Won |
| 2006 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Walk the Line | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2020 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Joker | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2020 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Joker | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 2017 | Best Actor | Won | |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| 2012 | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Won | |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2007 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.