Jared Leto
Jared Leto is the singer and songwriter behind Thirty Seconds to Mars, making rock records with his brother Shannon alongside a career in film.
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Overview
- Born
- December 26, 1971 · Bossier City, Louisiana
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, musician and actor
- Band
- Thirty Seconds to Mars, formed with Shannon Leto in 1998
- Screen breakout
- My So-Called Life (1994)
- Music breakthrough
- A Beautiful Lie (2005)
- Academy Award
- Supporting actor, Dallas Buyers Club (2014)
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Bossier City, Louisiana, Leto grew up with a mother who encouraged creativity. His early screen breakthrough came with My So-Called Life in 1994, followed by films including Prefontaine and Requiem for a Dream.
The band with his brother.
Jared and Shannon Leto formed Thirty Seconds to Mars in 1998. Their debut arrived in 2002, and A Beautiful Lie brought the band to a wider audience in 2005. Jared is the lead singer and main songwriter; Shannon plays drums.
Songs and images.
The band followed A Beautiful Lie with This Is War, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams, America and It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful Day. Leto also directs music videos, sometimes under the name Bartholomew Cubbins.
On screen.
His performance as Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club earned the 2014 supporting actor Oscar and Golden Globe. More recent roles include Ares in Tron: Ares and Skeletor in Masters of the Universe.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026The Kill (Acoustic)Composer, lyricist, vocalist and producer
- 2026A Beautiful Lie (20 Year Anniversary)Thirty Seconds to Mars · vocals and songwriting
- 2023It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful DayThirty Seconds to Mars · vocals and songwriting
- 2009This Is WarThirty Seconds to Mars · vocals and songwriting
- 2005A Beautiful LieThirty Seconds to Mars · vocals and songwriting
Film
- 2026Masters of the UniverseSkeletor
- 2025Tron: AresAres; producer
- 2013Dallas Buyers ClubRayon
Awards
Quotes
Playing A Beautiful Lie tonight was like opening a time capsule.Jared Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars official show recap
Reflecting on performing the album in full at the Kia Forum in August 2025.
Trivia
- His music video directing credits include the pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbins.
- The video for “A Beautiful Lie” was filmed in Greenland.
- His brother Shannon is also his bandmate in Thirty Seconds to Mars.
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