Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Adam Eisenberg born October 5 1983 is an American actor and filmmaker He has received numerous accolades including nominations for two Academy Awards three BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globe Awards Eisenberg debuted on television with the shortlived comedydrama  Get Real 19992000 Following his first leading role in the film Roger Dodger 2002 he starred in films such as The Squid and the Whale 2005 Adventureland2009 and Zombieland 2009 He gained wider recognition for starring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Finchers film The Social Network 2010 for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor Eisenberg then starred in the Woody Allen films To Rome with Love 2012 and Café Society 2016 the heist films Now You See Me 2013 and its 2016 sequel and independent dramas such as The Double 2013 He portrayed Lex Luthor in the superhero film Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice 2016 and had a lead voice role in the animated films Rio2011 and Rio 2 2014 In 2022 he starred in the FX Hulu miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble He made his film directorial debut with the black comedy When You Finish Saving the World He has since directed written and starred in A Real Pain 2024 which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Eisenberg has contributed pieces to  The New Yorker and McSweeneys websites He has written and starred in three plays for the New York stage Asuncion The Revisionist and The Spoils He released his first book Bream Gives Me Hiccups and Other Stories in 2015