- 2008: Re-teamed with Kate Winslet for "Revolutionary Road," an adaptation of Richard Yates' critically-lauded 1961 novel; directed by Sam Mendes
- 2008: Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (“Revolutionary Road”)
- 2008: Played a CIA operative in Ridley Scott's screen adaptation of "Body of Lies"
- 2007: Narrated (also co-wrote and co-produced) the environmental documentary, "The 11th Hour"
- 2006: Cast in Edward Zwick's "Blood Diamond," as a South African mercenary; received second of two Golden Globe nominations that year for Best Actor; also received SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actor
- 2006: Played an undercover cop posing as a gangster in Martin Scorsese's Mob drama "The Departed"; received first of two Golden Globe nominations that year for Best Actor; earned a SAG nomination for Supporting Actor
- 2004: Portrayed legendary mogul Howard Hughes in the "Aviator"; second collaboration with Scorsese; also served as executive producer; earned Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Picture
- 2002: First collaboration with director Martin Scorsese, the period drama "Gangs of New York"
- 2002: Portrayed Frank Abagnale Jr., the youngest man ever to make the FBI's ten most wanted list in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can"; earned a Best Actor Golden Globe nomination
- 2000: Headlined Danny Boyle's feature adaptation of Alex Garland's backpacker cult classic "The Beach"
- 1998: Played the dual roles of King Louis XIV and his secret twin brother Philippe in "The Man in the Iron Mask"
- 1997: Co-starred with Kate Winslet in James Cameron's Oscar-winning blockbuster "Titanic"; received a Best Actor Golden Globe nomination
- 1996: Played Meryl Streep's emotionally disturbed son in "Marvin's Room"
- 1996: Cast as the male lead, with Claire Danes as Juliet in Baz Luhrmann's modern-day production of "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet"
- 1995: Portrayed writer Jim Caroll in "The Basketball Diaries," which is based on Caroll's book of the same name
- 1995: Played Gene Hackman's alleged son in "The Quick and the Dead"
- 1993: Portrayed the mentally handicapped brother to Johnny Depp in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Supporting Actor
- 1993: Breakthrough role playing the lead role of Toby Wolff in "This Boy's Life," co-starring Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin
- 1991: Cast in a recurring role as Luke, a homeless boy taken in by the Seavers in the ABC sitcom "Growing Pains"
- 1991: Debut film role was in the straight to video "Critters 3"
- 1990: Made TV acting debut on the syndicated Saturday morning revival, "The New Lassie"
- 1990: Cast in the short-lived series based on the movie "Parenthood"
- 1990: Played a teenaged alcoholic on the NBC daytime soap, "Santa Barbara"
- 1988: Signed by an agent at the age of 14
- 1981: Went on first commercial audition at age six
- Grew up in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles
- Will reunite with Scorsese to film "Ashecliffe" (formerly Shutter Island) (lensed 2008)
- Appeared in the educational film "How to Deal With a Parent Who Takes Drugs"
- Was urged by an agent at age nine to change name to Lenny Williams, which DiCaprio rejected




