Jesse Eisenberg is an Academy Award‑nominated actor and an acclaimed playwright and author.

Eisenberg’s film credits include Roger Dodger, The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland, Zombieland, The Social Network, Now You See Me, The Double, Night Moves, The End of Tour, American Ultra, Louder Than Bombs, Batman v. Superman, Now You See Me 2, Café Society, Justice League, The Hummingbird Project, The Art of Self Defense, Zombieland: Double Tap, Resistance, Vivarium,Wild Indian, Manodrome, Sasquatch Sunset, and the upcoming Now You See Me 3.

On the small screen, Eisenberg was seen playing the titular character of ‘Toby Fleishman’ in the FX limited series Fleishman Is in Trouble, based on Taffy Brodesser‑Akner’s best‑selling novel of the same name.

Eisenberg made his directorial debut with A24’s When You Finish Saving the World, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival to glowing reviews and screened as a part of Critics Week at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on the Audible Original of the same name, both of which were written by Eisenberg.

Eisenberg’s second directorial effort, A Real Pain, had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, and was released theatrically by Searchlight Pictures later that year. The film received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for Eisenberg’s screenplay, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated in the same category at the 97^th Annual Academy Awards. The film was also named as one of the top ten films of 2024 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review.

Eisenberg will next go into production directing his third film, An Untitled Musical Comedy, starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. He will direct from his own script while also contributing original music.

Eisenberg has written four plays, including "The Spoils," which had a box‑office record‑breaking run on West End. He also wrote and starred alongside Vanessa Redgrave in his play "The Revisionist," and "Asuncion." His play, "Happy Talk," starring Susan Sarandon and Marin Ireland, opened April 2019 at the Signature Theater in New York.

Born in New York, Eisenberg is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, the author of the collection, Bream Gives Me Hiccups, from Grove Press, and the Audible Original When You Finish Saving the World, which won "Best Original Work" at the 2021 Audie Awards.