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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

47 movies on Netflix

Biography

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an American actor who began performing in a musical theater group when he was four and soon appeared in television and commercials. Born in Los Angeles, he acted as a child in Holy Matrimony (1994) and Angels in the Outfield (1994), which brought him a Young Artist Award, and he took the role of Tommy Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun, a sitcom that ran from 1996 to 2001. After 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Manic (2001), and after voicing Jim Hawkins in Treasure Planet (2002), he stepped away from acting to study at Columbia University before resuming in 2004. His later films include Mysterious Skin (2004), Brick (2005), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), and Lincoln (2012). He was nominated for Golden Globes for 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011), wrote and directed Don Jon (2013), and his HitRecord projects earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards.

45years old

Turns 46 on February 17in 99 days

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
47
Career span
36 years1988 to 2024

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    In October 2013, reports named Gordon-Levitt as a frontrunner for Scott Lang in Marvel Studios' Ant-Man, but Paul Rudd ended up with the part.

  2. First role

    At four years old, Gordon-Levitt became a member of a musical theater group. He took the role of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, and an agent then approached him.

  3. First role

    Gordon-Levitt's first appearance on the New York stage came in 2001, when he starred opposite George Morfogen in Austin Pendleton's Uncle Bob, a two-character play that premiered off-Broadway at the SoHo Playhouse.

  4. Behind the camera

    Sparks, a 24-minute short, marked Gordon-Levitt's directing debut. Adapted from an Elmore Leonard story, it starred Carla Gugino and Eric Stoltz and was chosen for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt 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. Inception2010 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Arthur

    IMDb rating 8.82.9M votes

  2. The Dark Knight Rises2012 Action, Adventureas Blake

    IMDb rating 8.42.0M votes

  3. Looper2012as Joe

    IMDb rating 7.4633K votes

  4. (500) Days of Summer2009as Tom

    IMDb rating 7.6628K votes

  5. 50/502011as Adam

    IMDb rating 7.6357K votes

  6. 10 Things I Hate About You1999as Cameron James

    IMDb rating 7.4462K votes

  7. Don Jon2013as Jon

    IMDb rating 6.5256K votes

  8. Snowden2016as Edward Snowden

    IMDb rating 7.3175K votes

Most often with

Rian Johnson directed three of these films, Christopher Nolan two and Jonathan Levine two. Three actors appear in three 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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Bruce Willis, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bruce WillisChanning Tatum, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Channing TatumNoah Segan, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Noah SeganMichael Caine, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michael CaineRichard Riehle, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard RiehleChristopher Lloyd, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Christopher LloydRian JohnsonDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Rian JohnsonChristopher NolanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Christopher NolanJonathan LevineDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jonathan Levine

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Box office

What Joseph Gordon-Levitt's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.4 billion

31 of the 47 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 47 films: 31 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.

  • 31Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 7Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

The Dark Knight Rises2012as Blake$1.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Dark Knight Rises2012as Blake
    $1.1B32.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Inception2010as Arthur
    $839M24.8% of the total
  3. 3
    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009as The Doctor / Rex
    $303M9.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Lincoln2012as Robert Lincoln
    $275M8.2% of the total
  5. 5
    The Wind Rises2013as Jirô Horikoshi (voice)
    $118M3.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Treasure Planet2002as Jim Hawkins (voice)
    $110M3.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later1998as Jimmy
    $75M2.2% of the total
  8. 8
    The Walk2015as Philippe Petit
    $61M1.8% of the total
(500) Days of Summer (2009), $60.8 million10 Things I Hate About You (1999), $53.5 millionThe Night Before (2015), $52.4 millionAngels in the Outfield (1994), $50.2 millionLooper (2012), $47.0 millionSin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), $39.4 million50/50 (2011), $39.2 millionSnowden (2016), $37.4 millionPremium Rush (2012), $31.1 millionDon Jon (2013), $30.2 millionThe Juror (1996), $22.8 millionGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), $15.0 millionStop-Loss (2008), $11.2 millionMiracle at St. Anna (2008), $9.3 millionThe Lookout (2007), $5.4 millionBrick (2005), $3.9 million

$516 millionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total

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