Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor. He played the titular character of Joker in the 2019 film, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama. Phoenix also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in Walk the Line. His filmography includes Gladiator, Inherent Vice, and Joker: Folie à Deux. Phoenix has also appeared in and produced the Apple Original Film Napoleon.