Age: 51
male
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters, particularly in period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Phoenix began his career by appearing in a television series in the early 1980s with his older brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix. He began being credited as Joaquin Phoenix in To Die For, his first adult role. He received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama Gladiator (2000). He had success with the horror films Signs (2002), The Village (2004) and the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He won a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014) and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). For his performance as the titular character of Joker (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), and Beau Is Afraid (2023) and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023). Outside of acting, Phoenix is an animal rights activist. A vegan, he regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment.
Joaquin Phoenix
The Joker (Original)
for The Joker (Original) in Arkham Asylum
Suggested by acidkong
(This is obviously a VERY loose adaption in my head). Dr. Harleen Quinzel is a leader at Arkham Asylum, having had a long and successful career there. Some of her notable work includes the rehabilitation of the formerly criminally insane Harvey Dent, Pam Ivy, and Jervis Tetch, the establishment of a more ethical and kind philosophy of treatment at the facility, and achieving the position of head doctor at the facility, passing over even the heir to the Arkham name, Amadeus Arkham, and the reclusive, prickly genius, Jonathan Crane. She holds a dark secret, however; an intense, sexual relationship with a former patient, the mass-murderer Arthur Fleck, better known as Joker. However, Joker died many years ago in a confrontation between himself, the Batman, and the GCPD, ending with the GCPD opening fire on the criminal. But now, a new patient has been admitted into Arkham Asylum; a patient claiming to be Arthur Fleck, the Joker, also referring to himself as Lou Morningstar. His prints match a former mob enforcer named Jack Napier, but he has no memory of this. Dr. Quinzel initially dismisses his claims to be her former lover as nothing but the ravings of a mad man or someone trying to gain a form of “asylum clout,” but soon, as she begins to have therapy sessions with the man, he begins revealing things about their relationship that only the real Joker could possibly know.
