From family-friendly comedies to intense thrillers, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has starred in pictures of all kinds -- mainstream, independent and digital. We recap some of the actor’s film highlights. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Gordon-Levitt worked for several years as a child actor before landing his big break as Tommy Solomon on NBC’s comedy, “3rd Rock From the Sun.” His role earned him two Hollywood Reporter Young Star Awards. The program won three Screen Actors Guild Awards for performance by an ensemble in a comedy series. It featured French Stewart, from back left, Kristen Johnston, John Lithgow and Jane Curtain. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
In Gordon-Levitt’s first intense dramatic role, he plays a troublemaker who suffers from sudden and violent outbursts. As Lyle Jensen, Gordon-Levitt finds himself in a juvenile wing of a mental institution among other youths with serious problems. (Jamie Midgley / AP )
Gordon-Levitt is the writer, director and star behind comedy “Don Jon” featuring Scarlett Johansson. Gordon-Levitt plays a Lothario addicted to porn but finds himself learning about real love when he meets a woman obsessed with the idea of it. (Daniel McFadden / Relativity Media)
