Leonardo DiCaprio has had a versatile career on- and off-screen as an actor and philanthropist. The conservationist, climate activist and movie producer is best known for playing scene-stealing characters in some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters and industry-shaping films, such as "Titanic," "Catch Me If You Can," "Inception" and "Killers of the Flower Moon."
Take a look back at his roles and achievements through the years. Here, he attends the "Killers Of The Flower Moon" red carpet event during the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2023.
Gareth Cattermole, Getty ImagesLet's start at the beginning. Before becoming a teenage heartthrob, here's DiCaprio as a young boy (left) with his stepbrother, Adam Ferrer, in Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
Gianfranco Gasparro/Liaison/Getty ImagesLittle Leo starred as Luke Brower on the ABC sitcom "Growing Pains" from 1991 to 1992.
WARNER BROS.He also starred in the 1993 drama "This Boy's Life" alongside Robert De Niro.
Warner Home VideoFor his role as Arnie Grape in 1993's "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" DiCaprio scored his first Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.
Paramount Pictures Home EntertainmentDiCaprio played Jim Carroll in "The Basketball Diaries" in 1995.
JOHN CLIFFORD, NEW LINE CINEMARomeo, oh Romeo. Here's the star with Claire Danes in the beloved 1996 film adaptation, "Romeo + Juliet."
MERRICK MORTON, 20TH CENTURY FOXMeryl Streep played DiCaprio's on-screen mom in "Marvin's Room" (1996).
PHILLIP V. CARUSO, MIRAMAX FILMSHe's on top of the world! DiCaprio's performance in "Titanic" definitely didn't sink. In fact, the James Cameron movie won 11 Oscars in 1998.
Merie Weismiller Wallace, Paramount/20th Century FoxThe "I'm flying" scene in "Titanic" is one of the most iconic in film history.
Courtesy Of Paramount PicturesDon't worry; no Leos were harmed (by John Malkovich) in the making of 1998's "The Man in the Iron Mask."
ETIENNE GEORGE, UNITED ARTISTSDiCaprio also appeared in Woody Allen's "Celebrity" in 1998.
JOHN CLIFFORD, MIRAMAXAnd "The Beach" in 2000.
PETER MOUNTAIN, 20TH CENTURY FOXSteven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can" in 2002 became one of DiCaprio's most notable films.
ANDREW COOPER, DREAMWORKSDiCaprio starred in Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York," which earned 10 Oscar nods in 2003.
MARIO TURSI, MIRAMAX DIMENSIONDiCaprio earned himself another Oscar nomination by playing Howard Hughes in 2004's "The Aviator."
Miramax FilmsLeonardo DiCaprio is pictured in Los Angeles on Dec. 2, 2004, as he promotes the movie "The Aviator."
Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYDiCaprio's role as Danny Archer in 2006's "Blood Diamond" earned him yet another best actor nomination at the Academy Awards.
Jaap Buitendijk, WARNER BROS.DiCaprio, seen here at the 79th Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007, lost out to Forest Whitaker, who won for "The Last King of Scotland."
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYDiCaprio and co-star Russell Crowe are seen promoting their film "Body of Lies" in Los Angeles on Sept. 29, 2008.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYDiCaprio and Kate Winslet teamed up again to tug at your heartstrings in 2008's "Revolutionary Road."
Francois Duhamel, Paramount VantageDiCaprio is seen in New York on Dec. 2, 2008.
Robert Deutsch, USA TODAYDiCaprio worked with Scorsese once again in the 2010 mystery "Shutter Island." Mark Ruffalo also starred in the film.
Andrew Cooper, Paramount PicturesScorsese and DiCaprio are seen here promoting "Shutter Island" in Los Angeles on Jan. 21, 2010.
Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYDiCaprio as Cobb in Christopher Nolan's mind-bending 2010 film "Inception."
Melissa Moseley, Warner Bros. PicturesThe cast was rounded out with Dileep Rao as Yusuf, Tom Hardy as Eames, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur, Elliot Page as Ariadne and Ken Watanabe as Saito.
Stephen Vaughan, Warner Bros. PicturesThe ending had audiences scrambling to figure out: Was it all a dream?
