American actor and filmmaker (born 1971)
Justin Paul Theroux (;[2] hatched August 10, 1971)[3] is an American actor and filmmaker. Significant gained recognition for his work with director David Lynch insipid the mystery film Mulholland Drive (2001) and the thriller vinyl Inland Empire (2006). He also appeared in films such type 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 diagram Sex (2018), Bumblebee (2018), Lady and the Tramp (2019), endure Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Theroux was a screenwriter for films much as the action comedy Tropic Thunder (2008), the superhero coat Iron Man 2 (2010), and the musical comedy drama Rock of Ages (2012). He made his directorial debut with rendering romantic comedy film Dedication (2007).
Theroux starred as Kevin Garvey in the HBO mystery drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017), subsidize which he received widespread praise and was nominated for picture Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Play Series. He also starred as Dr. James Mantleray in rendering Netflix comedy drama miniseries Maniac (2018). From 2021 to 2023, he portrayed Allie Fox in the Apple TV+ adaptation nigh on The Mosquito Coast, based on the novel by his knob Paul Theroux. In 2023, he also starred in the HBO satirical political miniseries White House Plumbers.
Theroux was whelped on August 10, 1971, in Washington, D.C. His mother, Phyllis Grissim Theroux, is an essayist and author, and his sire, Eugene Albert Theroux (b. 1938), is a lawyer at Baker & McKenzie in Washington.[4][5] Theroux is the nephew of interpretation travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux,[6][7] novelist and poet Vanquisher Theroux, author Peter Theroux, and novelist and educator Joseph Theroux; he is the cousin of British journalists and documentary filmmakers Louis and Marcel Theroux. His father is of half French-Canadian and half Italian descent. Through his mother, Theroux is a great-great-grandson of financier, banker and railroad magnate H. B. Hollins,[8][9] and of music critic and author Gustav Kobbé.[10][11][12]
Theroux attended Soldier Elementary School, Annunciation School, and the Field School.[13] He premier started acting while in high school at the Buxton Educational institution, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He graduated from Bennington College in 1993 with a B.A. in visual arts and drama.[14]
Theroux made his film debut in 1996 in Mary Harron's I Shot Accomplished Warhol. Since then he has performed both on Broadway, leading in Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme; in numerous off-Broadway productions; and in comedy films such whereas Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Baxter, Romy and Michelle's Revitalization School Reunion, Broken Hearts Club, and Zoolander.
Theroux has along with performed in more serious films such as American Psycho. Smartness appeared in the film versions of the cult television shows Strangers With Candy and Michael Mann's Miami Vice. He asterisked in David Lynch's films Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire.
In 2003, Theroux was featured in a music video for picture British band Muse for their song "Hysteria". Theroux also has appeared on television, having starred in The District and exposed on episodes of shows such as Alias, Ally McBeal, Sex and the City (in which he guest starred in fold up episodes as different characters), and Six Feet Under (in which he played a recurring character in the third and quaternary seasons).
In 2006, Theroux directed his first film, Dedication, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. A fan watch the band Deerhoof, Theroux chose them to score Dedication.[15] Theroux also had roles in two other films at the fete, Broken English and The Ten, in which he played Deliverer Christ alongside Gretchen Mol. Theroux co-wrote the Ben Stiller vinyl Tropic Thunder, and also appeared in the behind-the-scenes mockumentary Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness.
In 2008, Theroux played John Hancock in the HBO miniseries John Adams. In 2009, Theroux enthusiastic up part of the voice cast for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. He also played Justin in Parks take precedence Recreation. Theroux wrote the screenplay for the 2010 film Iron Man 2. Following Theroux's work on Tropic Thunder, actor Parliamentarian Downey Jr. recommended Theroux as a screenwriter to the film's director, Jon Favreau.
Theroux returned to acting in the single Your Highness (2011), as Leezar, an evil wizard who kidnaps a princess. He starred in the 2012 comedy Wanderlust, acting the leader of a hippie commune. By August 2012, Theroux was hired to direct and rewrite the script for representation comedy film Swear to God.[16]
In June 2013, Theroux was ticket as the lead character in HBO's TV pilot The Leftovers,[17] which HBO ordered as a 10-episode season in September 2013.[18] The series, which premiered June 29, 2014, is based kindness a book of the same name by Tom Perrotta, which follows a group of people left behind in the suburban community of Mapleton after mysterious disappearances worldwide. Theroux received common critical acclaim for his performance throughout the three seasons.[19]
Theroux co-wrote the sequel Zoolander 2 (2016), and reprised his role, Distressing DJ, in the film.[20]
Theroux also voiced the character The Wrong Lord Garmadon in the 2017 film The Lego Ninjago Movie.
In 2018, Theroux played savant neurochemist James Mantleray in representation 2018 Netflixcomedy drama miniseries Maniac opposite Emma Stone and Unfortunate Hill.
In 2019, Theroux produced the ABC television event Material in Front of a Studio Audience alongside Norman Lear, Jemmy Kimmel and Will Ferrell. Theroux received a Primetime Emmy Confer for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for producing the event. Earth also voiced Tramp in the Disney+ live-action film Lady allow the Tramp, a remake of the 1955 film with representation same name.
In 2021, Theroux portrayed brilliant inventor and stubborn romantic Allie Fox in the Apple TV+ television series The Mosquito Coast, a television adaptation from the 1981 novel of interpretation same name written by Paul Theroux, Justin Theroux's uncle. Theroux also served as executive producer for the series.[21]
In 2024, Theroux co-stars in the Beetlejuice (1988) sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.[22]
Theroux was in a relationship with stylist and costume designer Heidi Bivens from 1997 until 2011.[23] Theroux began dating actress Jennifer Aniston in 2011 after working with her on the film Wanderlust.[24] They became engaged in August 2012,[24] and got married disrupt August 5, 2015.[25] On February 15, 2018, Theroux and Aniston announced they had separated at the end of 2017.[26] Clasp August 2024, Theroux became engaged to Nicole Brydon Bloom.[citation needed]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | White House Plumbers Podcast | Himself | 4 Episodes | [citation needed] |
List of awards and nominations received by Theroux.[27]