Jared Leto filmography

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Jared Leto is an American entertainer with an extensive career in film, music, and television. He made his debut with minor roles in the television shows Camp Wilder (1992) and Almost Home (1993). He achieved recognition in 1994 for his role as Jordan Catalano in the teen drama television series My So-Called Life.[1] The show was praised for its portrayal of adolescence and gained a cult following, despite being canceled after only one season.[2] The same year, he made his television film debut starring alongside Alicia Silverstone in Cool and the Crazy. Leto's first film role was in the 1995 drama How to Make an American Quilt. He later co-starred with Christina Ricci in The Last of the High Kings (1996) and received a supporting role in Switchback (1997). In 1997, Leto starred in the biopic Prefontaine, in which he played the role of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine. His portrayal received positive reviews from critics and is often considered his breakthrough role.[3][4] The following year, Leto starred together with Alicia Witt in the horror Urban Legend. He then acted alongside Sean Penn and Adrien Brody in the war film The Thin Red Line (1998). After supporting roles in Black and White and Girl, Interrupted, Leto portrayed Angel Face in Fight Club (1999), which has since become a cult film.[5]

In 2000, Leto played Paul Allen in the psychological thriller American Psycho. The same year, he starred as heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream, directed by Darren Aronofsky. His acting in the addiction drama received praise from film critics.[6] During this period Leto focused increasingly on his band Thirty Seconds to Mars, returning to acting in 2002 in the David Fincher-directed thriller Panic Room, which was well-received both critically and commercially.[7][8] Following the lead role in the independent film Highway (2002), he co-starred with Colin Farrell in the historical drama Alexander (2004) as Hephaestion. Leto then starred together with Nicolas Cage in the political crime thriller Lord of War (2005) and acted alongside Salma Hayek in the crime drama Lonely Hearts (2006) as Raymond Fernandez. He also began to direct music videos for Thirty Seconds to Mars, with the first being "The Kill" (2006). The following year, he portrayed Mark David Chapman in the biopic Chapter 27. Despite divided critical opinion on the film as a whole, Leto's performance was widely praised.[9]

In 2009, he starred in the science fiction drama Mr. Nobody directed by Jaco Van Dormael. Critics praised the film's artistry and Leto's acting.[10][11] He later directed the music videos for "Kings and Queens" (2009) and "Hurricane" (2010), which were both nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction.[12][13] The latter garnered controversy upon release and was initially censored due to its elements of violence.[14] In 2011 he narrated the British motorcycle racing documentary TT3D: Closer to the Edge. In 2012, Leto made his directorial debut with the documentary film Artifact. After a six-year hiatus, he returned to film acting in the 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club starring together with Matthew McConaughey, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and a variety of film critics' circle awards.[15] Leto then premiered the web series Into the Wild (2014) and the documentary film A Day in the Life of America (2019). He also played the Joker in the superhero film Suicide Squad (2016), which was unfavorably reviewed by critics, though Leto's performance was better received.[16] Leto would reprise his role as Joker again in Zack Snyder's Director's Cut Justice League.

In 2021, he played suspected serial killer Albert Sparma in John Lee Hancock's film The Little Things, which earned Leto nominations for a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award—both for Best Supporting Actor. The same year, Leto portrays fashion designer and business magnate Paolo Gucci in Ridley Scott's biographical crime drama film House of Gucci, which earned Leto nomination for a Satellite Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award—both for Best Supporting Actor.[17][18] He played the Marvel Comics character Morbius the Living Vampire in the live-action film Morbius released in 2022, part of Sony's Spider-Man Universe.[19]