Courtesy Of Warner Bros. PicturesDiCaprio embodied FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in the 2011 biopic "J. Edgar."
Keith Bernstein, Warner Bros.Then he went on to work with Quentin Tarantino in the Oscar-winning "Django Unchained," which came out in 2012.
Andrew Cooper, The Weinstein CompanyDiCaprio took on the role of another famous fictional character, Jay Gatsby, in the F. Scott Fitzgerald book-turned-2013 movie "The Great Gatsby."
Courtesy Of Warner Bros.DiCaprio at the premiere for "The Great Gatsby" on May 1, 2013, in New York City.
DON EMMERT, AFP/Getty ImagesDiCaprio earned an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe for playing Jordan Belfort in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Mary Cybulski, Paramount PicturesDespite being nominated in five categories, "The Wolf of Wall Street" earned zero Oscars in 2014.
Mary Cybulski, Paramount PicturesDiCaprio as Jordan Belfort and Matthew McConaughey as Mark Hanna in a scene from "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Paramount PicturesDiCaprio promotes "The Wolf of Wall Street" in New York on Dec. 15, 2013.
Todd Plitt, USA TODAYHere he is collecting his trophy at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 12, 2014.
Paul Drinkwater/NBCDiCaprio played a frontiersman mauled by a bear and left for dead in 2015's "The Revenant." And it finally won him his very first Oscar.
Kimberley French, Twentieth Century Fox FilmDiCaprio promotes "The Revenant" in Los Angeles on Dec. 17, 2015.
Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYDiCaprio accepts the best actor Oscar for "The Revenant" during the 88th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Robert Deutsch/USA TODAYDiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunite as they arrive on the red carpet during the 88th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 28, 2016, in Hollywood, California.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAYDiCaprio poses with his best actor Oscar for "The Revenant" during the 88th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Dan MacMedan/USA TODAYDiCaprio acted in another award season darling from Tarantino, 2019's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood."
Andrew CooperDiCaprio, who played fading actor Rick Dalton, starred alongside Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth.
Courtesy Of Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentDiCaprio lost out in the best actor category at the 2020 Academy Awards to Joaquin Phoenix, who played the Joker.
Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYDiCaprio joined a star-studded cast, which included Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry and Jennifer Lawrence, in the 2021 Netflix satire from Adam McKay, "Don't Look Up."
NIKO TAVERNISE/NETFLIX, NIKO TAVERNISE/NETFLIXCo-stars DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are seen at the "Don't Look Up" world premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Dec. 5, 2021, in New York City.
Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images For NetflixDiCaprio spoke with Prince Charles (the future King Charles III) while viewing a fashion installation by designer Stella McCartney at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference on Nov. 3, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland.
Owen Humphreys-WPA Pool/Getty ImagesThe actor teamed up again with Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese for 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon." He co-starred with Lily Gladstone in the three-and-a-half-hour film, which is based on David Grann's book about the murders of Osage Nation members, some of whom were newly oil rich in 1920s Oklahoma.
Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesThe Apple TV+ film racked up 10 nominations at the 2024 Academy Awards.
Emma McIntyre, WireImageGladstone portrayed Mollie, a member of the Osage Nation who became involved with a man named Ernest (DiCaprio) as her family and friends started dying mysteriously.
MELINDA SUE GORDONGladstone lost in the best actress category to Emma Stone ("Poor Things"). In fact, the movie ended up zero for 10 at the Oscars.
Melinda Sue Gordon, Apple TV+DiCaprio attends the "Killers Of The Flower Moon" red carpet event during the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2023.
Pascal Le Segretain, Getty ImagesRobert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio attend the "Killers Of The Flower Moon" photo call at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 21, 2023.
Andreas Rentz, Getty ImagesDiCaprio attends the third annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Dec. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Frazer Harrison, Getty ImagesDiCaprio attends the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' third annual gala on Dec. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Emma McIntyre, Getty Images For Academy Museum Of Motion PicturesCo-stars Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio arrive for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 7, 2024.
MICHAEL TRAN, AFP Via Getty ImagesDiCaprio attends the AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Jesse Grant, Getty Images For AFILeonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone attend the AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Jesse Grant, Getty Images For AFI