Acting credits
84
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Justin Theroux
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.8
Moderate attention
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Movies: 57Series: 33Crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 15009
IMDb ID: nm0857620
Known for: Acting
Born: August 10, 1971
Age: 55
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.45
Wikidata: Q316596
Also known as
Justin Paul Theroux
Other jobs
Executive Producer (6)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Creative Consultant (1)Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Justin Theroux.
The Devil Wears Prada 2
as Benji
2026 Movie
Seekers of Infinite Love
2026 Movie
Fallout: The Ghoul Log
as Robert Edwin House (voice)
2025 Movie
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Rory
2024 Movie
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
Violet
as The Voice
2021 Movie
False Positive
as Adrian Martin
2021 Movie
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Lady and the Tramp
as Tramp (voice)
2019 Movie
Joker
as Ethan Chase (uncredited)
2019 Movie
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Camp! The Movie
as Self
2019 Movie
On the Basis of Sex
as Mel Wulf
2018 Movie
Bumblebee
as Dropkick (voice)
2018 Movie
The Spy Who Dumped Me
as Drew
2018 Movie
Mute
as Duck Teddington
2018 Movie
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Master Codebreaker
2017 Movie
The Lego Ninjago Movie
as Garmadon (voice)
2017 Movie
The Girl on the Train
as Tom Watson
2016 Movie
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
as Narrator (voice)
2016 Movie
Zoolander 2
as Evil DJ
2016 Movie
Rock of Ages
Screenplay
2012 Movie
Wanderlust
as Seth
2012 Movie
Your Highness
as Leezar
2011 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Justin Theroux.
Running Point
as Cam Gordon • 16 eps
2025 Series
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
Fallout
as Robert House • 5 eps
2024 Series
White House Plumbers
as G. Gordon Liddy • 5 eps
2023 Series
Poker Face
as Iguana / Todd • 2 eps
2023 Series
Mostra, Venise
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
The Mosquito Coast
as Allie Fox • 17 eps
2021 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Interviewee • 1 eps
2019 Series
Maniac
as Dr. James K. Mantleray • 10 eps
2018 Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
as Colonel Cary Commander • 1 eps
2017 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2015 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Leftovers
as Kevin Garvey • 28 eps
2014 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Rick and Morty
as Miles Knightly (voice) • 1 eps
2013 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
Parks and Recreation
as Justin • 5 eps
2009 Series
John Adams
as John Hancock • 2 eps
2008 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 2 eps
2003 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2003 Series
Alias
as Simon Walker • 2 eps
2001 Series
Six Feet Under
as Joe • 9 eps
2001 Series