Jesse Eisenberg (1983)

Jesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor, mostly known for his Oscar nominated role in The Social Network

Eisenberg was born in Queens, New York in 1983. He started acting in plays at the age of 10. After his first professional role in an off-Braodway play he made his Broadway debut as an understudy in 1996.

He made his screen debut with the television series Get Real in 1999. After his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger (2002), he appeared in such films as The Squid and the Whale (2005) and The Education of Charlie Banks (2007).

Eisenberg's breakthrough starring role was as the neurotic Columbus in Zombieland. In 2010, he played the lead role of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network. It earned him an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor.

Eisenberg planned to become a playwriter, but the success of The Squid and the Whale made him continue his acting career. In the end of 2011 he will make his playwriting debut in Asuncion, he will also act in the play.

Articles on Jesse Eisenberg

Ian Nathan, The Lex Factor, in: Empire, nr. 321, 2016 pp. 64-65

Films

2002
Roger Dodger
The Emperor's Club

2004
The Village

2005
Cursed
The Squid and the Whale

2007
The Hunting Party
The Education of Charlie Banks

2009
Zombieland
Adventureland
Solitary Man

2010
The Social Network
Holy Rollers

2011
Rio
30 Minutes or Less

2012
To Rome with Love

2013
Now You See Me
The Double

2015
The End of the Tour
Louder Than Bombs

2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Now You See Me 2

2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League

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