
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.
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Acting (45 movies)

Miami Vice
2006

Mulholland Drive
2001

American Psycho
2000

Inland Empire
2006

Lynch 2
2007

Duplex
2003

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997

Zoolander
2001

The Legend of Lucy Keyes
2006

Strangers with Candy
2006

The Baxter
2005

The Ten
2007

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008

Happy End
2003

Megamind
2010

Your Highness
2011

Wanderlust
2012

Return to Rajapur
2006

Below Utopia
1997

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024

Tropic Thunder
2008

The Sleepy Time Gal
2001

More Things That Happened
2007

Sirens
1999

Frogs for Snakes
1998

The Girl on the Train
2016

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
2016

Zoolander 2
2016

The Lego Ninjago Movie
2017

Mute
2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018

On the Basis of Sex
2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017

Dead Broke
1998

Broken English
2007

I Shot Andy Warhol
1996

Lady and the Tramp
2019

Bumblebee
2018

False Positive
2021

Camp! The Movie
2019

Joker
2019

Violet
2021

The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Dedication | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| Tropic Thunder | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Tropic Thunder | 2008 | Screenplay |
| Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | 2008 | Writer |
| Iron Man 2 | 2010 | Screenplay |
| Rock of Ages | 2012 | Screenplay |
| Zoolander 2 | 2016 | Writer |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes | 2021 | Executive Producer |
