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Jonah Hill Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1983-12-20

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Credits:
95 Total Roles

Jonah Hill

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Biography

Jonah Hill (born Jonah Hill Feldstein; December 20, 1983) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hill ranked 28th on Forbes's list of highest-paid actors from June 2014 to June 2015, at $16 million. Among his accolades are nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. 

Hill had comedic roles in films including The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Superbad (2007), Get Him to the Greek (2010), 21 Jump Street (2012), This Is the End (2013), and 22 Jump Street (2014). For his performances in Moneyball (2011) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also had roles in Cyrus (2010), War Dogs (2016), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021).

Hill voiced characters in the animated films Horton Hears a Who! (2008), the How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie franchise (2014–2019), and Sausage Party (2016). As a screenwriter, he contributed to the stories of 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, Sausage Party, Why Him? (2016), and You People (2023). He starred in the Netflix miniseries Maniac (2018). He made his directorial debut with the film Mid90s (2018), for which he also wrote the screenplay. He directed and produced the documentary Stutz (2022).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Outcome MOVIE Ira Slitz
2023 Albert Brooks: Defending My Life MOVIE Self
2023 You People MOVIE Ezra
2022 Stutz MOVIE Self
2021 Don't Look Up MOVIE Jason Orlean
2021 Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A MOVIE Self
2020 Banned, Exploited & Blacklisted: The Underground Work of Controversial Filmmaker Shane Ryan MOVIE Self (segment "A Boy, A Girl & A Camera")
2019 The Beach Bum MOVIE Lewis
2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part MOVIE Green Lantern (voice)
2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World MOVIE Snotlout (voice)

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