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