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My Take
Emile Hirsch gave one of the defining performances of the 2000s in Into the Wild, disappearing so completely into Chris McCandless that the film still unsettles me. My take is that he is a character actor born into a leading man's career window, happiest dissolving into ensembles like Lords of Dogtown, Lone Survivor, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood rather than carrying franchises. Speed Racer, his big swing at blockbuster stardom, flopped and then became a cult favorite, which feels fitting. Directors keep calling because he commits without ego, and he has quietly built one of his generation's more interesting filmographies.
Overview
Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor. His portrayal of Chris McCandless in Into the Wild (2007) earned him acclaim and multiple award nominations. Other notable roles include The Girl Next Door (2004), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Speed Racer (2008), Milk (2008), Lone Survivor (2013), The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016), The Chinese Widow (2017), An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emile Hirsch
- Name (Japanese)
- エミール・ハーシュ
- Reading
- えみーる・はーしゅ
- Born
- March 13, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Topanga, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Speed Racer | — | |
| Notable work | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | — | |
| Notable work | An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn | — | |
| Notable work | Lone Survivor | — | |
| Notable work | Alpha Dog | — | |
| Notable work | Lords of Dogtown | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.