
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.
Acting (51 movies)

Cursed
2005

The Squid and the Whale
2005

Becoming a Werewolf
2005

The Hunting Party
2007

The Village
2004

Roger Dodger
2002

Solitary Man
2009

The Living Wake
2007

The Social Network
2010

30 Minutes or Less
2011

Holy Rollers
2010

Camp Hell
2010

Adventureland
2009

Rio
2011

Zombieland
2009

The Education of Charlie Banks
2007

To Rome with Love
2012

Some Boys Don't Leave
2009

One Day Like Rain
2007

Now You See Me
2013

Free Samples
2013

Lightning: Fire from the Sky
2001

The Double
2014

Addicted to Fame
2012

Night Moves
2014

Why Stop Now?
2012

Rio 2
2014

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016

The End of the Tour
2015

American Ultra
2015

A Real Pain
2024

Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025

Sasquatch Sunset
2024

Now You See Me 2
2016

Louder Than Bombs
2015

Café Society
2016

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016

The Emperor's Club
2002

Justice League
2017

The Art of Self-Defense
2019

The Hummingbird Project
2019

Resistance
2020

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
2011

Zombieland: Double Tap
2019

Vivarium
2019

Beyond All Boundaries
2009

Wild Indian
2021

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019

He's Way More Famous Than You
2013

Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021

Manodrome
2023
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Becoming a Werewolf | 2005 | Writer | 
| The World Before Your Feet | 2018 | Executive Producer | 
| Vivarium | 2019 | Executive Producer | 
| Wild Indian | 2021 | Executive Producer | 
| When You Finish Saving the World | 2023 | Screenplay | 
| When You Finish Saving the World | 2023 | Writer | 
| Sasquatch Sunset | 2024 | Producer | 
| I'll Be Right There | 2024 | Executive Producer | 
| A Real Pain | 2024 | Writer | 
| A Real Pain | 2024 | Producer | 
| Secret Mall Apartment | 2025 | Executive Producer | 
