How old was Joaquin Phoenix in his first movie: Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia?

Joaquin Phoenix was 8 in Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia when he played the character 'Robby Ellsworth'.

That was over 40 years ago in 1984.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 49, and has starred in 58 movies in total, 54 of those since Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia, I think Joaquin Phoenix looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Alexander Grasshoff has worked with Joaquin Phoenix just once in his career.
  • Joaquin Phoenix's first movie was as 'Robby Ellsworth' in Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia, released in 1984 when he was 8
  • Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia scores 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

Joaquin Phoenix's other movies