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Aliases: Джастин Теру , 저스틴 서루 , Джастін Теру , Justin Paul Theroux , جاستین ثرو

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA

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Movie Involvements: 39

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The District
Average
7

The District

(2000) Nick Pierce
Six Feet Under
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8

Six Feet Under

(2001) Joe
The Leftovers
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8

The Leftovers

(2014) Kevin Garvey
The Mosquito Coast
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7

The Mosquito Coast

(2021) Allie Fox
Alias
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7

Alias

(2001) Simon Walker
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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7

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

(2017) Master Codebreaker
Joker
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8

Joker

(2019) Ethan Chase (uncredited)
White House Plumbers
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6

White House Plumbers

(2023) G. Gordon Liddy

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Rory
2023 G. Gordon Liddy
2021 The Voice
Adrian Martin
Allie Fox
2019 Tramp (voice)
Ethan Chase (uncredited)
Self - Interviewee
Self
2018 Mel Wulf
Dropkick (voice)
Dr. James K. Mantleray
Drew
Duck Teddington
2017 Master Codebreaker
Garmadon (voice)
2016 Tom Watson
Narrator (voice)
Evil DJ
2015 Self
N/A
Self
2014 Self
Himself
Kevin Garvey
2013 Miles Knightly (voice)
2012 Seth
2011 Leezar
2010 Megaminds's Father (voice)
2009 Justin
2008 Jan Jürgen
UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
John Hancock
2007 Nick Gable
Self
Devon Burke
Jesus H. Christ
2006 Devon Berk / Billy Side
N/A
Det. Larry Zito
Carlo Honklin
Guy Cooley
2005 Bradley Lake
2004 Self
2003 Coop
Seamus O'Grady
Jack
2001 Simon Walker
Evil DJ
Adam Kesher
Joe
Rebecca's Boyfriend
2000 Nick Pierce
Timothy Bryce
Marshall
1999 Officer David Bontempo
Adam
1998 Flav Santana
Jared
Vaughn Wysel
James
1997 Daniel Beckett
Raymond Brown
Cowboy
Mark Brooks
1996 Pete
Mark
1995 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2010 Creative Consultant
2008 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2008 Director
2007 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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