Justin Theroux
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1971-08-10 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- Justin Paul 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (32)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Rick and Morty
2013
as Miles Knightly (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The View
1997
as Self
Sex and the City
1998
as Jared / Vaughn Wysel
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Justin
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Six Feet Under
2001
as Joe
Fallout
2024
as Robert House
Spin City
1996
as Pete
The Leftovers
2014
as Kevin Garvey
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The District
2000
as Nick Pierce
Poker Face
2023
as Iguana / Todd
New York Undercover
1994
as Frankie Stone
Ally McBeal
1997
as Raymond Brown
Running Point
2025
as Cam Gordon
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Interviewee
The Mosquito Coast
2021
as Allie Fox
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Alias
2001
as Simon Walker
John Adams
2008
as John Hancock
Maniac
2018
as Dr. James K. Mantleray
Central Park West
1995
White House Plumbers
2023
as G. Gordon Liddy
At Home with Amy Sedaris
2017
as Colonel Cary Commander
Mostra, Venise
2022
as Self
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
2025
as Self
Wild Things
as Steve Wynn
Movies (50)
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
as Benji Barnes
Joker
2019
as Ethan Chase (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Master Codebreaker
American Psycho
2000
as Timothy Bryce
Megamind
2010
as Megaminds's Father (voice)
Bumblebee
2018
as Dropkick (voice)
Mulholland Drive
2001
as Adam
Tropic Thunder
2008
as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
as Rory
The Girl on the Train
2016
as Tom Watson
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Seamus O'Grady
Zoolander
2001
as Evil DJ
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017
as Garmadon (voice)
Miami Vice
2006
as Det. Larry Zito
Zoolander 2
2016
as Evil DJ
Inland Empire
2006
as Devon Berk / Billy Side
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018
as Drew
Lady and the Tramp
2019
as Tramp (voice)
Your Highness
2011
as Leezar
Duplex
2003
as Coop
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997
as Cowboy
Mute
2018
as Duck Teddington
Wanderlust
2012
as Seth
On the Basis of Sex
2018
as Mel Wulf
The Ten
2007
as Jesus H. Christ
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
as Marshall
Violet
2021
as The Voice
False Positive
2021
as Adrian Martin
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
as Mark
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008
as Jan Jürgen
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Broken English
2007
as Nick Gable
The Baxter
2005
as Bradley Lake
Strangers with Candy
2006
as Carlo Honklin
Billion Dollar Spy
as Van Spencer
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
2006
as Guy Cooley
Frogs for Snakes
1998
as Flav Santana
Camp! The Movie
2019
as Self
Below Utopia
1997
as Daniel Beckett
Seekers of Infinite Love
2026
Happy End
2003
as Jack
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001
as Rebecca's Boyfriend
More Things That Happened
2007
as Devon Burke
Sirens
1999
as Officer David Bontempo
Fallout: The Ghoul Log
2025
as Robert Edwin House (voice)
Lynch 2
2007
as Self
Dead Broke
1998
as James
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004
as Self
Return to Rajapur
2006
Dream House
1997
as Mark Brooks
About 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 (20… With 82 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Justin Theroux has appeared in 50 films and 32 TV shows.
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- The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) — as Benji Barnes
- Joker (2019) — as Ethan Chase (uncredited)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — as Master Codebreaker
- American Psycho (2000) — as Timothy Bryce
- Megamind (2010) — as Megaminds's Father (voice)
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