Julia Stiles made her debut in the American children's mystery television series ‘Ghostwriter’ in 1993. She played the role of ‘Erica Dansby’ and remained a part of the series until 1994. She went on to make her big-screen debut in the 1996 American romantic drama film ‘I Love You, I Love You Not’ directed by Billy Hopkins. She next starred in films like ‘The Devil's Own’ (1997), ‘Before Women Had Wings’ (1997), ‘Wicked’ (1998), ‘Wide Awake’ (1998), and ‘The '60s’ (1999). In 1999, she starred as ‘Kat Stratford’ in the American romantic comedy film ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ directed by Gil Junger. The film received a positive response from critics and grossed over $60.4 million on a budget of $13 million. Stiles also received the ‘Chicago Film Critics Association Award’ and ‘MTV Movie Award’ for her performance in the film. The following year, she played the role of ‘Imogen’ in the American romantic comedy film ‘Down to You’ directed by Kris Isacsson. The film was panned by critics and performed poorly at the box office. That same year, she also appeared in the David Mamet-directed comedy film ‘State and Main.’ The film received a positive response from critics.
She continued to star in films like ‘Save the Last Dance’ (2001), ‘The Business of Strangers’ (2001), ‘The Bourne Identity’ (2002), ‘A Guy Thing’ (2003), ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ (2003), ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ (2004), ‘Edmond’ (2005), ‘The Omen’ (2006), ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ (2007), ‘Gospel Hill’ (2008), and ‘Passage’ (2009). In 2012, she portrayed Veronica in the American romantic comedy-drama film ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ directed by David O. Russell. The film was lauded by critics and received 8 Academy Award nominations. It was also a major commercial success and grossed over $236.4 million on a $21 million budget. She was next starred in films such as ‘Between Us’ (2013), ‘Closed Circuit’ (2013), ‘Out of the Dark’ (2014), ‘The Great Gilly Hopkins’ (2015), ‘Blackway’ (2015), ‘Jason Bourne’ (2016), ‘11:55’ (2016), ‘Trouble’ (2017), and ‘Hustlers’ (2019. She was last seen in the 2021 American drama film ‘The God Committee’ directed by Austin Stark. Stiles is all set to appear in the upcoming American horror film ‘Orphan: First Kill.’