Joseph Leonard GordonLevitt 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 5050 2011 He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord whose projects such as HitRecord on TV 201415 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 GordonLevitt 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 19962001 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 GordonLevitt has starred in Manic 2001 Mysterious Skin 2004 Brick 2005 The Lookout 2007 The Brothers Bloom 2008 Miracle at St Anna 2008 GI 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 Zemeckisdirected 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 comedydrama 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 Morgansens Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destinys Eleventeenth Date The Zeppelin Zoo In 2021 he wrote directed and starred in a comedy drama series Mr Corman on Apple TV