First known for his role as dimwitted dreamboat Jordan Catalano in the Emmy-nominated "My So-Called Life," Jared Leto has spent much of his career trying to shed the heartthrob image by taking on physically demanding roles in dark films -- including Requiem for a Dream (2000), for which he lost nearly 30 pounds.Born Dec. 26, 1971, in Bossier City, La., Leto studied filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts in New York before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Leto earned critical acclaim playing the title role in 1997's Prefontaine, followed in quick succession by roles in Girl, Interrupted, American Psycho and David Fincher's Fight Club and Panic Room.
After co-starring in Oliver Stone's big-budget epic Alexander (2004), Leto took on another transformative role, gaining 60 pounds to play assassin Mark David Chapman in Chapter 27.
Requiem for a DreamA widow's growing dependence on amphetamines and a self-help television show parallels the struggles of her heroin-addicted son and his girlfriend and friend in Darren Aronofsky's bleak drama. Read More
PrefontaineOregon distance runner Steve Prefontaine was young, determined, seemingly unbeatable and bound for Olympic glory. But what he became in that quest for greatness has made him one of the biggest and most tragic sports stars in America. With the style of a documentary and the passion of a sports... Read More
Urban LegendThree students (Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto and Joshua Jackson) at an ivy-covered New England college dismiss a series of grisly murders similar to scary campus legends that have haunted students for years, considering them merely coincidental. But their pal Natalie (Alicia Witt), who has witnessed... Read More
HighwayIn 1994, two 19-year-olds (Jared Leto and Jake Gyllenhaal) with a couple of hoods hot on their tail flee Las Vegas and head to Seattle. Along the way, they pick up an abused prostitute (Selma Blair) and soon find themselves amidst thousands of grieving fans at a vigil following the death of grunge... Read More
Chapter 27Singer-songwriter-activist John Lennon was shot by the deranged Mark David Chapman (Jared Leto) on December 8, 1980, in New York City. Jarrett Schaeffer's film paints a portrait of Chapman and the three days leading up to the tragic murder. When Chapman's obsession with J.D. Salinger's The... Read More
Mr. Nobody (2009) | NR | |
Chapter 27 (2007) | R | |
Lonely Hearts (2006) | R | |
NR | ||
Lord of War (2005) | R | |
Alexander: Director's Cut (2004) | R | |
Alexander: Theatrical Cut (2004) | R | |
Panic Room (2002) | R | |
Highway (2002) | R | |
Sol Goode (2001) | R | |
American Psycho (2000) | UR | |
Requiem for a Dream (2000) | UR | |
Girl, Interrupted (1999) | R | |
R | ||
Black and White (1999) | R | |
Urban Legend (1998) | R | |
Basil (1998) | R | |
Prefontaine (1997) | PG-13 | |
Switchback (1997) | R | |
R | ||
PG-13 | ||
My So-Called Life (1994) | NR | |
Cool and the Crazy (1994) | R | |
NR | ||
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