Joseph Gordon-Levitt Biography

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an American actor, director and filmmaker. He landed up in acting as a child protégée as Rounder in the television film ‘Stranger on my Land’. Thereafter, he performed as a child artist in various commercials, television films and series. His big screen flicks as child actor include ‘Beethoven’, ‘A River Runs Through It’, ‘Holy Matrimony’, ‘Roadflower’ and ‘Angels in the Outfield’. As a child artist he gained popularity after his portrayal as Tommy Solomon in the television series ‘3rd Rock from the Sun’. The role fetched him two ‘Hollywood Reporter Young Star Awards’. After taking a gap to pursue his formal education he returned to acting and performed in many hit films including ‘(500) Days of Summer’, ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’, ‘Inception’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. His versatile acting range includes different genres be it romance, drama, comedy or a thriller. He made his directorial debut with twenty-four minute short film ‘Sparks’ which was selected in the category of short films in the ‘Sundance Film Festival’. His other directorial projects include ‘Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny’, ‘Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo’ and ‘Don Jon’. He has his own online collaborative production company, ‘hitRECord’ which has hosted the TV series, ‘HitRecord on TV’.