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4Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor.
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6He has earned critical acclaim in his career, but it wasn't until his role as Website/{{Facebook}} founder Mark Zuckerberg in the hit ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'' that he reached worldwide fame. He has made his directorial debut in 2022 with ''When You Finish Saving the World''.
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8Eisenberg married Anna Strout in 2017, and they have a son together.
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10!!His filmography includes:
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12* ''Series/GetReal'' (1999) as Kenny Green
13* ''Film/RogerDodger'' (2002) as Nick
14* ''Film/{{The Village|2004}}'' (2004) as Jamison
15* ''Film/{{Cursed|2005}}'' (2005) as Jimmy
16* ''Film/TheSquidAndTheWhale'' (2005) as Walt Berkman
17* ''Film/TheHuntingParty'' (2007) as Benjamin Strauss
18* ''The Education of Charlie Banks'' (2007) as Charlie Banks
19* ''Film/TheLivingWake'' (2007) as Mills Joaquin
20* ''Film/{{Adventureland}}'' (2009) as James Brennan
21* ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' (2009) as Columbus
22** ''Film/ZombielandDoubleTap'' (2019)
23* ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'' (2010) as Mark Zuckerberg
24* ''Film/HolyRollers'' (2010) as Shmuel "Sam" Gold
25* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' (2011) as Blu (voice)
26** ''Rio 2'' (2014)
27* ''Film/ThirtyMinutesOrLess'' (2011) as Nick Davis
28* ''Film/ToRomeWithLove'' (2012) as Jack
29* ''Film/NightMoves2013'' as Josh
30* ''Film/NowYouSeeMe'' (2013) as J. Daniel Atlas
31** ''Film/NowYouSeeMe2'' (2016)
32* ''Film/TheDouble'' (2013) as Simon James / James Simon
33* ''Film/AmericanUltra'' (2015) as Mike Howell
34* ''Film/CafeSociety'' (2016)
35* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as ComicBook/LexLuthor
36** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' (2016)
37** ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' (2017)
38** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' (2021)
39* ''Film/{{Vivarium}}'' (2019) as Tom
40* ''Film/TheArtOfSelfDefense'' (2019) as Casey Davies
41* ''Film/{{Resistance|2020}}'' (2020) as [[Creator/MarcelMarceau Marcel Mangel/Marceau]]
42* ''Wild Indian'' (2021) as Jerry
43* ''Series/FleishmanIsInTrouble'' (2022) as Toby Fleishman
44* ''Manodrome'' (TBA) as Ralphie
45* ''The Medusa'' (TBA) as Théodore Géricault
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48!!Tropes and trivia related to his works:
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50* DeadpanSnarker: Which has gotten him into trouble, multiple times.
51* TheEveryman[=/=]UnfazedEveryman: His trademark role.
52* LargeHam: Jesse's portrayal of ComicBook/LexLuthor in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' is rather larger than life.
53* OlderThanTheyLook: For a while in his 30s, he [[DawsonCasting predominantly played men in their 20s]].
54* PlayingAgainstType: Nobody expected him to be playing ComicBook/LexLuthor, of all people.
55* SociallyAwkwardHero: Has a habit of playing the neurotic and socially awkward nerd.
56* StarMakingRole: While he did earn a fair bit of popularity for his role as Columbus in ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'', it was his turn as [[Film/TheSocialNetwork Mark Zuckerberg]] that made him a well-known name amongst moviegoers.
57* ThoseTwoActors:
58** With Creator/KristenStewart. They played lovers in ''Adventureland'', ''American Ultra'' and ''Café Society''.
59** And before that, with Creator/AnneHathaway. They made their screen debuts as siblings in the Clyde Phillips Creator/{{FOX}} Network {{dramedy}} ''Series/GetReal'', and later reunited in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' franchise.
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