Key
† Indicates a film that has not yet been released
‡ Indicates a documentary
Year Title Credited as Role Notes Refs.
Actor Director Producer
1995 How to Make an American Quilt Yes No No Beck [20]
1996 The Last of the High Kings Yes No No Frankie Griffin [21]
1997 Prefontaine Yes No No Steve Prefontaine [22]
Switchback Yes No No Lane Dixon [23]
1998 Basil Yes No No Basil [24]
Urban Legend Yes No No Paul Gardener [25]
The Thin Red Line Yes No No 2nd Lt. William Whyte [26]
1999 Black and White Yes No No Casey [27]
Fight Club Yes No No Angel Face [28]
Girl, Interrupted Yes No No Tobias Jacobs [29]
2000 American Psycho Yes No No Paul Allen [30]
Requiem for a Dream Yes No No Harry Goldfarb [31]
Sunset Strip Yes No No Glen Walker [32]
2001 Sol Goode Yes No Co-producer Rock Star Wannabe Uncredited cameo [33]
2002 Highway Yes No No Jack Hayes [34]
Panic Room Yes No No Junior [35]
Phone Booth Yes No No Bobby Deleted scene [36]
2004 Alexander Yes No No Hephaestion [37]
2005 Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow ‡ Yes No No Himself [38]
Lord of War Yes No No Vitaly Orlov [39]
2006 Lonely Hearts Yes No No Raymond Fernandez [40]
2007 Chapter 27 Yes No Executive Mark David Chapman [41]
2009 Mr. Nobody Yes No No Nemo Nobody [42]
2011 TT3D: Closer to the Edge ‡ Yes No No Narrator Voice [43]
2012 Artifact ‡ Yes Yes Yes Himself [44]
2013 Dallas Buyers Club Yes No No Rayon [45]
2015 Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer ‡ Yes No No Himself [46]
2016 Holy Hell ‡ No No Executive — [47]
Suicide Squad Yes No No The Joker [48]
2017 2036: Nexus Dawn Yes No No Niander Wallace Short film [49]
Blade Runner 2049 Yes No No [50]
2018 The Outsider Yes No Executive Nick Lowell [51]
2019 A Day in the Life of America ‡ No Yes Yes — [52]
2021 The Little Things Yes No No Albert Sparma [53]
Zack Snyder's Justice League Yes No No The Joker [54]
House of Gucci Yes No No Paolo Gucci [55]
2022 Morbius Yes No No Michael Morbius [56]
2023 Haunted Mansion Yes No No Hatbox Ghost Voice and motion-capture [57]
2025 Tron: Ares Yes No Yes Ares [58]
2026 Masters of the Universe † Yes No No Keldor / Skeletor Post-production [59]

Television

Year Title Credited as Role Notes Refs.
Actor Director Producer
1992–1993 Camp Wilder Yes No No Dexter 2 episodes [46]
1993 Almost Home Yes No No Rick Aiken 1 episode [46]
1994–1995 My So-Called Life Yes No No Jordan Catalano 19 episodes [60]
1994 Cool and the Crazy Yes No No Michael Television film [61]
2003 Hollywood High Yes No No Himself Television special [62]
2006 The Armenian Genocide Yes No No Narrator (voice) Television film [63]
2014–2015 Into the Wild Yes Yes Yes Himself 16 episodes [64]
2015–2018 Beyond the Horizon Yes Yes Yes 17 episodes [65]
2016 Great Wide Open Yes Yes Yes 5 episodes [66]
2022 WeCrashed Yes No Executive Adam Neumann 8 episodes [67]
2024 Wheel of Fortune Yes No No Host 1 episode

Music video

Year Title Credited as Notes Refs.
Director Producer Other
2002 "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" No No Yes [68]
2003 "Edge of the Earth" No No Yes [69]
2005 "Attack" No No Yes [69]
2006 "The Kill" Yes No No [70]
"From Yesterday" Yes No No [71]
2008 "A Beautiful Lie" Yes Executive No [72]
2009 "Kings and Queens" Yes Yes No [73]
2010 "Closer to the Edge" Yes Yes Yes Editor [74]
"Hurricane" Yes No Yes Writer [75]
2011 "This Is War" No No Yes [76]
2013 "Up in the Air" Yes Yes Yes Editor [77]
"Do or Die" Yes Yes No [78]
"City of Angels" Yes Yes Yes Editor [79]
2016 "Purple Lamborghini" No No Yes Guest appearance [80]
2017 "Walk on Water" Yes Yes No [52]
2018 "Rescue Me" No No Yes [81]
2021 "Hail to the Victor" Yes No Yes Editor [82]
2023 "Stuck" Yes Executive No [83]

Video games

Video game credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2025 Fortnite Battle Royale Ares Likeness

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