Justin Theroux
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 10, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
Justin Paul Theroux (/θəˈroʊ/; born August 10, 1971) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained recognition for his work with director David Lynch in the mystery film Mulholland Drive (2001) and the horror film Inland Empire (2006). He also appeared in films such as Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), American Psycho (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Strangers with Candy (2005), Miami Vice (2006), Wanderlust (2012), The Girl on the Train (2016), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), On the Basis of Sex (2018), Bumblebee (2018), Lady and the Tramp (2019), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Theroux was a screenwriter for films such as the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008), the superhero film Iron Man 2 (2010), and the musical comedy drama Rock of Ages (2012). He made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy film Dedication (2007). Theroux starred as Kevin Garvey in the HBO mystery drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017), for which he received widespread praise and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred as Dr. James Mantleray in the Netflix comedy-drama miniseries Maniac (2018). From 2021 to 2023, he portrayed Allie Fox in the Apple TV+ adaptation of The Mosquito Coast, based on the novel by his uncle Paul Theroux. In 2023, he also starred in the HBO satirical political miniseries White House Plumbers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Theroux, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Billion Dollar Spy
Movie · as Van Spencer
Romy and Michele 2
Movie · as Clarence
Wild Things
TV · as Steve Wynn · 1 ep
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Movie · as Benji
Seekers of Infinite Love
Movie
Fallout: The Ghoul Log
Movie · as Robert Edwin House (voice)
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Running Point
TV · as Cam Gordon · 16 eps
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Movie · as Rory
Fallout
TV · as Robert House · 5 eps
White House Plumbers
TV · as G. Gordon Liddy · 5 eps
Poker Face
TV · as Iguana / Todd · 2 eps
Mostra, Venise
TV · as Self · 1 ep
False Positive
Movie · as Adrian Martin
Violet
Movie · as The Voice
The Mosquito Coast
TV · as Allie Fox · 17 eps
Lady and the Tramp
Movie · as Tramp (voice)
Camp! The Movie
Movie · as Self
Joker
Movie · as Ethan Chase (uncredited)
Lights Out with David Spade
TV · as Self - Interviewee · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mute
Movie · as Duck Teddington
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Movie · as Drew
On the Basis of Sex
Movie · as Mel Wulf
Bumblebee
Movie · as Dropkick (voice)
Maniac
TV · as Dr. James K. Mantleray · 10 eps
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Movie · as Garmadon (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movie · as Master Codebreaker
At Home with Amy Sedaris
TV · as Colonel Cary Commander · 1 ep
The Girl on the Train
Movie · as Tom
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Zoolander 2
Movie · as Evil DJ
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Leftovers
TV · as Kevin Garvey · 28 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Rick and Morty
TV · as Miles Knightly (voice) · 1 ep
Wanderlust
Movie · as Seth
Your Highness
Movie · as Leezar
Megamind
Movie · as Megaminds's Father (voice)
Parks and Recreation
TV · as Justin · 5 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Movie · as Jan Jürgen
Tropic Thunder
Movie · as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
John Adams
TV · as John Hancock · 2 eps
Lynch 2
Movie · as Self
The Ten
Movie · as Jesus H. Christ
More Things That Happened
Movie · as Devon Burke
Broken English
Movie · as Nick Gable
Miami Vice
Movie · as Det. Larry Zito
Inland Empire
Movie · as Devon Berk / Billy Side
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
Movie · as Guy Cooley
Strangers with Candy
Movie · as Carlo Honklin
Return to Rajapur
Movie
The Baxter
Movie · as Bradley Lake
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
Movie · as Self
Duplex
Movie · as Coop
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Movie · as Seamus O'Grady
Happy End
Movie · as Jack
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Mulholland Drive
Movie · as Adam
Zoolander
Movie · as Evil DJ
The Sleepy Time Gal
Movie · as Rebecca's Boyfriend
Six Feet Under
TV · as Joe · 9 eps
Alias
TV · as Simon Walker · 2 eps
American Psycho
Movie · as Timothy Bryce
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Movie · as Marshall
The District
TV · as Nick Pierce · 27 eps
Sirens
Movie · as Officer David Bontempo
Frogs for Snakes
Movie · as Flav Santana
Dead Broke
Movie · as James
Sex and the City
TV · as Jared, Vaughn Wysel · 1 ep
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Movie · as Cowboy
Below Utopia
Movie · as Daniel Beckett
Dream House
Movie · as Mark Brooks
Ally McBeal
TV · as Raymond Brown · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I Shot Andy Warhol
Movie · as Mark
Spin City
TV · as Pete · 1 ep
Central Park West
TV · 1 ep
New York Undercover
TV · as Frankie Stone · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep