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
Erik Lensherr
for Erik Lensherr in The Uncanny X-Men (MCU)
Suggested by andymayer
Following the energy shock caused by Thanos' Blip, a new race of more evolved humans called "mutants" officially appears. Public opinion then begins to rise against them, fearing that they seek to dominate humanity, particularly because of the recent events involving Wanda Maximoff whose mutant nature has been exposed. Charles Xavier, one of the first mutants whose telepathic powers had manifested since childhood, uses Cerebro to find and recruit mutants in his Westchester mansion that he has been trying to open, in vain so far. He recruits Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Bobby Drake, Ororo Munroe and Kurt Wagner to help them master their powers. Meanwhile, an old friend of Xavier's, Erik Lensherr returns to the outside world after several decades spent in his lair on M Island. Having heard of the new wave of mutants that has spread throughout the world, Erik also recruits other mutants to create his brotherhood composed of Mystique, Toad, Pyro and the Blob. In order to overcome the mutant problem, the government calls on the services of Dr. Bolivar Trask who creates a new series of robots inspired by Stark Industries technology : the Sentinels, designed to target and track mutants.
