Justin Theroux
Date of birth: 1971-08-10
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Джастин Теру, 저스틴 서루, Джастін Теру, Justin Paul Theroux, جاستین ثرو
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.
Movie Credits
Miami Vice
2006-07-27
A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detecti
Mulholland Drive
2001-06-06
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigma
American Psycho
2000-04-13
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-wor
Inland Empire
2006-12-06
When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surrea
Lynch 2
2007-08-14
Follow up of the Lynch documentary on the making of Inland Empire. Released as an extra on the Inlan
Duplex
2003-09-26
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000-02-01
A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the deat
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003-06-25
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal infor
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997-04-25
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borro
Zoolander
2001-09-28
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when h
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
2006-02-03
When an urban family moves to a rural New England town with secrets, little do they know that their
Strangers with Candy
2006-06-28
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con
The Baxter
2005-08-26
Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexcitin
The Ten
2007-08-03
Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008-08-26
A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.
Happy End
2003-12-24
Val is 23 years old and full of dreams. She travels to New York to become an actress. She is lonely
Megamind
2010-10-28
After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Me
Your Highness
2011-04-08
A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004-04-05
A short documentary about the making of David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive.
Wanderlust
2012-02-23
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately de
Return to Rajapur
2006-11-01
A doomed love affair blooms against the beautiful and exotic backdrop of the deserts of India in thi
Below Utopia
1997-09-26
Daniel returns to his family's mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His famil
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024-09-04
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still hau
Tropic Thunder
2008-08-09
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning c
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001-01-24
A young woman learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job and goes on a journey to
More Things That Happened
2007-08-14
A collection of deleted scenes from David Lynch's 2006 surrealist horror Inland Empire.
Sirens
1999-09-26
Who can you turn to when protectors become predators? Dana Delany, Keith Carradine, and Brian Denneh
Frogs for Snakes
1998-08-14
A group of unemployed theater actors survive by working as illegal money collectors. The loan shark
The Girl on the Train
2016-10-05
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seem
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
2016-09-22
Master Wu gets into a conflict with Chicken.
Zoolander 2
2016-02-06
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the bus
The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017-09-21
Six young ninjas are tasked with defending their island home of Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted wa
Mute
2018-02-23
A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin a
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018-08-02
A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy
On the Basis of Sex
2018-12-25
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017-12-13
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by
Dead Broke
1998-06-01
A detective investigates a murder that has taken place outside a debt collection agency in Brooklyn.
Broken English
2007-11-22
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has childr
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996-05-01
Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in he
Lady and the Tramp
2019-11-12
The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. La
Bumblebee
2018-11-22
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town.
False Positive
2021-06-18
After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy and Adrian finally find their dream fertili
Camp! The Movie
2019-05-09
At the Met Gala 2019, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Kim Kardashian West, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Celine
Joker
2019-10-01
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos
Dream House
1997-01-01
Two couples accidentally rent the same house for the summer.
Violet
2021-10-29
Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differ
Billion Dollar Spy
Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Adolf Tolkachev, an ordinary man who risk
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026-04-29
Miranda Priestly navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing. She faces