Joaquin Phoenix American Actor Born 1974 in San Juan

Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor born on 28 October 1974 in San Juan. He is known for Joker (2019) and Her (2013).

Early life

He was born to Arlyn Phoenix.

Career

Records list Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, he appeared in To Die For (1995) and 8mm (1999). The 2000s brought Gladiator (2000, as Commodus) and Hotel Rwanda (2004, as Stefan Steć). His 2010s credits include The Master (2012) and Inherent Vice (2014, as Larry "Doc" Sportello). During the 2020s, he worked on Napoleon (2023) and Joker: Folie à Deux (2024, as Arthur Fleck, Arthur Fleck / Joker).

In all, 43 films appear in his credits from 1984 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (16), followed by crime (8) and thriller (8). The newest title on record is Eddington, from 2025. Of his three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Joker (2019) has the highest, at $1.07 billion. He is also credited as writer on I'm Still Here.

Amy Adams appears in three of his listed titles, including Back Beyond (2013). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Sean Penn (three titles) and M. Night Shyamalan (two titles). James Gray directed three of his titles on record, among them The Yards (2000) and We Own the Night (2007). M. Night Shyamalan is credited as director on two of them, including Signs (2002) and The Village (2004).

The records also show one album, Joker: Folie à Deux – Music from the Motion Picture (2024). Brother Bear, Walk the Line and The Sisters Brothers are listed among his notable work.

Recognition

Joaquin Phoenix received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2020 for Joker. Further recognition came with two Golden Globe Awards (2006 and 2020) and the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (2007). He has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2001 for Gladiator. His awards record shows 9 wins and 4 nominations.

Personal life

He has 2 children on record.