Minions & Monsters
2026 · Movie
as Dort (voice)
Jesse Eisenberg
1983-10-05
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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.
Filmography
The Debut
2026 · Movie
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025 · Movie
as J. Daniel Atlas
The New Yorker at 100
2025 · Movie
as Self
A Real Pain
2024 · Movie
as David Kaplan
Sasquatch Sunset
2024 · Movie
as Young Male
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball
2023 · Movie
as Narrator
Manodrome
2023 · Movie
as Ralphie
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2022 · TV Show
as Toby Fleishman
Wild Indian
2021 · Movie
as Jerry
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · Movie
as Lex Luthor
Resistance
2020 · Movie
as Marcel
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
The Art of Self-Defense
2019 · Movie
as Casey
The Hummingbird Project
2019 · Movie
as Vincent Zaleski
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019 · Movie
as Columbus
Vivarium
2019 · Movie
as Tom
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019 · Movie
as David Brewster
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Justice League
2017 · Movie
as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · Movie
as Lex Luthor
Now You See Me 2
2016 · Movie
as J. Daniel Atlas
Café Society
2016 · Movie
as Bobby Dorfman
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016 · Movie
Quotidien
2016 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The End of the Tour
2015 · Movie
as David Lipsky
American Ultra
2015 · Movie
as Mike Howell
Louder Than Bombs
2015 · Movie
as Jonah Reed
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015 · TV Show
as Self
The Double
2014 · Movie
as Simon James / James Simon
Night Moves
2014 · Movie
as Josh Stamos
Rio 2
2014 · Movie
as Blu (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Now You See Me
2013 · Movie
as J. Daniel Atlas
Free Samples
2013 · Movie
as Tex
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013 · Movie
as Jesse Eisenberg
The Last Leg
2013 · TV Show
as Self
To Rome with Love
2012 · Movie
as Jack
Addicted to Fame
2012 · Movie
as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
Why Stop Now?
2012 · Movie
as Eli
The Newsroom
2012 · TV Show
as Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited)
30 Minutes or Less
2011 · Movie
as Nick
Rio
2011 · Movie
as Blu (voice)
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
2011 · Movie
as Self / Mark Zuckerberg
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
2011 · TV Show
as Self
The Social Network
2010 · Movie
as Mark Zuckerberg
Holy Rollers
2010 · Movie
as Sam Gold
Camp Hell
2010 · Movie
as Daniel
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Solitary Man
2009 · Movie
as Daniel Cheston
Adventureland
2009 · Movie
as James Brennan
Zombieland
2009 · Movie
as Columbus
Some Boys Don't Leave
2009 · Movie
as The Boy
Beyond All Boundaries
2009 · Movie
as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
Modern Family
2009 · TV Show
as Asher
The Hunting Party
2007 · Movie
as Benjamin
The Living Wake
2007 · Movie
as Mills
The Education of Charlie Banks
2007 · Movie
as Charlie Banks
One Day Like Rain
2007 · Movie
as Mark
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
The One Show
2006 · TV Show
as Self
Cursed
2005 · Movie
as Jimmy
The Squid and the Whale
2005 · Movie
as Walt Berkman
Becoming a Werewolf
2005 · Movie
as Jesse Eisenberg
The Village
2004 · Movie
as Jamison
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self
Roger Dodger
2002 · Movie
as Nick
The Emperor's Club
2002 · Movie
as Louis Masoudi
Top Gear
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Sucré salé
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
2001 · Movie
as Eric Dobbs
The Apartment
2001 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · TV Show
as Self
Get Real
1999 · TV Show
as Kenny Green
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee
The Semplica Girl Diaries
· Movie
Crew Credits
The Debut
2026 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Music, Lyricist, Songs, Producer
Secret Mall Apartment
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
Hell of a Summer
2025 · Movie
Thanks
A Real Pain
2024 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer
Sasquatch Sunset
2024 · Movie
Producer
I'll Be Right There
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
When You Finish Saving the World
2023 · Movie
Screenplay, Writer, Director
Wild Indian
2021 · Movie
Executive Producer
Vivarium
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
The World Before Your Feet
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer
Becoming a Werewolf
2005 · Movie
Director, Writer
