<Ul> <Li> Universal </Li> <Li> Virgin </Li> <Li> EMI </Li> <Li> Immortal </Li> </Ul> <Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Thirty Seconds to Mars </Td> </Tr> <P> Jared Joseph Leto (/ ˈlɛtoʊ /; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, musician, 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 . In 2016, he played the DC Comics supervillain Joker in the DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad . In 2017, he played Niander Wallace in the neo-noir science fiction film Blade Runner 2049, sequel to the 1982 cult classic film . </P> <P> 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 . He is also known to be selective about his film roles . </P>

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