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Jesse Eisenberg
Known for: ActingJesse 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 48
Minions & Monsters
+2
as Dort (voice) 
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
+5
as Lex Luthor 
Zombieland
+5
as Columbus 
Zack Snyder's Justice League
+5
as Lex Luthor 
The Social Network
+13
as Mark Zuckerberg 
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
+6
as J. Daniel Atlas 
Now You See Me 2
+7
as J. Daniel Atlas 
Rio
+3
as Blu (voice) 
Now You See Me
+6
as J. Daniel Atlas 
A Real Pain
+3
as David Kaplan 
Zombieland: Double Tap
+5
as Columbus 
Fleishman Is in Trouble
as Toby Fleishman 
The Village
+5
as Jamison 
The Art of Self-Defense
+8
as Casey 
American Ultra
+7
as Mike Howell 
Cursed
+3
as Jimmy 
Louder Than Bombs
+7
as Jonah Reed 
Rio 2
+3
as Blu (voice) 
Vivarium
+8
as Tom 
30 Minutes or Less
+5
as Nick 
To Rome with Love
+3
as Jack 
Sasquatch Sunset
+9
as Young Male 
Café Society
+1
as Bobby Dorfman 
The Double
+15
as Simon James / James Simon 
When You Finish Saving the World
+4
Director, Screenplay 
The Hummingbird Project
+5
as Vincent Zaleski 
The Squid and the Whale
+5
as Walt Berkman 
Camp Hell
+4
as Daniel 
Adventureland
+4
as James Brennan 
Resistance
+8
as Marcel 
The Hunting Party
+11
as Benjamin 
Night Moves
+21
as Josh Stamos 
Manodrome
+6
as Ralphie 
Wild Indian
+5
as Jerry 
The Emperor's Club
+3
as Louis Masoudi 
Solitary Man
+14
as Daniel Cheston 
The End of the Tour
+8
as David Lipsky 
Free Samples
+4
as Tex 
Why Stop Now?
+9
as Eli 
Holy Rollers
+10
as Sam Gold 
Roger Dodger
+8
as Nick 
The Education of Charlie Banks
+6
as Charlie Banks 
The New Yorker at 100
as Self 
He's Way More Famous Than You
+7
as Jesse Eisenberg 
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
+9
as Eric Dobbs 
One Day Like Rain
+11
as Mark 
Addicted to Fame
as Eric Dobbs (archive footage) 
The Living Wake
+4
as Mills