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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 10, 1971
Place of Birth:
Washington, D.C., USA
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Justin Theroux
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Rory |
| 2021 | False Positive | Adrian Martin |
| 2021 | Violet | The Voice |
| 2019 | Lady and the Tramp | Tramp (voice) |
| 2019 | Camp! The Movie | Self |
| 2019 | Joker | Ethan Chase (uncredited) |
| 2018 | Mute | Duck Teddington |
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Drew |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Mel Wulf |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | Dropkick (voice) |
| 2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | Garmadon (voice) |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Master Codebreaker |
| 2016 | The Girl on the Train | Tom Watson |
| 2016 | The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short | Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | Evil DJ |
| 2012 | Wanderlust | Seth |
| 2011 | Your Highness | Leezar |
| 2010 | Megamind | Megaminds's Father (voice) |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Jan Jürgen |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Lynch 2 | Self |
| 2007 | The Ten | Jesus H. Christ |
| 2007 | More Things That Happened | Devon Burke |
| 2007 | Broken English | Nick Gable |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | Det. Larry Zito |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Devon Berk / Billy Side |
| 2006 | The Legend of Lucy Keyes | Guy Cooley |
| 2006 | Strangers with Candy | Carlo Honklin |
| 2006 | Return to Rajapur | |
| 2005 | The Baxter | Bradley Lake |
| 2004 | The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ | Self |
| 2003 | Duplex | Coop |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Seamus O'Grady |
| 2003 | Happy End | Jack |
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive | Adam |
| 2001 | Zoolander | Evil DJ |
| 2001 | The Sleepy Time Gal | Rebecca's Boyfriend |
| 2000 | American Psycho | Timothy Bryce |
| 2000 | The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | Marshall |
| 1999 | Sirens | Officer David Bontempo |
| 1999 | Mulholland Dr. | Adam |
| 1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Flav Santana |
| 1998 | Dead Broke | James |
| 1997 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Cowboy |
| 1997 | Below Utopia | Daniel Beckett |
| 1997 | Dream House | Mark Brooks |
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Mark |
| Billion Dollar Spy | Van Spencer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski | Self |
| 2023 | White House Plumbers | G. Gordon Liddy |
| 2022 | Mostra, Venise | Self - "Tapis Rouge" Guest |
| 2021 | The Mosquito Coast | Allie Fox |
| 2019 | Lights Out with David Spade | Self - Interviewee |
| 2018 | Maniac | Dr. James K. Mantleray |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2014 | The Leftovers | Kevin Garvey |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Miles Knightly (voice) |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Justin |
| 2008 | John Adams | John Hancock |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Joe |
| 2001 | Alias | Simon Walker |
| 2000 | The District | Nick Pierce |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Jared |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Vaughn Wysel |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Raymond Brown |
| 1996 | Spin City | Pete |
| 1995 | Central Park West | |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Frankie Stone |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |