Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 10, 1971
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Credits
92 titles
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. 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
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
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 - Interviewee
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)
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Zoolander 2
Evil DJ
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Leftovers
Kevin Garvey
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
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)
Iron Man 2
Screenplay
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Parks and Recreation
Justin
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Jan Jürgen
Tropic Thunder
UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
John Adams
John Hancock
Dedication
Director