Justin Theroux
- Acting
- August 10, 1971 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 · Benji
- Seekers of Infinite Love
- Fallout: The Ghoul Log · Robert Edwin House (Voice)
- Running Point · Cam Gordon
- No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski · Self
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice · Rory
- Fallout · Robert House
- White House Plumbers · G. Gordon Liddy, Executive producer
- Poker Face · Iguana / Todd
- Mostra, Venise · Self
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes · Executive producer
- Violet · The Voice
- False Positive · Adrian Martin
- The Mosquito Coast · Allie Fox, Executive producer
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" · Executive producer
- Lady and the Tramp · Tramp (Voice)
- Joker · Ethan Chase (uncredited)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Lights Out with David Spade · Self
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" · Executive producer
- Camp! The Movie · Self
- On the Basis of Sex · Mel Wulf
- Bumblebee · Dropkick (Voice)
- Maniac · Dr. James K. Mantleray
- The Spy Who Dumped Me · Drew
- Mute · Duck Teddington
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi · Master Codebreaker
- At Home with Amy Sedaris · Colonel Cary Commander
- The Lego Ninjago Movie · Garmadon (Voice)
- The Girl on the Train · Tom Watson
- The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short · Narrator (Voice)
- Zoolander 2 · Evil DJ, Writer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- The Leftovers · Kevin Garvey
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Rick and Morty · Miles Knightly (Voice)
- Rock of Ages · Screenplay
- Wanderlust · Seth
- Your Highness · Leezar
- Megamind · Megaminds's Father (Voice), Creative Consultant
- Iron Man 2 · Screenplay
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Parks and Recreation · Justin
- Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness · Jan Jürgen, Writer
- Tropic Thunder · UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited), Executive producer
- John Adams · John Hancock
- Dedication · Director, Executive producer
- Lynch 2 · Self
- More Things That Happened · Devon Burke
- The Ten · Jesus H. Christ
- Broken English · Nick Gable
- Inland Empire · Devon Berk / Billy Side
- Return to Rajapur
- Miami Vice · Det. Larry Zito
- Strangers with Candy · Carlo Honklin
- The Legend of Lucy Keyes · Guy Cooley
- The Baxter · Bradley Lake
- The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ · Self
- Happy End · Jack
- Duplex · Coop
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle · Seamus O'Grady
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Alias · Simon Walker
- Zoolander · Evil DJ
- Mulholland Drive · Adam
- Six Feet Under · Joe
- The Sleepy Time Gal · Rebecca's Boyfriend
- The District · Nick Pierce
- American Psycho · Timothy Bryce
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy · Marshall
- Sirens · Officer David Bontempo
- Frogs for Snakes · Flav Santana
- Sex and the City · Jared, Vaughn Wysel
- Dead Broke · James
- Below Utopia · Daniel Beckett
- Ally McBeal · Raymond Brown
- The View · Self