Acting
Justin Theroux
EN cinema · 57 credits
Born
10 August 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as Justin Paul Theroux
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.
Known for
Filmography
Billion Dollar Spy
as Van Spencer
Romy and Michele 2
as Clarence
Fallout: The Ghoul Log
as Robert Edwin House (voice)
False Positive
as Adrian Martin
Violet
as The Voice
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Executive Producer
Lady and the Tramp
as Tramp (voice)
Camp! The Movie
as Self
Joker
as Ethan Chase (uncredited)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
Mute
as Duck Teddington
On the Basis of Sex
as Mel Wulf
Bumblebee
as Dropkick (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Garmadon (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Master Codebreaker
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
as Narrator (voice)
Zoolander 2
as Evil DJ, Writer
Wanderlust
as Seth
Rock of Ages
Screenplay
Your Highness
as Leezar
Megamind
as Megaminds's Father (voice), Creative Consultant, Script Consultant
Iron Man 2
Screenplay
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Jan Jürgen, Writer, Director, Creator
Tropic Thunder
as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited), Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay
Lynch 2
as Self
The Ten
as Jesus H. Christ
More Things That Happened
as Devon Burke
Broken English
as Nick Gable
Dedication
Director, Executive Producer
Miami Vice
as Det. Larry Zito
Inland Empire
as Devon Berk / Billy Side
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
as Guy Cooley
Strangers with Candy
as Carlo Honklin
The Baxter
as Bradley Lake
Duplex
as Coop
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Seamus O'Grady
Happy End
as Jack
Mulholland Drive
as Adam
Zoolander
as Evil DJ
The Sleepy Time Gal
as Rebecca's Boyfriend
American Psycho
as Timothy Bryce
Sirens
as Officer David Bontempo
Frogs for Snakes
as Flav Santana
Dead Broke
as James
Below Utopia
as Daniel Beckett
Dream House
1997
Dream House
as Mark Brooks
