Jesse Eisenberg made his screen debut in the American comedy-drama series ‘Get Real’ in 1999. He played the role of ‘Kenny Green’ and remained a part of the show until it went off-air in 2000. He went on to make his film debut in the 2002 American comedy-drama ‘Roger Dodger’ directed by Dylan Kidd. Even though the film garnered praise from critics, it failed to perform at the box office. That same year, he also starred in the Michael Hoffman-directed American drama film ‘The Emperor's Club.’ The film received a mixed response from critics. He next starred in films like ‘The Village’ (2004), ‘The Squid and the Whale’ (2005), ‘Cursed’ (2005), ‘The Education of Charlie Banks’ (2007), and ‘The Hunting Party’ (2007). In 2009, he played the role of ‘Columbus’ in the American zombie comedy film ‘Zombieland’ directed by Ruben Fleischer. The film opened to a positive critical reception and was a major commercial success, grossing over $102.4 million on a budget of $23.6 million. The following year, he portrayed ‘Mark Zuckerberg’ in the David Fincher-directed American biographical drama film ‘The Social Network.’ The film opened to critical acclaim and made big numbers at the box office, grossing over $224.9 million on a $40 million budget. Eisenberg also earned several award nominations, including the Academy Award nomination, for his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in the film.
He went on to star in films like ‘Rio’ (2011), ‘Why Stop Now’ (2012), ‘Now You See Me’ (2013), ‘The Double’ (2013), ‘Rio 2’ (2014), ‘The End of the Tour’ (2015), ‘American Ultra’ (2015), ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ (2016), ‘Now You See Me 2’ (2016), ‘Justice League’ (2017), ‘The Hummingbird Project’ (2018), ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ (2019), and ‘Resistance’ (2020). In 2021, he starred as ‘Jerry’ in the American thriller film ‘Wild Indian’ directed by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. The film received a positive response from critics. In 2022, he made his directorial debut in the American comedy-drama film ‘When You Finish Saving the World.’ The film saw its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and was warmly received by the critics.