Justin Theroux
Acting
Born: August 10, 1971 (age 55) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Joker
2019
Iron Man 2
2010
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
American Psycho
2000
Rick and Morty
2013
Megamind
2010
Mulholland Drive
2001
Tropic Thunder
2008
Bumblebee
2018
The Girl on the Train
2016
Zoolander
2001
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
Photos (5)
Movies (45)
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Benji
Joker
Ethan Chase (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Master Codebreaker
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Rory
American Psycho
Timothy Bryce
Megamind
Megaminds's Father (voice)
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Garmadon (voice)
Mulholland Drive
Adam
Bumblebee
Dropkick (voice)
Tropic Thunder
UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Seamus O'Grady
The Girl on the Train
Tom Watson
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Drew
Zoolander
Evil DJ
Zoolander 2
Evil DJ
Miami Vice
Det. Larry Zito
Inland Empire
Devon Berk / Billy Side
Lady and the Tramp
Tramp (voice)
Duplex
Coop
Your Highness
Leezar
Mute
Duck Teddington
Wanderlust
Seth
On the Basis of Sex
Mel Wulf
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Cowboy
The Ten
Jesus H. Christ
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Jan Jürgen
Seekers of Infinite Love
2026
False Positive
Adrian Martin
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Marshall
Broken English
Nick Gable
I Shot Andy Warhol
Mark
Strangers with Candy
Carlo Honklin
More Things That Happened
Devon Burke
Violet
The Voice
The Baxter
Bradley Lake
Fallout: The Ghoul Log
Robert Edwin House (voice)
Below Utopia
Daniel Beckett
Sirens
Officer David Bontempo
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
Guy Cooley
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
Narrator (voice)
Happy End
Jack
The Sleepy Time Gal
Rebecca's Boyfriend
Frogs for Snakes
Flav Santana
Dead Broke
James
Return to Rajapur
2006
TV Shows (20)
Rick and Morty
Miles Knightly (voice) · 1 eps
Parks and Recreation
Justin · 5 eps
Sex and the City
Jared · 1 eps
Sex and the City
Vaughn Wysel · 1 eps
Six Feet Under
Joe · 9 eps
Fallout
Robert House · 5 eps
Spin City
Pete · 1 eps
The Leftovers
Kevin Garvey · 28 eps
The District
Nick Pierce · 27 eps
New York Undercover
Frankie Stone · 1 eps
Poker Face
Iguana / Todd · 2 eps
Ally McBeal
Raymond Brown · 1 eps
The Mosquito Coast
Allie Fox · 17 eps
Running Point
Cam Gordon · 16 eps
John Adams
John Hancock · 2 eps
Maniac
Dr. James K. Mantleray · 10 eps
Alias
Simon Walker · 2 eps
White House Plumbers
G. Gordon Liddy · 5 eps
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Colonel Cary Commander · 1 eps
Central Park West
1 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Interviewee · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 2 eps
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Self · 1 eps
Mostra, Venise
Self · 1 eps
Camp! The Movie
Self
Lynch 2
Self
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
Self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (2)
Writing (7)
Producing (7)
The Mosquito Coast
Executive Producer
Tropic Thunder
Executive Producer
White House Plumbers
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
Dedication
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Executive Producer