Jared Leto filmography

Jared Leto is an American entertainer with an extensive career in film, music, and television. He made his debut with minor roles in the television shows Camp Wilder (1992) and Almost Home (1993). He achieved recognition in 1994 for his role as Jordan Catalano in the teen drama television series My So-Called Life.[1] The show was praised for its portrayal of adolescence and gained a cult following, despite being canceled after only one season.[2] The same year, he made his television film debut starring alongside Alicia Silverstone in Cool and the Crazy. Leto's first film role was in the 1995 drama How to Make an American Quilt. He later co-starred with Christina Ricci in The Last of the High Kings (1996) and received a supporting role in Switchback (1997). In 1997, Leto starred in the biopic Prefontaine, in which he played the role of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine. His portrayal received positive reviews from critics and is often considered his breakthrough role.[3][4] The following year, Leto starred together with Alicia Witt in the horror Urban Legend. He then acted alongside Sean Penn and Adrien Brody in the war film The Thin Red Line (1998). After supporting roles in Black and White and Girl, Interrupted, Leto portrayed Angel Face in Fight Club (1999), which has since become a cult film.[5]

A profile picture of an adult man.
Leto at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con

In 2000, Leto played Paul Allen in the psychological thriller American Psycho. The same year, he starred as heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream, directed by Darren Aronofsky. His acting in the addiction drama received praise from film critics.[6] During this period Leto focused increasingly on his band Thirty Seconds to Mars, returning to acting in 2002 in the David Fincher-directed thriller Panic Room, which was well-received both critically and commercially.[7][8] Following the lead role in the independent film Highway (2002), he co-starred with Colin Farrell in the historical drama Alexander (2004) as Hephaestion. Leto then starred together with Nicolas Cage in the political crime thriller Lord of War (2005) and acted alongside Salma Hayek in the crime drama Lonely Hearts (2006) as Raymond Fernandez. He also began to direct music videos for Thirty Seconds to Mars, with the first being "The Kill" (2006). The following year, he portrayed Mark David Chapman in the biopic Chapter 27. Despite divided critical opinion on the film as a whole, Leto's performance was widely praised.[9]

In 2009, he starred in the science fiction drama Mr. Nobody directed by Jaco Van Dormael. Critics praised the film's artistry and Leto's acting.[10][11] He later directed the music videos for "Kings and Queens" (2009) and "Hurricane" (2010), which were both nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction.[12][13] The latter garnered controversy upon release and was initially censored due to its elements of violence.[14] In 2012, Leto made his directorial debut with the documentary film Artifact. After a six-year hiatus, he returned to film acting in the 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club starring together with Matthew McConaughey, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and a variety of film critics' circle awards.[15] Leto then premiered the web series Into the Wild (2014) and the documentary film A Day in the Life of America (2019). He also played the Joker in the superhero film Suicide Squad (2016), which was unfavorably reviewed by critics, though Leto's performance was better received.[16]

In 2021, he played suspected serial killer Albert Sparma in John Lee Hancock's film The Little Things, which earned Leto nominations for a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award—both for Best Supporting Actor. The same year, Leto portrays fashion designer and business magnate Paolo Gucci in Ridley Scott's biographical crime drama film House of Gucci, which earned Leto nomination for a Satellite Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award—both for Best Supporting Actor.[17][18] He played the Marvel Comics character Morbius the Living Vampire in the live-action film Morbius released in 2022, part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe.[19]

