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
Mysterio
for Mysterio in Spider-Man: Master of Illusion
Suggested by matthewfenner
Five months after Gwen Stacy’s brutal death at the hands of Venom and Peter Killing the Symbiote (Not Eddie), Peter Parker lives a hollow existence. Spider-Man still swings through New York, but the joy and hope that once defined him are gone — replaced by grief, guilt, and isolation. Haunted by Gwen’s final moments, Peter questions his purpose as both hero and man. But when a series of surreal, reality-bending crimes erupt across the city, he’s forced back into the fight. Behind the chaos stands Quentin Beck, a disgraced illusionist and effects artist turned terrorist known as Mysterio, who blames Spider-Man for the failures that destroyed his career. Using advanced holographic tech and hallucinogenic gas, Mysterio doesn’t just want revenge — he wants to shatter Spider-Man’s mind and make the world believe he’s gone insane. As illusions blend with reality, Peter begins to lose his grip on what’s real, reliving his worst fears and regrets in twisted, nightmarish visions. Every hallucination cuts deeper — Gwen’s voice, his uncle’s disappointment, the faces of everyone he’s failed. Mysterio’s manipulations turn New York against him, painting Spider-Man as a murderer and fugitive. In this R-rated descent into psychological horror, Peter must confront not only Mysterio, but his own fractured psyche. To stop the villain and reclaim his humanity, Spider-Man must face the truth he’s buried: to honor Gwen’s memory, he has to forgive himself — before Mysterio’s illusions consume him completely.
