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Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Actor and producer, also director · Born December 26, 1971 (54) · Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

Jared Joseph Leto (/ˈlɛtoʊ/; 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared Leto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
December 26, 1971 (54)
From
Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Jared Leto's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Morality
20%
Bonds
16%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Identity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 14 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 13 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 20 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 28 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 28
Shadow
8 of 28
Shapeshifter
3 of 28
Ally
3 of 28
Mentor
2 of 28
Trickster
2 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
20
Dread
11
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Thought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jared Leto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jared Leto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 35 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Masters of the Universe(2026)

    as Skeletor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Journey to Tron: Ares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Tron: Ares(2025)

    Producer · as Ares

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Tron: Ares - A Special Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ares

  • Haunted Mansion(2023)

    as The Hatbox Ghost

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • American Gigolo(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Morbius(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Michael Morbius

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • WeCrashed(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Adam Neumann

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • House of Gucci(2021)

    as Paolo Gucci

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League(2021)

    as The Joker

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Little Things(2021)

    as Albert Sparma

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Day in the Life of America(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Free Solo(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Outsider(2018)

    as Nick Lowell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Blade Runner 2049(2017)

    as Niander Wallace

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 2036: Nexus Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Niander Wallace

  • Suicide Squad(2016)

    as The Joker

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Holy Hell(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Justice League(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bartholomew Cubbins 2006–2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Producer · as Self - Bartholomew Cubbins

  • Dallas Buyers Club(2013)

    as Rayon

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 30 Seconds To Mars: Live in iTunes Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice) / Self

  • Stories We Tell(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Artifact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer · as Self

  • 30 Seconds to Mars | MTV World Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator (voice) / Self

  • Skyline(2010)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Nobody(2009)

    as Nemo Nobody (Adult / Old)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Chapter 27(2007)

    Executive Producer · as Mark David Chapman

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Edge of the Earth featuring 30 Seconds To Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · as Self

  • Lonely Hearts(2006)

    as Ray Fernandez

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Armenian Genocide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Haig Baronian (voice)

  • Lord of War(2005)

    as Vitaly Orlov

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Alexander(2004)

    as Hephaistion

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sol Goode(2003)

    Producer · as Sage (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Panic Room(2002)

    as Junior

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Highway(2002)

    as Jack Hayes

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Requiem for a Dream(2000)

    as Harry Goldfarb

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Sunset Strip(2000)

    as Glen Walker

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • American Psycho(2000)

    as Paul Allen

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Girl, Interrupted(1999)

    as Tobias Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Fight Club(1999)

    as Angel Face

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Black & White(1999)

    as Casey

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Thin Red Line(1998)

    as 2nd Lt. William Whyte

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Urban Legend(1998)

    as Paul Gardener

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Basil(1998)

    as Basil

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Switchback(1997)

    as Lane Dixon

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Prefontaine(1997)

    as Steve Prefontaine

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Last of the High Kings(1996)

    as Frankie Griffin

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • How to Make an American Quilt(1995)

    as Beck

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cool and the Crazy(1994)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • My So-Called Life(1994)

    Show 19 episodes · as Jordan Catalano

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Rebel Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael

  • Almost Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick Aiken

  • Camp Wilder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Torkelsons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick Aiken

  • Assassination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Lunik Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled "The Talented Dr. Gray" Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Dr. Lawrence Gray

  • Untitled Karl Lagerfeld Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Karl Lagerfeld

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles, 55 of them dated from 1991 to 2026; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Suicide Squad (2016)

$749M worldwide

Highest rated

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19912026

Peak 1999 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 59: 44 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting4 of 59: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing11 of 59: 2 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew3 of 59: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

59 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s16 · acting2000s13 · 12 acting · 2 crew2010s15 · 8 acting · 7 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 31% of 32 roles
9500051520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 11 major nominations, 2014–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2021
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
  3. 2014
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Male

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jared Leto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 42 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · director, producer

A Day in the Life of America (2019)

83rd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jared Leto's work okay for kids?

Across up to 26 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles40–89 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity26 titles19–80 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles33–89 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles30–90 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles38–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jared Leto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jared Leto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Donald Sparks shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles