Emile Hirsch

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Biography

Often likened to River Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio for his boyish good looks and penchant toward portraying intense, but thoughtful characters, Emile Hirsch began his career as a teenaged guest actor in television dramas before earning a solid dramatic reputation in indie films. Following an acclaimed starring role in "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" (2002), Hirsch starred alongside Heath Ledger in the cult biopic "Lords of Dogtown" …
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Job Title

Actor, Music

Born

Emile Davenport Hirsch on March 13, 1985 in Topanga, California, USA

Career Milestones

2009

Played a Vietnam vet in Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock"

2008

Portrayed activist Cleve Jones in director Gus Van Sant's biopic "Milk"

2008

Played the lead role in the Wachowski brothers' live action film adaptation of the 1960s Japanese series "Speed Racer"

2007

Portrayed the doomed idealist Christopher McCandless in Sean Penn's adaptation of the 1996 non-fiction book "Into the Wild"; earned a SAG nomination for Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role

2007

Cast as the infamous drug dealer Jesse James Hollywood, who became one of the youngest men ever on the FBI's most wanted list in Nick Cassavetes' "Alpha Dog"

2005

Portrayed Jay Adams in the Catherine Hardwicke directed "Lords of Dogtown"; a fictionalized take on a group of skateboarders that originated in Venice, CA during the 1970's

2004

Starred with Sigourney Weaver and Jeff Daniels in the family drama "Imaginary Heroes"

2004

Starred as Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to cope with his mother's death in "The Mudge Boy"

2004

Cast opposite Elisha Cuthbert in the comedy "The Girl Next Door"

2002

Co-starred in the drama feature "The Emperor's Club"

2002

Made feature debut in "The Dangerous Lives Of Alter Boys"

1998

Cast as young Houdini in the made-for-television movie "Houdini"

1996

Made television debut on the series "Kindred: The Embraced"

Awards

2009

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Milk

2008

Palm Springs International Film Festival for Rising Star Award

2008

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Into the Wild

2008

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in Into the Wild

2007

Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in Into the Wild

2007

National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor in Into the Wild

2005

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in The Girl Next Door