Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor,
author, and playwright. He made his television debut with the
short-lived comedy-drama series Get Real (1999â€"2000). Following his
first leading role in the comedy-drama film Roger Dodger (2002), he
appeared in the drama film The Emperor's Club (2002), the
psychological thriller film The Village (2004), the comedy-drama film
The Squid and the Whale (2005), and the drama film The Education of
Charlie Banks (2007). He is also known for playing Facebook founder
Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's The Social Network (2010), which
earned him nominations for the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Academy Award
for Best Actor, and for his role as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice.In 2009, Eisenberg had his breakthrough with starring
roles in the comedy-drama film Adventureland and the horror comedy
Zombieland. He also starred in Holy Rollers (2010), which was
nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film
Festival.His other films include the action-comedy film 30 Minutes or
Less (2011), the action-comedy film American Ultra (2015), the Woody
Allen films To Rome with Love (2012) and Café Society (2016), and the
heist film Now You See Me (2013) and its sequel Now You See Me 2
(2016). Eisenberg also provided voice-work for Blu in the animated
films Rio (2011) and Rio 2 (2014). In 2016, Eisenberg portrayed Lex
Luthor in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, then
briefly reprised the role in 2017's Justice League, and in the
upcoming Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).
author, and playwright. He made his television debut with the
short-lived comedy-drama series Get Real (1999â€"2000). Following his
first leading role in the comedy-drama film Roger Dodger (2002), he
appeared in the drama film The Emperor's Club (2002), the
psychological thriller film The Village (2004), the comedy-drama film
The Squid and the Whale (2005), and the drama film The Education of
Charlie Banks (2007). He is also known for playing Facebook founder
Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's The Social Network (2010), which
earned him nominations for the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Academy Award
for Best Actor, and for his role as Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice.In 2009, Eisenberg had his breakthrough with starring
roles in the comedy-drama film Adventureland and the horror comedy
Zombieland. He also starred in Holy Rollers (2010), which was
nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film
Festival.His other films include the action-comedy film 30 Minutes or
Less (2011), the action-comedy film American Ultra (2015), the Woody
Allen films To Rome with Love (2012) and Café Society (2016), and the
heist film Now You See Me (2013) and its sequel Now You See Me 2
(2016). Eisenberg also provided voice-work for Blu in the animated
films Rio (2011) and Rio 2 (2014). In 2016, Eisenberg portrayed Lex
Luthor in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, then
briefly reprised the role in 2017's Justice League, and in the
upcoming Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).
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