Film

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Key
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Indicates a documentary
Title Year Credited as Role Notes Refs.
Actor Director Producer
How to Make an American Quilt 1995 Yes Beck [20]
The Last of the High Kings 1996 Yes Frankie Griffin [21]
Prefontaine 1997 Yes Steve Prefontaine [22]
Switchback Yes Lane Dixon [23]
Basil 1998 Yes Basil [24]
Urban Legend Yes Paul Gardener [25]
The Thin Red Line Yes 2nd Lt. William Whyte [26]
Black and White 1999 Yes Casey [27]
Fight Club Yes Angel Face [28]
Girl, Interrupted Yes Tobias Jacobs [29]
American Psycho 2000 Yes Paul Allen [30]
Requiem for a Dream Yes Harry Goldfarb [31]
Sunset Strip Yes Glen Walker [32]
Sol Goode 2001 Yes Co-producer Rock Star Wannabe Uncredited cameo [33]
Highway 2002 Yes Jack Hayes [34]
Panic Room Yes Junior [35]
Phone Booth Yes Bobby Deleted scene [36]
Alexander 2004 Yes Hephaestion [37]
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow 2005 Yes Himself [38]
Lord of War Yes Vitaly Orlov [39]
Lonely Hearts 2006 Yes Raymond Fernandez [40]
Chapter 27 2007 Yes Executive Mark David Chapman [41]
Mr. Nobody 2009 Yes Nemo Nobody [42]
TT3D: Closer to the Edge 2011 Yes Narrator Voice [43]
Artifact 2012 Yes Yes Yes Himself [44]
Dallas Buyers Club 2013 Yes Rayon [45]
Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer 2015 Yes Himself [46]
Holy Hell 2016 Executive [47]
Suicide Squad Yes The Joker [48]
2036: Nexus Dawn 2017 Yes Niander Wallace Short film [49]
Blade Runner 2049 Yes [50]
The Outsider 2018 Yes Executive Nick Lowell [51]
A Day in the Life of America 2019 Yes Yes [52]
The Little Things 2021 Yes Albert Sparma [53]
Zack Snyder's Justice League Yes The Joker [54]
House of Gucci Yes Paolo Gucci [55]
Morbius 2022 Yes Michael Morbius [56]
Haunted Mansion 2023 Yes Hatbox Ghost Voice and motion-capture [57]
Tron: Ares 2025 Yes Yes Ares Post-production [58]

Television

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Title Year Credited as Role Notes Refs.
Actor Director Producer
Camp Wilder 1992–1993 Yes Dexter 2 episodes [46]
Almost Home 1993 Yes Rick Aiken 1 episode [46]
My So-Called Life 1994–1995 Yes Jordan Catalano 19 episodes [59]
Cool and the Crazy 1994 Yes Michael Television film [60]
Hollywood High 2003 Yes Himself Television special [61]
The Armenian Genocide 2006 Yes Narrator (voice) Television film [62]
Into the Wild 2014–2015 Yes Yes Yes Himself 16 episodes [63]
Beyond the Horizon 2015–2018 Yes Yes Yes 17 episodes [64]
Great Wide Open 2016 Yes Yes Yes 5 episodes [65]
WeCrashed 2022 Yes Executive Adam Neumann 8 episodes [66]
Wheel of Fortune 2024 Yes Host 1 episode

Music video

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Title Year Credited as Notes Refs.
Director Producer Other
"Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" 2002 Yes [67]
"Edge of the Earth" 2003 Yes [68]
"Attack" 2005 Yes [68]
"The Kill" 2006 Yes [69]
"From Yesterday" 2006 Yes [70]
"A Beautiful Lie" 2008 Yes Executive [71]
"Kings and Queens" 2009 Yes Yes [72]
"Closer to the Edge" 2010 Yes Yes Yes Editor [73]
"Hurricane" 2010 Yes Yes Writer [74]
"This Is War" 2011 Yes [75]
"Up in the Air" 2013 Yes Yes Yes Editor [76]
"Do or Die" 2013 Yes Yes [77]
"City of Angels" 2013 Yes Yes Yes Editor [78]
"Purple Lamborghini" 2016 Yes Guest appearance [79]
"Walk on Water" 2017 Yes Yes [52]
"Rescue Me" 2018 Yes [80]
"Hail to the Victor" 2021 Yes Yes Editor [81]
"Stuck" 2023 Yes Executive [82]

See also

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References

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