Jesse Eisenberg
Biography
Jesse Adam Eisenberg, born October 5 1983 in New York City, New York, USA, is an American actor and filmmaker. He began his screen career on television with the comedy‑drama Get Real, which aired from 1999 to 2000. Eisenberg’s first leading film role was in Roger Dodger (2002), after which he appeared in The Squid and the Whale (2005), Adventureland (2009) and Zombieland (2009). He achieved broader recognition portraying Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher’s The Social Network (2010), a performance that earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Across his career he has received nominations for two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globe Awards, and is credited with 87 acting roles.
Career overview
Jesse Adam Eisenberg was born on October 5, 1983 in New York City, New York, United States. He entered professional acting on television with the short‑lived comedy‑drama Get Real, which aired from 1999 to 2000. Following his TV debut, Eisenberg obtained his first leading film role in the independent picture Roger Dodger in 2002, marking his transition to feature‑film work.
Eisenberg’s subsequent filmography includes the drama The Squid and the Whale (2005), the coming‑of‑age comedy Adventureland (2009) and the genre‑blending zombie comedy Zombieland (2009). His portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher’s The Social Network (2010) garnered him widespread recognition and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Over the course of his career he has also received nominations for three BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
According to The Movie Database, Eisenberg has accumulated 87 credited acting roles. His body of work spans television, independent drama, mainstream comedy and high‑profile biographical film, and he is noted for earning multiple nominations from major award bodies.
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- Minions & Monsters (2026) as Dort (voice)
- The Debut (2026)
- The Debut (2026) Director
- The Debut (2026) Screenplay
- The Debut (2026) Music
- The Debut (2026) Lyricist
- The Debut (2026) Songs
- The Debut (2026) Producer
- Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) as J. Daniel Atlas
- Hell of a Summer (2025) Thanks
- Secret Mall Apartment (2025) Executive Producer
- The New Yorker at 100 (2025) as Self
- A Real Pain (2024) as David Kaplan
- A Real Pain (2024) Director
- A Real Pain (2024) Writer
- A Real Pain (2024) Producer
- Sasquatch Sunset (2024) as Young Male
- Sasquatch Sunset (2024) Producer
- I'll Be Right There (2024) Executive Producer
- When You Finish Saving the World (2023) Screenplay
- When You Finish Saving the World (2023) Writer
- When You Finish Saving the World (2023) Director
- Manodrome (2023) as Ralphie
- Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball (2023) as Narrator
- Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022) as Toby Fleishman
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) as Lex Luthor
- Wild Indian (2021) as Jerry
- Wild Indian (2021) Executive Producer
- Resistance (2020) as Marcel
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Vivarium (2019) as Tom
- Vivarium (2019) Executive Producer
- Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) as Columbus
- The Hummingbird Project (2019) as Vincent Zaleski
- The Art of Self-Defense (2019) as Casey
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019) as David Brewster
- The World Before Your Feet (2018) Executive Producer
- Justice League (2017) as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
- Quotidien (2016) as Self - Guest
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as Lex Luthor
- Now You See Me 2 (2016) as J. Daniel Atlas
- Café Society (2016) as Bobby Dorfman
- DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League (2016)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- American Ultra (2015) as Mike Howell
- Louder Than Bombs (2015) as Jonah Reed
- The End of the Tour (2015) as David Lipsky
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Rio 2 (2014) as Blu (voice)
- The Double (2014) as Simon James / James Simon
- Night Moves (2014) as Josh Stamos
- The Last Leg (2013) as Self
- Now You See Me (2013) as J. Daniel Atlas
- Free Samples (2013) as Tex
- He's Way More Famous Than You (2013) as Jesse Eisenberg
- The Newsroom (2012) as Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited)
- To Rome with Love (2012) as Jack
- Addicted to Fame (2012) as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
- Why Stop Now? (2012) as Eli
- Rio (2011) as Blu (voice)
- Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011) as Self
- 30 Minutes or Less (2011) as Nick
- How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? (2011) as Self / Mark Zuckerberg
- Conan (2010) as Self
- The Social Network (2010) as Mark Zuckerberg
- Camp Hell (2010) as Daniel
- Holy Rollers (2010) as Sam Gold
- Modern Family (2009) as Asher
- Zombieland (2009) as Columbus
- Adventureland (2009) as James Brennan
- Beyond All Boundaries (2009) as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
- Solitary Man (2009) as Daniel Cheston
- Some Boys Don't Leave (2009) as The Boy
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Hunting Party (2007) as Benjamin
- The Living Wake (2007) as Mills
- The Education of Charlie Banks (2007) as Charlie Banks
- One Day Like Rain (2007) as Mark
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Cursed (2005) as Jimmy
- The Squid and the Whale (2005) as Walt Berkman
- Becoming a Werewolf (2005) as Jesse Eisenberg
- Becoming a Werewolf (2005) Writer
- Becoming a Werewolf (2005) Director
- The Village (2004) as Jamison
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Top Gear (2002) as Self
- Sucré salé (2002) as Self
- The Emperor's Club (2002) as Louis Masoudi
- Roger Dodger (2002) as Nick
- The Apartment (2001) as Self - Guest
- Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001) as Eric Dobbs
- Get Real (1999) as Kenny Green
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- The Semplica Girl Diaries