Justin Theroux

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

Rick and Morty

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Saturday Night Live

The View

Sex and the City

All Movies (50)

• The Devil Wears Prada 22026 · as Benji Barnes
• Seekers of Infinite Love2026
• Fallout: The Ghoul Log2025 · as Robert Edwin House (voice)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2024 · as Rory
• Violet2021 · as The Voice
• False Positive2021 · as Adrian Martin
• Lady and the Tramp2019 · as Tramp (voice)
• Joker2019 · as Ethan Chase (uncredited)
• Camp! The Movie2019 · as Self
• On the Basis of Sex2018 · as Mel Wulf
• Bumblebee2018 · as Dropkick (voice)
• The Spy Who Dumped Me2018 · as Drew
• Mute2018 · as Duck Teddington
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017 · as Master Codebreaker
• The Lego Ninjago Movie2017 · as Garmadon (voice)
• The Girl on the Train2016 · as Tom Watson
• The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short2016 · as Narrator (voice)
• Zoolander 22016 · as Evil DJ
• Wanderlust2012 · as Seth
• Your Highness2011 · as Leezar
• Megamind2010 · as Megaminds's Father (voice)
• Rain of Madness2008 · as Jan Jürgen
• Tropic Thunder2008 · as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
• Lynch 22007 · as Self
• More Things That Happened2007 · as Devon Burke
• The Ten2007 · as Jesus H. Christ
• Broken English2007 · as Nick Gable
• Inland Empire2006 · as Devon Berk / Billy Side
• Return to Rajapur2006
• Miami Vice2006 · as Det. Larry Zito
• Strangers with Candy2006 · as Carlo Honklin
• The Legend of Lucy Keyes2006 · as Guy Cooley
• The Baxter2005 · as Bradley Lake
• The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’2004 · as Self
• Happy End2003 · as Jack
• Duplex2003 · as Coop
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003 · as Seamus O'Grady
• Zoolander2001 · as Evil DJ
• Mulholland Drive2001 · as Adam
• The Sleepy Time Gal2001 · as Rebecca's Boyfriend
• American Psycho2000 · as Timothy Bryce
• The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy2000 · as Marshall
• Sirens1999 · as Officer David Bontempo
• Frogs for Snakes1998 · as Flav Santana
• Dead Broke1998 · as James
• Below Utopia1997 · as Daniel Beckett
• Romy and Michele's High School Reunion1997 · as Cowboy
• Dream House1997 · as Mark Brooks
• I Shot Andy Warhol1996 · as Mark
• Billion Dollar Spy— · as Van Spencer

All TV Shows (34)

• Running Point2025 · as Cam Gordon
• No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski2025 · as Self
• Fallout2024 · as Robert House
• White House Plumbers2023 · as G. Gordon Liddy
• Poker Face2023 · as Iguana / Todd
• Mostra, Venise2022 · as Self
• The Mosquito Coast2021 · as Allie Fox
• Lights Out with David Spade2019 · as Self - Interviewee
• Maniac2018 · as Dr. James K. Mantleray
• At Home with Amy Sedaris2017 · as Colonel Cary Commander
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• The Leftovers2014 · as Kevin Garvey
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Rick and Morty2013 · as Miles Knightly (voice)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Parks and Recreation2009 · as Justin
• John Adams2008 · as John Hancock
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Alias2001 · as Simon Walker
• Six Feet Under2001 · as Joe
• The District2000 · as Nick Pierce
• Sex and the City1998 · as Jared
• Sex and the City1998 · as Vaughn Wysel
• Ally McBeal1997 · as Raymond Brown
• The View1997 · as Self
• Spin City1996 · as Pete
• Central Park West1995
• New York Undercover1994 · as Frankie Stone
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Wild Things— · as Steve Wynn