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Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Acting

Born: August 10, 1971Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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

The Devil Wears Prada 2

2026
Seekers of Infinite Love

Seekers of Infinite Love

2026
Fallout: The Ghoul Log

Fallout: The Ghoul Log

Robert Edwin House (voice)

2025
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Rory

2024
Violet

Violet

The Voice

2021
False Positive

False Positive

Adrian Martin

2021
Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

Tramp (voice)

2019
Joker

Joker

Ethan Chase (uncredited)

2019
Camp! The Movie

Camp! The Movie

Self

2019
On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

Mel Wulf

2018
Bumblebee

Bumblebee

Dropkick (voice)

2018
The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Drew

2018
Mute

Mute

Duck Teddington

2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Master Codebreaker

2017
The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

Garmadon (voice)

2017
The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

Tom Watson

2016
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

Narrator (voice)

2016
Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

Evil DJ

2016
Wanderlust

Wanderlust

Seth

2012
Your Highness

Your Highness

Leezar

2011
Megamind

Megamind

Megaminds's Father (voice)

2010
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Jan Jürgen

2008
Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)

2008
More Things That Happened

More Things That Happened

Devon Burke

2007
Lynch 2

Lynch 2

Self

2007
The Ten

The Ten

Jesus H. Christ

2007
Broken English

Broken English

Nick Gable

2007
Inland Empire

Inland Empire

Devon Berk / Billy Side

2006
Return to Rajapur

Return to Rajapur

2006
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

Det. Larry Zito

2006
Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

Carlo Honklin

2006
The Legend of Lucy Keyes

The Legend of Lucy Keyes

Guy Cooley

2006
The Baxter

The Baxter

Bradley Lake

2005
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

Self

2004
Happy End

Happy End

Jack

2003
Duplex

Duplex

Coop

2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Seamus O'Grady

2003
Zoolander

Zoolander

Evil DJ

2001
Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

Adam

2001
The Sleepy Time Gal

The Sleepy Time Gal

Rebecca's Boyfriend

2001
American Psycho

American Psycho

Timothy Bryce

2000
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

Marshall

2000
Sirens

Sirens

Officer David Bontempo

1999
Frogs for Snakes

Frogs for Snakes

Flav Santana

1998
Dead Broke

Dead Broke

James

1998
Below Utopia

Below Utopia

Daniel Beckett

1997
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Cowboy

1997

Dream House

Mark Brooks

1997
I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol

Mark

1996