Joaquin Phoenix is an Academy Award nominated, Grammy Award and Golden Globe-winning film actor from Puero Rico. He’s the younger brothr of the late River Phoenix. His first acting jobs were small roles in two TV shows with River: Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. His big-screen debut was the role of Max in Space Camp. He withdrew from acting for a while to travel around South America with his father but he came back to the public eye after the tragic death of his brother, River. A year later, upon the insistence of his friends, he went back to acting. Joaquin Phoenix is best known for his role of Commodus in Gladiator and Johnny Cash in Walk the Line.