Jared Leto has become one of Hollywood's most in-demand yet controversial actors. Although he gained fame with roles in films like Fight Club and Requiem For A Dream, he gained a whole new international audience as the frontman of the rock band 30 Seconds Of Mars.He has several accolades to his name, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.“My career has had a nice slow burn,” Leto said in an interview with GQ. “I never woke up one day and all of a sudden my life changed. And I’m grateful for that, because I think it has allowed me the time and space to adjust accordingly, to find out where and how I’m comfortable doing things.”Here are some of Jared Leto's favorite roles he has played in his almost 30-year career.
8 How Jared Leto Connected With Dallas Buyers Club
Dallas Buyers Club was Jared Leto's first role after a six-year hiatus, which he took to make music.
The role was originally written as more of a flamboyant drag queen type, but Leto pushed to play Rayon as a transgender woman. “I thought Rayon would be more of a guy, dressed in pants sometimes,” director Jean-Marc Vallee admits. “But every time he came to set, I’d say, ‘All right. Jesus, you’re sexy, man.’”
“I remember connecting, and reaching out to pick up some lipstick. I put it on and I could kind of see his jaw drop. I undid this big winter jacket and had a pink furry sweater on and pulled it down over my shoulder," Jared Leto said.
Dallas Buyers Club was the first script that Leto had looked at that stage of development — and so far the last. “I haven’t read a script since,” he admitted in 2013, when promoting the film.
7 How Mr. Nobody Changed Jared Leto's Life
In Jaco Van Dormael’s Mr. Nobody, Leto played as a man who exists in infinite timelines, experiencing multiple different realities as he chooses between different past lovers.
“In the film I played 12 different versions of the same person including a 120-year-old man (my favourite part). It was one wild ride,” he described about the drama which also starred Diane Kruger and Sarah Polley
"This movie changed my life. I feel so lucky to have worked with this cast, the director and the crew. There was so much love and support and pride on the set. We had the feeling we were a part of something really special. And I still do," he Tweeted.
6 Jared Leto Believes Movies Like Morbius Keep Cinemas Open
When promoting Morbius, where he played a human scientist-turned vampire, Jared Leto spoke about the importance of comic book movies. He boldly said that without these franchises, theaters would be a thing of the past.
“If it wasn’t for Marvel films, I don’t even know if theaters would exist,” Leto told Variety. “It doesn’t seem like there’s room for everyone, and that starts to become a little heartbreaking.”
“I also have gratitude for these movies because they’re keeping cinema alive,” he added, revealing that going to the cinema as a kid made him fall in love with film. “I know how important that was for me as a kid… escaping to the movies,” he explained. “That cultural experience was quite informative and impactful. I saw movies in theaters that changed my life.”
5 Jared Leto Is Grateful For Requiem For A Dream
Jared Leto, who is known to be a method actor puts a lot of his real life into his movies. “It’s safe to say that every film that I’ve made has changed my life in some degree,” he once plained. “And although you never know what to expect when you make a movie, I knew Requiem [for a Dream] was going to be special from the minute I read the script — and also because of Darren Aronofsky."
"There was just a lot of promise there, and we all went on a journey together that was incredibly intense. It’s a film that left its mark on me, and I’ll always be grateful to Darren for Requiem for a Dream, for the experience of the movie. It was absolutely phenomenal.”
4 What Jared Leto Thought About Working With Brad Pitt On Fight Club
One of Jared Leto's earliest and most recognizable roles was in 1999's Fight Club. He has said that Brad Pitt influenced many of the choices he made on that movie.
"I remember bleaching my hair and my eyebrows white. We did one pass, and I think it was Brad Pitt, he said something about, 'Billy Idol.’ he was like, ‘Blonder!' So we went even whiter with it. I liked being on that set because I got to watch Brad. He’s incredibly loose, naturalistic; always does something very different take to take and that was interesting to see," he said about the experience.
"Everyone on it just kind of felt like we were just getting into trouble and doing something that was potentially special but on the darker side of the universe."
3 Jared Leto Loved The Humor Of House of Gucci
Though Jared Leto has reached some high peaks in his career, he is still willing to take risks. Although his role as Paolo Gucci met criticism for his exaggerated accent and fat, Leto still appreciated the role.
“When I read it, I just fell in love with this character, the idea of playing this part,” Leto told Gold Derby .“I didn’t know what he looked like, what he sounded like. But there was something on the page that I just connected to. I related to that desire he had to be an artist, to share his work with the world, to make something meaningful, and to contribute in a deep and meaningful way to the family, to the business. I loved his passion and his sense of humor.”
“Although there was heart and humor on the page, I have to credit Roberto and Ridley for really taking the cuffs off and letting me lean in with that, especially considering I have a pretty… either dry or bizarre, I don’t know. But my sense of humor may not be everyone’s cup of tea,” Leto explained about making the biopic. The original character wasn't written as a villain, but Leto saw something deeper and connected with Paolo.
“But they really let me go to town. That freedom, that gift to just go in there and create and fail and experiment and really just be alive as an actor was one of the greatest gifts that they gave me.”
2 Jared Leto Was Emotional Working On Blade Runner 2049 With Harrison Ford
Reflecting on his role in Blade Runner 2049, Jared Leto remembered his first day on set was with Harrison Ford. “We finished up the scene. Long shoot day,” the actor revealed to Indiewire. “Very intense…we did the scene a bunch of times. We’re finished up, and they shuffled me off to the side, the AD did. I was standing there alone and someone comes up to me and wraps their arms around me and gives me this huge hug."
Leto plays Niander Wallace, the mysterious CEO of the Wallace Corporation in the sci-fi sequel. The role was actually written in mind for David Bowie.
"A very emotional hug…it felt like there were tears flowing. It was Harrison Ford. It was a special and beautiful moment. I think that he went somewhere really special in that scene and I was so happy to be there with him as he was putting such great work on the screen.”
Leto loved the role so much, he Tweeted about playing the villain in an original story.
1 How Jared Leto Feels About Playing The Joker
Jared Leto's role as The Joker in the DCEU was met with infamy and rumors. There were numerous articles about his behavior on set and whether he took the method acting too far.
“There was definitely a period of… detachment. I took a pretty deep dive,” Leto told Contact Music. “ But this was a unique opportunity and I couldn’t imagine doing it another way. It was fun, playing those psychological games. But at the same time, it was very painful, like giving birth out of my p*** hole.”
Despite the troubles, Jared reprised his role as The Joker in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. “I always loved Zack Snyder, and I think the story behind this Snyder cut is really kind of one for the ages,” he told Stephen Colbert on his talk show. “How what happened around him kind of not finishing the first film.”
“I was just happy to be a part of his dream, and get asked to play The Joker a second time was just a treat,” he added. “It’s one of those roles that’s just incredible.”
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