Jesse Adam Eisenberg (born October 5, 1983 in Queens, New York) is an American actor. He is known for playing the roles of Walt Berkman in "The Squid and the Whale", James Brennan in "Adventureland", "Columbus" in "Zombieland", Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network", Blu in "Rio" and as Lex Luthor in "" (2016). Eisenberg received an Academy Award nomination for "The Social Network".