Jesse Eisenberg

Biography

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

Modern Family

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Graham Norton Show

All Movies (55)

• Minions & Monsters2026 · as Dort (voice)
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't2025 · as J. Daniel Atlas
• The New Yorker at 1002025 · as Self
• A Real Pain2024 · as David Kaplan
• Sasquatch Sunset2024 · as Young Male
• Manodrome2023 · as Ralphie
• Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball2023 · as Narrator
• Wild Indian2021 · as Jerry
• Zack Snyder's Justice League2021 · as Lex Luthor
• Resistance2020 · as Marcel
• Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"2019 · as David Brewster
• Zombieland: Double Tap2019 · as Columbus
• Vivarium2019 · as Tom
• The Art of Self-Defense2019 · as Casey
• The Hummingbird Project2019 · as Vincent Zaleski
• Justice League2017 · as Lex Luthor (uncredited)
• Now You See Me 22016 · as J. Daniel Atlas
• Café Society2016 · as Bobby Dorfman
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016 · as Lex Luthor
• DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League2016
• Louder Than Bombs2015 · as Jonah Reed
• American Ultra2015 · as Mike Howell
• The End of the Tour2015 · as David Lipsky
• Night Moves2014 · as Josh Stamos
• The Double2014 · as Simon James / James Simon
• Rio 22014 · as Blu (voice)
• Free Samples2013 · as Tex
• Now You See Me2013 · as J. Daniel Atlas
• He's Way More Famous Than You2013 · as Jesse Eisenberg
• Addicted to Fame2012 · as Eric Dobbs (archive footage)
• Why Stop Now?2012 · as Eli
• To Rome with Love2012 · as Jack
• 30 Minutes or Less2011 · as Nick
• Rio2011 · as Blu (voice)
• How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?2011 · as Self / Mark Zuckerberg
• The Social Network2010 · as Mark Zuckerberg
• Camp Hell2010 · as Daniel
• Holy Rollers2010 · as Sam Gold
• Beyond All Boundaries2009 · as Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
• Zombieland2009 · as Columbus
• Solitary Man2009 · as Daniel Cheston
• Some Boys Don't Leave2009 · as The Boy
• Adventureland2009 · as James Brennan
• The Hunting Party2007 · as Benjamin
• One Day Like Rain2007 · as Mark
• The Living Wake2007 · as Mills
• The Education of Charlie Banks2007 · as Charlie Banks
• The Squid and the Whale2005 · as Walt Berkman
• Becoming a Werewolf2005 · as Jesse Eisenberg
• Cursed2005 · as Jimmy
• The Village2004 · as Jamison
• The Emperor's Club2002 · as Louis Masoudi
• Roger Dodger2002 · as Nick
• Lightning: Fire from the Sky2001 · as Eric Dobbs
• The Semplica Girl Diaries—

All TV Shows (29)

• Fleishman Is in Trouble2022 · as Toby Fleishman
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Quotidien2016 · as Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Last Leg2013 · as Self
• The Newsroom2012 · as Eric Neal (voice) (uncredited)
• Penn & Teller: Fool Us2011 · as Self
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Modern Family2009 · as Asher
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Top Gear2002 · as Self
• Sucré salé2002 · as Self
• The Apartment2001 · as Self - Guest
• Get Real1999 · as Kenny Green
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee