Works by Jesse Eisenberg

Works by Jesse Eisenberg

Eisenberg at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2023

Jesse Eisenberg is an American actor, playwright, and filmmaker known for his work on stage and screen. He began his career as a child with regular and understudy roles in Broadway and off-Broadway theater productions. During his senior year of high school at the Professional Performing Arts School, Eisenberg starred in the independent comedy-drama film Roger Dodger (2002), which earned a nomination for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer.

In 2005, Eisenberg appeared in Wes Craven's horror comedy Cursed and Noah Baumbach's drama The Squid and the Whale. He starred opposite Richard Gere and Terrence Howard as a young Hasidic Jewish man involved in the ecstasy smuggling trade in the comic thriller The Hunting Party (2007). After leading the comedies Adventureland and Zombieland (both 2009), Eisenberg was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's The Social Network (2010). He then starred in the Rio franchise (2011–present) and the Now You See Me film series (2013–present), while working with Woody Allen on the romantic comedies To Rome with Love (2012) and Café Society (2016). He later portrayed Lex Luthor in the superhero films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Justice League (2017), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).

Before starring in the television miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble, Eisenberg made his feature directorial debut with the comedy-drama film When You Finish Saving the World (2022). He then wrote, directed, and starred opposite Kieran Culkin in the buddy comedy A Real Pain (2024), which earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as nomination for the Academy Award in the same category. In literature, Eisenberg is a contributing writer for The New Yorker and Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern; his humor essays have also appeared in Harper's Magazine and The New York Times. He has narrated numerous audiobooks and wrote several plays for the New York stage and the West End.

Film

Works by Jesse Eisenberg

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2001</td><td>Lightning: Fire from the Sky</td><td>Eric Dobbs</td><td>Television film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Roger Dodger</td><td>Nick</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Emperor's Club</td><td>Louis Masoudi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>The Village</td><td>Jamison</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>The Squid and the Whale</td><td>Walt Berkman</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cursed</td><td>Jimmy Myers</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>The Education of Charlie Banks</td><td>Charlie Banks</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Living Wake</td><td>Mills Joaquin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>One Day Like Rain</td><td>Mark</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Hunting Party</td><td>Benjamin Strauss</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Some Boys Don't Leave</td><td>Boy</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adventureland</td><td>James Brennan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Beyond All Boundaries</td><td>Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney</td><td>Voice; short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zombieland</td><td>Columbus</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Solitary Man</td><td>Daniel Cheston</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Holy Rollers</td><td>Sam Gold</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Camp Hell</td><td>Daniel Jacobs</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Social Network</td><td>Mark Zuckerberg</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Rio</td><td>Blu</td><td>Voice</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30 Minutes or Less</td><td>Nick Davis</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Why Stop Now</td><td>Eli Bloom</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>To Rome with Love</td><td>Jack</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Free Samples</td><td>Tex</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>He's Way More Famous Than You</td><td>Himself</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Now You See Me</td><td>J. Daniel Atlas</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Night Moves</td><td>Josh Stamos</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Double</td><td>Simon James / James Simon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Rio 2</td><td>Blu</td><td>Voice</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>The End of the Tour</td><td>David Lipsky</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Louder Than Bombs</td><td>Jonah</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>American Ultra</td><td>Mike Howell</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</td><td>Lex Luthor</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Café Society</td><td>Bobby Dorfman</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Now You See Me 2</td><td>J. Daniel Atlas</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Justice League</td><td>Lex Luthor</td><td>Cameo; post-credits scene</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>The Hummingbird Project</td><td>Vincent Zaleski</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>The Art of Self-Defense</td><td>Casey Davies</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vivarium</td><td>Tom</td><td>Also executive producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zombieland: Double Tap</td><td>Columbus</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Resistance</td><td>Marcel Marceau</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Wild Indian</td><td>Jerry</td><td>Also executive producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zack Snyder's Justice League</td><td>Lex Luthor</td><td>Director's cut of Justice League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Manodrome</td><td>Ralphie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Sasquatch Sunset</td><td>Male Sasquatch</td><td>Also producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Real Pain</td><td>David Kaplan</td><td>Also director, writer and producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Now You See Me: Now You Don't</td><td>J. Daniel Atlas</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Minions & Monsters</td><td>TBD</td><td>Voice; Completed</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Filmmaking credits

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Work</th><th>Note</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Director</td><td>Writer</td><td>Producer</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>The World Before Your Feet</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Executive</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>When You Finish Saving the World</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>I'll Be Right There</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Executive</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>A Real Pain</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Secret Mall Apartment</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Executive</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>Untitled musical comedy</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

Works by Jesse Eisenberg

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1999–2000</td><td>Get Real</td><td>Kenny Green</td><td>22 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Saturday Night Live</td><td>Himself (host)</td><td>Episode: "Jesse Eisenberg / Nicki Minaj"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>The Newsroom</td><td>Eric Neal (voice)</td><td>Episode: "We Just Decided To"; uncredited</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Modern Family</td><td>Asher</td><td>Episode: "Under Pressure"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Žigosani u reketu</td><td>Owner of an NBA club</td><td>Episode #1.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Live in Front of a Studio Audience</td><td>David Brewster</td><td>Episode: "All in the Family and Good Times"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Fleishman Is in Trouble</td><td>Toby Fleishman</td><td>8 episodes</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Theatre

Works by Jesse Eisenberg

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Theatre</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1996</td><td>Summer and Smoke</td><td>Young John (understudy)</td><td>Criterion Center Stage Right</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>The Gathering</td><td>Michael</td><td>Playhouse 91</td><td>Credited as Jesse Adam Eisenberg</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Orphans</td><td>Phillip</td><td>Greenway Court Theatre</td><td>Workshop production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Scarcity</td><td>Billy</td><td>Linda Gross Theater</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Asuncion</td><td>Edgar</td><td>Cherry Lane Theatre</td><td>Also playwright</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>The Revisionist</td><td>David</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>The Final Interrogation of Ceausescu's Dog</td><td>Man</td><td>Playing on Air</td><td>Podcast</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Spoils</td><td>Ben</td><td>Pershing Square Signature Center The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre</td><td>Also playwright; Off-Broadway run</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Little Part of All of Us</td><td>Joey</td><td>Playing on Air</td><td>Also writer, podcast</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>The Blizzard</td><td>Neil</td><td>Podcast</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Spoils</td><td>Ben</td><td>Trafalgar Studios</td><td>Also playwright; West End debut</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oh, Hello</td><td>Himself (guest)</td><td>Lyceum Theatre</td><td>Cameo during the #2much2na segment</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>The People Speak</td><td>Cast member</td><td>Arie Crown Theater</td><td>Part of the People's Summit</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shoshana and Her Lovers</td><td>—N/a</td><td>United Artists Theater</td><td>Playwright and composer only; part of The 24 Hour Musicals: Los Angeles</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Happy Talk</td><td>—N/a</td><td>Pershing Square Signature Center The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre</td><td>Playwright only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Titanic</td><td>Frank Carlson</td><td>Encores! at New York City Center</td><td>Cameo during the June 12 performance</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Audiobooks

Works by Jesse Eisenberg

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2004</td><td>The Gospel According to Larry</td><td>Narrator</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vote for Larry</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Be More Chill</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>White Cat: The Curse Workers, Book One</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Red Glove: The Curse Workers, Book Two</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Black Heart: The Curse Workers, Book Third</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Colin Fischer</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Bream Gives Me Hiccups: And Other Stories</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>The Paris Review (episode 9, "God")</td><td>Frat Boy</td><td>Podcast</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>When You Finish Saving the World</td><td>Nathan Katz</td><td>Audible original; also writer</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>