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