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Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (/hwɑːˈkiːn/ whah-KEEN; né Bottom; October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Widely described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation and known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters in independent film, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Volpi Cup, and two Golden Globes. Phoenix began his career by appearing in television series in the early 1980s with his brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix, a name he gave himself. He took back his birth name in the early 1990s and received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in To Die For (1995) and Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama Gladiator (2000). He had success with the horror films Signs (2002) and The Village (2004), the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004), and won a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014), and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). For his performance as the titular character of Joker (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised his role in the 2024 sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), Beau Is Afraid (2023) and Eddington (2025), and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023). Outside acting, Phoenix is an animal rights activist. A vegan, he regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joaquin Phoenix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Made in Eddington
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Eddington
as Joe Cross

Joker: Folie à Deux
as Arthur Fleck

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

María Madalena

Napoleon
as Napoleon Bonaparte

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
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Beau Is Afraid
as Beau Wassermann

C'mon C'mon
as Johnny

Joker: Put on a Happy Face
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My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)

Guardians of Life

Joker
as Arthur Fleck

The Sisters Brothers
as Charlie Sisters

Lou
as Karl

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as John Callahan

Dominion
as Narrator (voice)

Mary Magdalene
as Jesus

You Were Never Really Here
as Joe

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self

Unity
as Narrator (voice)

Irrational Man
as Abe

Chryskylodon Blues
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Inherent Vice
as Larry "Doc" Sportello

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest

Her: Love in the Modern Age
as Self (archive footage)

Her
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The Immigrant
as Bruno Weiss

The Master
as Freddie Quell

I'm Still Here
as Joaquin Phoenix

Two Lovers
as Leonard Kraditor

We Own the Night
as Bobby Green

Reservation Road
as Ethan Learner

Final 24: River Phoenix
as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
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Earthlings
as Narrator (voice)

Walk the Line
as John R. Cash

Strength and Honor: Production Pods
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Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
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Deconstructing 'The Village'
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I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
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Hotel Rwanda
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Ladder 49
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The Village
as Lucius Hunt

Brother Bear
as Kenai (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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It's All About Love
as John
Making 'Signs'
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Buffalo Soldiers
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Signs
as Merrill Hess

L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Good Day Live
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Quills
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Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport
as Self

Gladiator
as Commodus

The Yards
as Willie Gutierrez

8MM
as Max California

Clay Pigeons
as Clay Bidwell

Return to Paradise
as Lewis McBride