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Jesse Eisenberg

American actor

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Jesse Adam Eisenberg is an American and Polish actor who works in film, television, stage, and voice acting. Born in Queens on October 5, 1983, he began his career in 1999. He is educated at The New School and New York University. His notable roles include Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, and he has appeared in Zombieland, Now You See Me, and Rio. He has also written for The New Yorker.

Eisenberg is a vegetarian who speaks American English. He resides in Bloomington and New York City. He has a sibling named Hallie Eisenberg. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. His other works include Bream Gives Me Hiccups, The Education of Charlie Banks, and Now You See Me 2.

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It sits within the topics 1983 births, 20th-century American Jews and 20th-century American male actors.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1983-10-05
Works: 16

Top works

Bream Gives Me Hiccups
Now You See Me
Now You See Me 2
The Education of Charlie Banks
The Social Network

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

Minions & Monsters — (voice)2026
Now You See Me: Now You Don't — J. Daniel Atlas2025
The New Yorker at 100 — Self2025
A Real Pain — David Kaplan2024
Sasquatch Sunset — Young Male2024
Thunder Rolls! The World of Blind Baseball — Narrator2023
Manodrome — Ralphie2023
Fleishman Is in Trouble — Toby Fleishman2022
Wild Indian — Jerry2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League — Lex Luthor2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1983

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 51,831
Total plays: 316,320

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Adam
Gender: male
Citizenship: Poland
Place of birth: Queens
Sibling: Hallie Eisenberg
Occupation: film director
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: American English
Notable work: A Real Pain
Field of work: acting
Hair colour: brown hair
Image: Jesse Eisenberg by Philip Romano (3x4 cropped).jpg
Residence: New York City

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Commons category: Jesse Eisenberg
date of birth: 1983-10-05
lifestyle: vegetarianism
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
start of work period: 1999-00-00
has written for: The New Yorker
notable role: Mark Zuckerberg
name in native language: Jesse Eisenberg

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Encyclopedic overview

Jesse Adam Eisenberg (/ˈaɪzənbɜːrɡ/ EYE-zən-burg; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, playwright, and filmmaker. Recognized for playing smart but socially awkward characters in both comedies and dramas, his accolades include a BAFTA Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, and three Golden Globes.

Eisenberg made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series 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 two sequels (2016 and 2025), and independent dramas such as The Double (2013).

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