Emile Davenport Hirsch made his acting debut in the "Romeo and Juliet" episode of the American television series āKindred: The Embracedā in 1996. He next appeared in several television series and shows such as ā3rd Rock from the Sunā (1997), āPlayersā (1998), āGargantuaā (1998), āSabrina, the Teenage Witchā (1999), and āERā (1999), before making his big-screen debut in the 2002 American comedy-drama film āThe Dangerous Lives of Altar Boysā directed by Peter Care. The film was based on Chris Fuhrman's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel of the same name and received positive reviews from critics. That same year, Hirsch also starred as āSedgewick Bellā in the drama film āThe Emperor's Clubā for which he earned the āYoung Artist Awardā nomination for āBest Performance in a Feature Film ā Supporting Young Actor.āĀ
Thereafter, he starred in films like āThe Mudge Boyā (2003), āThe Girl Next Doorā (2004), āLords of Dogtownā (2005), āAlpha Dogā (2006), and āThe Air I Breatheā (2007). In 2007, he starred in the American biographical adventure drama film āInto the Wildā directed by Sean Penn. He portrayed āChris McCandlessā in the film which earned him several award nominations, including 2 āScreen Actors Guild Awardā nominations. The following year, he appeared in the sports action-comedy film āSpeed Racer.ā While the film failed to garner success at the time of its release, it amassed a strong cult following in the subsequent years.Ā
In 2013, Hirsch portrayed āGunner's mate Second Class Danny Dietzā in the American biographical war film āLone Survivor.ā The film received rave reviews upon release and was a major box office success. HeĀ next appeared in films like āTen Thousand Saintsā (2015), āVincent N Roxxyā (2016), āI Am Heath Ledgerā (2017), āThe Chinese Widowā (2017), āAn Evening with Beverly Luff Linnā (2018), āThe Outsiderā (2018), āOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodā (2019), and āThe Comeback Trailā (2020). Hirsch was last seen in the 2021 neo-noir film āAmerican Nightā directed by Alessio Della Valle. The film garnered positive reviews from critics. He is all set to appear in the upcoming American psychological thriller film āThe Immaculate Room.ā He will also be seen in the upcoming horror film āDigā directed by K. Asher Levin.