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Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Adam Eisenberg ( ; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, filmmaker, and playwright. Recognized for playing smart but awkward characters in both comedies and dramas, his accolades include a British Academy Film Award and nominations for two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

Eisenberg made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series ''Get Real'' (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the film ''Roger Dodger'' (2002), he starred in films such as ''The Squid and the Whale'' (2005), ''Adventureland'' (2009) and ''Zombieland'' (2009). He gained wider recognition for starring as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's 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 as Blu in the animated films ''Rio'' (2011) and ''Rio 2'' (2014). In 2022, he starred in the FX / Hulu miniseries ''Fleishman Is in Trouble'' and made his film directorial debut with the black comedy ''When You Finish Saving the World''. He has since directed, written, and starred in the buddy comedy ''A Real Pain'' (2024), which earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and an Academy Award nomination in the same category.

Eisenberg has contributed pieces to the websites of ''The New Yorker'' and ''McSweeney's''. 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.

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