Justin 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.
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Credits
- 2024 · Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Rory
- 2023 · White House Plumbers as G. Gordon Liddy
- 2022 · Mostra, Venise as Self - "Tapis Rouge" Guest
- 2021 · Violet as The Voice
- 2021 · False Positive as Adrian Martin
- 2021 · The Mosquito Coast as Allie Fox
- 2019 · Lady and the Tramp as Tramp (voice)
- 2019 · Joker as Ethan Chase (uncredited)
- 2019 · Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Interviewee
- 2019 · Camp! The Movie as Self
- 2018 · On the Basis of Sex as Mel Wulf
- 2018 · Bumblebee as Dropkick (voice)
- 2018 · Maniac as Dr. James K. Mantleray
- 2018 · The Spy Who Dumped Me as Drew
- 2018 · Mute as Duck Teddington
- 2017 · Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Master Codebreaker
- 2017 · The Lego Ninjago Movie as Garmadon (voice)
- 2016 · The Girl on the Train as Tom Watson
- 2016 · The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Zoolander 2 as Evil DJ
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · The Leftovers as Kevin Garvey
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Miles Knightly (voice)
- 2012 · Wanderlust as Seth
- 2011 · Your Highness as Leezar
- 2010 · Megamind as Megaminds's Father (voice)
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Justin
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Jan Jürgen
- 2008 · Tropic Thunder as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
- 2008 · John Adams as John Hancock
- 2007 · Broken English as Nick Gable
- 2007 · More Things That Happened as Devon Burke
- 2007 · Lynch 2 as Self
- 2007 · The Ten as Jesus H. Christ
- 2006 · Inland Empire as Devon Berk / Billy Side
- 2006 · Return to Rajapur as
- 2006 · Miami Vice as Det. Larry Zito
- 2006 · Strangers with Candy as Carlo Honklin
- 2006 · The Legend of Lucy Keyes as Guy Cooley
- 2005 · The Baxter as Bradley Lake
- 2004 · The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ as Self
- 2003 · Happy End as Jack
- 2003 · Duplex as Coop
- 2003 · Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Seamus O'Grady
- 2001 · Alias as Simon Walker
- 2001 · Zoolander as Evil DJ
- 2001 · Mulholland Drive as Adam
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Joe
- 2001 · The Sleepy Time Gal as Rebecca's Boyfriend
- 2000 · The District as Nick Pierce
- 2000 · American Psycho as Timothy Bryce
- 2000 · The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy as Marshall
- 1999 · Sirens as Officer David Bontempo
- 1999 · Mulholland Dr. as Adam
- 1998 · Frogs for Snakes as Flav Santana
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Jared
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Vaughn Wysel
- 1998 · Dead Broke as James
- 1997 · Below Utopia as Daniel Beckett
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Raymond Brown
- 1997 · Romy and Michele's High School Reunion as Cowboy
- 1997 · Dream House as Mark Brooks
- 1996 · Spin City as Pete
- 1996 · I Shot Andy Warhol as Mark
- 1995 · Central Park West as
- 1994 · New York Undercover as Frankie Stone
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)