Justin Theroux
Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Born: August 10, 1971 (54 years)
Washington, 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.

Movies Directed (2)
Movies as Actor (50)
The Devil Wears Prada 2

The Devil Wears Prada 2

as Benji Barnes

Apr 29, 2026

Seekers of Infinite Love

Seekers of Infinite Love

Mar 12, 2026

Fallout: The Ghoul Log

Fallout: The Ghoul Log

as Robert Edwin House (voice)

Dec 10, 2025

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

as Rory

Sep 4, 2024

Violet

Violet

as The Voice

Oct 29, 2021

False Positive

False Positive

as Adrian Martin

Jun 18, 2021

Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

as Tramp (voice)

Nov 12, 2019

Joker

Joker

as Ethan Chase (uncredited)

Oct 1, 2019

Camp! The Movie

Camp! The Movie

as Self

May 9, 2019

On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

as Mel Wulf

Dec 25, 2018

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

as Dropkick (voice)

Nov 22, 2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me

as Drew

Aug 2, 2018

Mute

Mute

as Duck Teddington

Feb 23, 2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

as Master Codebreaker

Dec 13, 2017

The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

as Garmadon (voice)

Sep 21, 2017

The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

as Tom Watson

Oct 5, 2016

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

as Narrator (voice)

Sep 22, 2016

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

as Evil DJ

Feb 6, 2016

Wanderlust

Wanderlust

as Seth

Feb 23, 2012

Your Highness

Your Highness

as Leezar

Apr 8, 2011

Megamind

Megamind

as Megaminds's Father (voice)

Oct 28, 2010

Rain of Madness

Rain of Madness

as Jan Jürgen

Aug 26, 2008

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)

Aug 9, 2008

Lynch 2

Lynch 2

as Self

Aug 14, 2007

More Things That Happened

More Things That Happened

as Devon Burke

Aug 14, 2007

The Ten

The Ten

as Jesus H. Christ

Aug 3, 2007

Broken English

Broken English

as Nick Gable

Jun 22, 2007

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

as Devon Berk / Billy Side

Dec 6, 2006

Return to Rajapur

Return to Rajapur

Nov 1, 2006

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as Det. Larry Zito

Jul 27, 2006

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

as Carlo Honklin

Jun 28, 2006

The Legend of Lucy Keyes

The Legend of Lucy Keyes

as Guy Cooley

Feb 3, 2006

The Baxter

The Baxter

as Bradley Lake

Aug 26, 2005

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

as Self

Apr 5, 2004

Happy End

Happy End

as Jack

Dec 24, 2003

Duplex

Duplex

as Coop

Sep 26, 2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

as Seamus O'Grady

Jun 25, 2003

Zoolander

Zoolander

as Evil DJ

Sep 28, 2001

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

as Adam

Jun 6, 2001

The Sleepy Time Gal

The Sleepy Time Gal

as Rebecca's Boyfriend

Jan 24, 2001

American Psycho

American Psycho

as Timothy Bryce

Apr 13, 2000

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

as Marshall

Feb 1, 2000

Sirens

Sirens

as Officer David Bontempo

Sep 26, 1999

Frogs for Snakes

Frogs for Snakes

as Flav Santana

Aug 14, 1998

Dead Broke

Dead Broke

as James

Jun 1, 1998

Below Utopia

Below Utopia

as Daniel Beckett

Sep 26, 1997

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

as Cowboy

Apr 25, 1997

Dream House

Dream House

as Mark Brooks

Jan 1, 1997

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol

as Mark

May 1, 1996

Billion Dollar Spy

Billion Dollar Spy

as Van Spencer