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
Stephen Strange
for Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange
Suggested by vadim_havard
The movie opens nearly 50 years ago in the early 80s as we watch a younger Doctor Strange turn away a young Victor von Doom. Afterwards Stephen Strange tends to the Sanctum and takes up the role of Sorcerer Supreme following Wong's death. Throughout the movie Stephen is forced into a mentor role when Wong's friend's son Mordo comes to stay in the Sanctum following his mother's death. Strange has to deal with a teenager while realizing his mistake when turning away Victor. Eventually an old student of Wong named Kaecilius returns to take up the role of Sorcerer Supreme that he thinks he is owed but after discovering Stephen was granted the title he grows jealous and it leads to a fight between sorcerers. Stephen wins the duel and Kaecilius is banished but this isn't the end of the story. Some time later when Mordo is a grown man Stephen plans to step down as Sorcerer Supreme and pass on the title to Mordo but Kaecilius returns and has remained young thanks to him staying in the Dark Realm for decades. The movie climaxes with Stephen and Mordo fighting Kaecilius which ends in Mordo's death and Stephen being trapped in the Dark Realm until some time a couple years prior to the present.
