Looking forward to seeing the Joker's performance in the film.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Leto
Jared Joseph Leto (
/lɛtoʊ/; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and director. After starting his career with television appearances in the early 1990s, Leto 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). Leto played supporting roles in
The Thin Red Line (1998),
Fight Club (1999) and
American Psycho (2000), as well as the lead role in
Urban Legend (1998), and earned critical acclaim after portraying heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in
Requiem for a Dream (2000). He later began focusing increasingly on his music career, returning to acting with
Panic Room (2002),
Alexander (2004),
Lord of War (2005),
Lonely Hearts (2006),
Chapter 27 (2007), and
Mr. Nobody (2009). In 2012, he directed the documentary film
Artifact.
Leto's 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. Leto is considered to be a
method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. He often remains completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedules of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health.
[1] He is also known to be selective about his film roles.
[2]
Leto is the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter for
Thirty Seconds to Mars, a band he formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, with his older brother
Shannon Leto. Their debut album,
30 Seconds to Mars (2002), was released to positive reviews but only to limited success.
[3] 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 and commercial success.
[4] As of September 2014, the band has sold over 15 million albums worldwide.
[5] Leto has also directed music videos, including the
MTV Video Music Award–winning "
The Kill" (2006), "
Kings and Queens" (2009), and "
Up in the Air" (2013).