Jesse Eisenberg

Actor, Playwright, Filmmaker, Writer

American Queens, New York, United States

Quick Info

ProfessionActor, Playwright, Filmmaker, Writer
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth05/10/1983
Age42 years
BirthplaceQueens, New York, United States

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SummaryJesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor, playwright, and filmmaker recognized for playing smart but socially awkward characters in both comedies and dramas. He gained widespread recognition for portraying Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's The Social Network (2010).

Personal Life

Raised inEast Brunswick, New Jersey
Early InterestActing from an early age, participating in school plays and community theater

Career

Professional DebutAge 16 in off-Broadway play 'The Gathering'
Television DebutGet Real (1999-2000)
First Leading Film RoleRoger Dodger (2002)
Breakout RoleZombieland (2009) as Columbus
Star-Making RoleThe Social Network (2010) as Mark Zuckerberg
Notable Films
  • The Squid and the Whale (2005)
  • Adventureland (2009)
  • To Rome with Love (2012)
  • Now You See Me (2013)
  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
  • Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
  • The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
  • When You Finish Saving the World (2022) - directorial debut
  • Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022) - miniseries
  • A Real Pain (2024) - wrote, directed, and starred
Voice Acting
  • Rio (2011)
  • Rio 2 (2014)
Stage Work
  • Asuncion
  • The Revisionist
  • The Spoils
WritingBream Gives Me Hiccups: And Other Stories (2015), contributions to The New Yorker and McSweeney's

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Has a stealth career as an author, filmmaker, and producer
2. Made directorial debut with When You Finish Saving the World at 2022 Cannes Film Festival
3. A Real Pain premiered at 2024 Sundance Film Festival
4. Earned Male Star of the Year at CinemaCon Awards (2016)
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