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Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011). He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord whose projects such as HitRecord on TV (2014–15) and Create Together (2020) won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Interactive Program. Born in Los Angeles to a Jewish family, Gordon-Levitt began his acting career as a child, appearing in the films A River Runs Through It (1992), Holy Matrimony (1994), and Angels in the Outfield (1994), which earned him a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award nomination. He played the role of Tommy Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) for which he received three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. He had a supporting role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and voiced Jim Hawkins in the Disney animated Treasure Planet (2002) before taking a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped out in 2004 to resume his acting career. Since returning to acting, Gordon-Levitt has starred in Manic (2001), Mysterious Skin (2004), Brick (2005), The Lookout (2007), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Inception (2010), Hesher (2010), Premium Rush (2012), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), and Lincoln (2012). He portrayed Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk (2015) and whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden (2016). In 2020, he starred in the legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2013, he wrote and directed Don Jon, a comedy-drama film that was released to critical acclaim, earning him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. He previously directed and edited two short films, both of which were released in 2010: Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo. In 2021, he wrote, directed and starred in a comedy drama series Mr. Corman on Apple TV+.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Robin John Blake
for Robin John Blake in The Knightwing
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After the Dark Knight’s sacrifice 13 years ago, John Blake embraces his calling as Gotham’s protector as he recalls a Kryptonian tale once shared with him by Superman—of Nightwing, a winged champion who brought light to the darkest places. Inspired, he takes the name Knightwing, forging a symbol of hope rooted in both Earth and the stars. Blake’s mission collides with that of Officer Richard Grayson, still scarred by the unsolved murder of his parents, the Flying Graysons. Their pursuit of justice uncovers Tony Zucco’s return, working under the ruthless Penguin and funding Jonathan Crane, the Scarecrow. Together, this unholy trinity plots to unleash Crane’s perfected toxin and claim Gotham’s sister city, Blüdhaven. Through battle and sacrifice, Blake and Grayson dismantle the alliance and finally end Scarecrow’s reign of terror. Yet Blake realizes Gotham’s future belongs to a new generation. He steps down, entrusting the mantle of Knightwing to Richard who wants to use his grief to fuel his dedication and make sure no kid goes through what he did. In a final credits scene, a letter is delivered to a quiet estate in Hawaii. A man retrieves it, weathered but alive. Its seal: a lone star, its paper bearing only an address. He unfolds it, and for the first time in years, Bruce Wayne reads in silence—his return all but certain.