Julian Assange

Personal Info

Birthday

July 3, 1971

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Also Known As

Julian Paul Hawkins

Julian Paul Assange

Julian Assange

Biography

Julian Paul Assange (/əˈsɑːnʒ/ ə-SAHNZH;[3] né Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, hacker, and cypherpunk activist. He has a previous conviction for hacking, dating back to 1996. He founded WikiLeaks in 2006; the organisation came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. After the 2010 leaks, the United States government launched a criminal investigation into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

Known For

The Simpsons

Snowden's Great Escape

The Assange Story

Filmography

2025
The Six Billion Dollar Man
as Self
2024
The Trust Fall: Julian Assange
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Ithaka
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Julian Assange: The Price of Truth
as Self (archive Footage)
2020
The Assange Story
as (archive)
2019
XY Chelsea
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Panama Papers
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Architects of Denial
as Self - WikiLeaks founder
Free Speech Fear Free
as Self
Hacking Justice
as Self
Risk
as Self
Get Me Roger Stone
as Self (archive footage)
The New Radical
as Himself
2015
Imminent Threat
as Self (archive footage)
Snowden's Great Escape
as Julian Assange
2014
Citizenfour
as Self
Inside the Dark Web
as Himself
2013
Mediastan
as Himself
InRealLife
as Himself
Terms and Conditions May Apply
as Self (archive footage)
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
as Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
A Counter-History of the Internet
as Self
2012
Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies
as Self
Shadows of Liberty
as Self
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
as Self - Founder, WikiLeaks (archive footage)
2011
Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero?
as Self - Chief Editor, Wikileaks
Page One: Inside the New York Times
as Self (archive footage)
2010
WikiRebels
as Himself