In The Social Network (2010), which actor plays computer programmer Eduardo Saverin?

In The Social Network (2010), Andrew Garfield plays computer programmer Eduardo Saverin.

Saverin is portrayed as Mark Zuckerberg’s friend and early Facebook collaborator. The film follows the founding of Facebook at Harvard University and the disputes that followed, including Saverin’s conflict with Zuckerberg over ownership and control. Garfield’s performance presents Saverin as both a business partner and a personally betrayed friend.

The film was directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. Jesse Eisenberg plays Zuckerberg, while Justin Timberlake plays Sean Parker. The screenplay draws on Ben Mezrich’s 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires and uses dramatized dialogue and scenes.

A common mix-up is confusing Garfield with Eisenberg: Garfield plays Saverin, while Eisenberg plays Zuckerberg. The real Saverin later became a billionaire investor and renounced his United States citizenship in 2011.