Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio is an American film actor and producer known for roles including Titanic and his Academy Award-winning performance in The Revenant. He founded Appian Way Productions and was designated a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change.

Star Mover ranking

Not ranked in Entertainment yet

0 points

Sign in to Move Up

Profile

About Leonardo DiCaprio

Profile information current to 2026-08-23.

United States · Film actor, Film producer

Show full profile Hide full profile

Known for: Film acting; Film and television production; Climate change and environmental conservation
Country: United States

Film actor
Film producer

At a glance

DiCaprio achieved worldwide recognition through Titanic after attracting early attention for films including This Boy's Life and What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
He won the 2016 Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant.
He founded Appian Way Productions, whose work has included feature films and environmental documentaries.
The United Nations designated him a Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change in 2014.

Acting career

Born in Los Angeles in 1974, DiCaprio received favorable attention in 1993 for This Boy's Life, while contemporary reporting also noted his forthcoming appearance in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Titanic brought him worldwide stardom in 1997. He later won the Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant in 2016 and was nominated in the same category for One Battle after Another at the 2026 ceremony.

Production work

DiCaprio founded Appian Way Productions, described by Sony Pictures in 2020 as a film and television company co-run with Jennifer Davisson. Sony identified its productions as including The Revenant, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Aviator, Shutter Island, Virunga and Ice on Fire. The Television Academy lists DiCaprio as an executive producer of Virunga, which was nominated in 2015 for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.

Environmental advocacy and public role

The United Nations designated DiCaprio a Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change in September 2014. A UN biography also states that he founded the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to support biodiversity, habitat conservation and climate-change solutions. As retrieved in August 2026, the UN biography continued to identify him as a Messenger of Peace, although the reviewed materials do not establish whether the designation has a fixed term or renewal process.

Timeline

1974-11-11 Born in Los Angeles, California.
1993 Received early film-industry attention for This Boy's Life while preparing for the release of What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
1997 Starred in Titanic, a role cited as bringing him worldwide stardom.
2014-09-16 Designated a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change.
2016-02-28 Won the Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant at the 88th Academy Awards.
2026-03-15 Nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for One Battle after Another at the 98th Academy Awards.

Additional verified details

Current context

As observed on August 23, 2026, the United Nations biography identified DiCaprio as a United Nations Messenger of Peace for climate change. The designation is documented in a September 16, 2014 UN press release, while the current-status formulation relies on an undated UN biography as retrieved.
The most recent Academy ceremony in the reviewed record, held March 15, 2026, lists DiCaprio as a nominee for Actor in a Leading Role for One Battle after Another.

Biographical facts

His full name is Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio, and he was born on November 11, 1974, in Los Angeles, California.
By 1993, he was receiving favorable attention for This Boy's Life, in which he appeared with Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin.
Sony Pictures described Appian Way Productions as a film and television production company founded by DiCaprio and co-run with Jennifer Davisson.
The Television Academy lists DiCaprio as an executive producer of Virunga, a Netflix documentary associated with Appian Way that received a 2015 Emmy nomination.
A United Nations biography states that DiCaprio founded the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to support biodiversity, habitat conservation and climate-change solutions.

Connections

Affiliations

Affiliations associated with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Appian Way Productions Founder
United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change present
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Founder 1998