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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-08-10 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Also Known As

Джастин Теру

저스틴 서루

Джастін Теру

Justin Paul Theroux

جاستین ثرو

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

Acting

Miami Vice

2006

Miami Vice

as

Det. Larry Zito

American Psycho

2000

American Psycho

as

Timothy Bryce

Inland Empire

2006

Inland Empire

as

Devon Berk / Billy Side

Lynch 2

2007

Lynch 2

as

Self

Duplex

2003

Duplex

as

Coop

Zoolander

2001

Zoolander

as

Evil DJ

The Legend of Lucy Keyes

2006

The Legend of Lucy Keyes

as

Guy Cooley

Strangers with Candy

2006

Strangers with Candy

as

Carlo Honklin

The Baxter

2005

The Baxter

as

Bradley Lake

The Ten

2007

The Ten

as

Jesus H. Christ

Happy End

2003

Happy End

as

Jack

Megamind

2010

Megamind

as

Megaminds's Father (voice)

Your Highness

2011

Your Highness

as

Leezar

Wanderlust

2012

Wanderlust

as

Seth

Below Utopia

1997

Below Utopia

as

Daniel Beckett

Tropic Thunder

2008

Tropic Thunder

as

UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)

The Sleepy Time Gal

2001

The Sleepy Time Gal

as

Rebecca's Boyfriend

More Things That Happened

2007

More Things That Happened

as

Devon Burke

Sirens

1999

Sirens

as

Officer David Bontempo

Frogs for Snakes

1998

Frogs for Snakes

as

Flav Santana

Mulholland Dr.

1999

Mulholland Dr.

as

Adam

The Girl on the Train

2016

The Girl on the Train

as

Tom Watson

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

2016

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

as

Narrator (voice)

Zoolander 2

2016

Zoolander 2

as

Evil DJ

The Lego Ninjago Movie

2017

The Lego Ninjago Movie

as

Garmadon (voice)

Mute

2018

Mute

as

Duck Teddington

On the Basis of Sex

2018

On the Basis of Sex

as

Mel Wulf

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

as

Master Codebreaker

Dead Broke

1998

Dead Broke

as

James

Broken English

2007

Broken English

as

Nick Gable

Lady and the Tramp

2019

Lady and the Tramp

as

Tramp (voice)

Bumblebee

2018

Bumblebee

as

Dropkick (voice)

False Positive

2021

False Positive

as

Adrian Martin

Camp! The Movie

2019

Camp! The Movie

as

Self

Joker

2019

Joker

as

Ethan Chase (uncredited)

Dream House

1997

Dream House

as

Mark Brooks

Violet

2021

Violet

as

The Voice

Alias

Alias

as

Simon Walker

Spin City

Spin City

as

Pete

John Adams

John Adams

as

John Hancock

Maniac

Maniac

as

Dr. James K. Mantleray

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

as

Miles Knightly (voice)

The Leftovers

The Leftovers

as

Kevin Garvey

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

as

Vaughn Wysel

Lights Out with David Spade

Lights Out with David Spade

as

Self - Interviewee

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers

as

G. Gordon Liddy

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

as

Frankie Stone

Mostra, Venise

Mostra, Venise

as

Self - "Tapis Rouge" Guest

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as

Raymond Brown

The District

The District

as

Nick Pierce

Production

Crew

Directing