Feb. 17, 2026, 1:27 p.m. ET
After a breakout role in “Transformers,” the actor became a Hollywood mainstay, his career spanning major film roles, off-screen controversy and legal troubles.
Scroll for a look through LaBeouf’s career starting with
his attendance at the premiere of “Holes” on April 11, 2003, in Los Angeles.
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“Holes” was one of LaBeouf’s early lead roles. The actor is seen here in a scene with Khleo Thomas.
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In 2005, LaBeouf starred as young amateur golfer Francis Ouimet in “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”
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In 2007, LaBeouf starred alongside Carrie-Anne Moss in “Disturbia,” a thriller about a teenager under house arrest who suspects his neighbor is a killer.
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In 2007, LaBeouf starred with Megan Fox, in the blockbuster “Transformers.”
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LaBeouf photographed outside the iconic Hollywood restaurant Musso and Frank in 2007.
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In 2012, Shia LaBeouf played the youngest of three bootlegging brothers in the Prohibition‑era crime drama “Lawless.”
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Felicity Gilbert, LaBeouf and Stacy Martin in director Lars von Trier’s controversial 2013 two‑part drama “Nymphomaniac.”
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LaBeouf leaving Manhattan Criminal Court on July 24, 2014 in New York City. The actor was charged with criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, and harassment after disturbing a 2014 performance of “Cabaret” at Studio 54 in New York City.
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LaBeouf attends the premiere of “Nymphomaniac Volume I (long version)'” at the 64th Berlinale International Film Festival on Feb. 9, 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
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LaBeouf exits Midtown Community Court on June 27, 2014, in New York. The actor did not enter a plea after being charged with disorderly conduct and harassment.
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In 2014, LaBeouf had an intense supporting role alongside Brad Pitt in the World War II tank drama “Fury.”
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LaBeouf departs Manhattan Criminal Court after facing charges for disorderly conduct and harassment in New York on Sept. 10, 2014.
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LaBeouf attends at special screening on “Fury” on Oct. 16, 2014 in Columbus, Georgia.
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Mia Goth and LeBeouf on the red carpet for “Fury” during the 58th BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 19, 2014.
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LaBeouf appears with his lawyer Robert Gage in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York March 20, 2015.
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LaBeouf attends the premiere of “Love True” during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival on April 16, 2015 in New York City.
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LaBeouf attends a photocall for “Man Down” during the 72nd Venice Film Festival at on Sept. 6, 2015, in Venice, Italy.
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LaBeouf poses for a mugshot photo after he was was arrested for public intoxication on Oct. 9, 2015 in Austin, Texas.
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LaBeouf dances at the “American Honey” premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 15, 2016.
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In 2016’s “American Honey,” LaBeouf stars as Jake, one half of a hypnotic romance. He acts alongside Sasha Lane as Star, in the freewheeling road-trip movie/
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LaBeouf outside the Museum of the Moving Image in New York on Jan. 24, 2017. The actor’s “He Will Not Divide Us” livestream was a protest against President Donald Trump. LaBeouf installed a camera at the museum which ran as a continuous live stream for the duration of Trump’s presidency. The actor invited the public to participate in the project by saying the phrase, “he will not divide us,” into the camera.
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Robert Downey Jr. and LaBeouf pose in the press room during the 23rd annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Nov. 3, 2019. LaBeouf won the Hollywood Breakthrough Screenwriter Award.
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LaBeouf and Alma Har’el attend the premiere of Amazon Studios “Honey Boy” on Nov. 5, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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In 2019, LaBeouf played a drifter helping a young man with Down syndrome chase a wrestling dream in the film “The Peanut Butter Falcon.”
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Also in 2019, Shia LaBeouf starred in “Honey Boy,” a semi‑autobiographical drama he wrote, playing a version of his own father.
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LaBeouf’s attends a screening of the “The Phoenician Scheme” at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2025.
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