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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.

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From Washington, D.C., USA

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53 Credits

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Joker 2019
Ethan Chase (uncredited)
Megamind 2010
Megaminds's Father (voice), Creative Consultant
Tropic Thunder 2008
UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited), Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story
Bumblebee 2018
Dropkick (voice)
Zoolander 2 2016
Evil DJ, Writer
Miami Vice 2006
Det. Larry Zito

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2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Rory

2021 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes Executive Producer

2021 Violet as The Voice

2021 False Positive as Adrian Martin

2019 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" Executive Producer

2019 Lady and the Tramp as Tramp (voice)

2019 Joker as Ethan Chase (uncredited)

2019 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" Executive Producer

2019 Camp! The Movie as Self

2018 On the Basis of Sex as Mel Wulf

2018 Bumblebee as Dropkick (voice)

2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me as Drew

2018 Mute as Duck Teddington

2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Master Codebreaker

2017 The Lego Ninjago Movie as Garmadon (voice)

2016 The Girl on the Train as Tom Watson

2016 The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short as Narrator (voice)

2016 Zoolander 2 as Evil DJ Writer

2012 Rock of Ages Screenplay

2012 Wanderlust as Seth

2011 Your Highness as Leezar

2010 Megamind as Megaminds's Father (voice) Creative Consultant

2010 Iron Man 2 Screenplay

2008 Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness as Jan Jürgen Director, Writer, Creator

2008 Tropic Thunder as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited) Screenplay, Executive Producer, Story

2007 Broken English as Nick Gable

2007 Dedication Director, Executive Producer

2007 More Things That Happened as Devon Burke

2007 Lynch 2 as Self

2007 The Ten as Jesus H. Christ

2006 Inland Empire as Devon Berk / Billy Side

2006 Return to Rajapur

2006 Miami Vice as Det. Larry Zito

2006 Strangers with Candy as Carlo Honklin

2006 The Legend of Lucy Keyes as Guy Cooley

2005 The Baxter as Bradley Lake

2004 The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ as Self

2003 Happy End as Jack

2003 Duplex as Coop

2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Seamus O'Grady

2001 Zoolander as Evil DJ

2001 Mulholland Drive as Adam

2001 The Sleepy Time Gal as Rebecca's Boyfriend

2000 American Psycho as Timothy Bryce

2000 The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy as Marshall

1999 Sirens as Officer David Bontempo

1999 Mulholland Dr. as Adam

1998 Frogs for Snakes as Flav Santana

1998 Dead Broke as James

1997 Below Utopia as Daniel Beckett

1997 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion as Cowboy

1997 Dream House as Mark Brooks

1996 I Shot Andy Warhol as Mark

Genres

7.38 History 1

7.02 TV Movie 4

6.80 Documentary 1

6.72 Family 4

6.71 Mystery 6

6.70 Drama 20

6.70 War 1

6.64 Animation 3

6.58 Science Fiction 5

6.43 Fantasy 3

6.32 Romance 8

6.30 Horror 5

6.28 Action 12

6.24 Thriller 12

6.21 Music 1

6.18 Adventure 9

6.13 Crime 5

5.98 Comedy 28