Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Born 1971-12-26 (age 54) Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
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Biography

Jared Joseph Leto (/หˆlษ›toสŠ/; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. After starting his career with television appearances in the early 1990s, he achieved recognition for his role as Jordan Catalano on the television series My So-Called Life (1994). He made his film debut in How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and received critical praise for his performance in Prefontaine (1997).

After supporting roles in The Thin Red Line (1998), Fight Club (1999), Girl, Interrupted (1999) and American Psycho (2000), and the lead role in Urban Legend (1998), he earned critical acclaim for portraying heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream (2000). He began focusing increasingly on music, then returned to acting with Panic Room (2002), Alexander (2004), Lord of War (2005), Lonely Hearts (2006), Chapter 27 (2007), and Mr. Nobody (2009). His performance as a transgender woman in Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor. He starred in Suicide Squad (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), The Little Things (2021) and House of Gucci (2021), of which the latter two earned him nominations for a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Leto is the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter for Thirty Seconds to Mars, a band he formed with his older brother Shannon Leto. Their debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), released to positive reviews but limited commercial success. The band achieved worldwide fame with the release of their second album A Beautiful Lie (2005). Their following releases, This Is War (2009), and Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013), received further critical success, and their fifth album, America (2018), marked new commercial success. As of September 2014, they have sold over 15 million albums worldwide.

Leto is considered a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. He often remains completely in character for the duration of shooting schedules of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health. He is also known to be selective about his film roles.

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Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe

2026

as Skeletor (voice)

Fight Club
Fight Club

1999

as Angel Face

Blade Runner 2049 Suggested
Blade Runner 2049

2017

as Niander Wallace

TRON: Ares
TRON: Ares

2025

as Ares

Zack Snyder's Justice League
American Psycho
American Psycho

2000

as Paul Allen

Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad

2016

as The Joker

Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted

1999

as Tobias Jacobs

Lord of War
Lord of War

2005

as Vitaly Orlov

Morbius
Morbius

2022

as Dr. Michael Morbius

Alexander
Alexander

2004

as Hephaistion

The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line

1998

as 2nd Lt. William Whyte

Panic Room
Panic Room

2002

as Junior

Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream

2000

as Harry Goldfarb

Dallas Buyers Club
Dallas Buyers Club

2013

as Rayon

Phone Booth
Phone Booth

2003

as Bobby (uncredited)

Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody

2009

as Nemo Nobody (Adult / Old)

House of Gucci
House of Gucci

2021

as Paolo Gucci

The Little Things
The Little Things

2021

as Albert Sparma

Urban Legend
Urban Legend

1998

as Paul Gardener