Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

1971-08-10 Washington, D.C., USA 58 Credits

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 ...

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024

as Rory

7.0
Acting

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside ...

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

2021

Executive Producer

7.6
Producing

The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes”.

Violet

Violet

2021

as The Voice

6.7
Acting

Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.

False Positive

False Positive

2021

as Adrian Martin

5.6
Acting

After months of trying and failing to get pregnant, Lucy and Adrian finally find their dream fertility doctor in the illustrious Dr. Hindle. But after...

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

2019

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."

Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

2019

as Tramp (voice)

7.2
Acting

The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owner...

Joker

Joker

2019

as Ethan Chase (uncredited)

8.1
Acting

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychop...

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

2019

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."

Camp! The Movie

Camp! The Movie

2019

as Self

4.6
Acting

At the Met Gala 2019, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Kim Kardashian West, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Celine Dion, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Harry Styles, Bette...

On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

2018

as Mel Wulf

7.4
Acting

Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century o...

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

2018

as Dropkick (voice)

6.7
Acting

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to ...

The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me

2018

as Drew

6.4
Acting

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartme...

Mute

Mute

2018

as Duck Teddington

5.6
Acting

A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

as Master Codebreaker

6.8
Acting

Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resist...

The Lego Ninjago Movie

The Lego Ninjago Movie

2017

as Garmadon (voice)

6.5
Acting

Six young ninjas are tasked with defending their island home of Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors using their skill and awesome fleet of vehi...

The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

2016

as Tom Watson

6.4
Acting

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her ...

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short

2016

as Narrator (voice)

6.6
Acting

Master Wu gets into a conflict with Chicken.

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

2016

as Evil DJ

4.9
Acting

Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

2016

Writer

4.9
Writing

Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

2012

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

Wanderlust

Wanderlust

2012

as Seth

5.5
Acting

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commun...

Your Highness

Your Highness

2011

as Leezar

5.3
Acting

A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.

Megamind

Megamind

2010

as Megaminds's Father (voice)

7.0
Acting

After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act t...

Megamind

Megamind

2010

Creative Consultant

7.0

After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act t...

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

2010

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the p...

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

2008

as Jan Jürgen

6.8
Acting

A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

2008

Writer, Director, Creator

6.8
Writing Directing

A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

2008

as UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the fru...

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

2008

Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay

6.7
Producing Writing

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the fru...

Broken English

Broken English

2007

as Nick Gable

6.0
Acting

Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children. Nora is in her thirties, alone with job she's ...

Dedication

Dedication

2007

Director, Executive Producer

6.3
Directing Producing

A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after ...

Lynch 2

Lynch 2

2007

as Self

Acting

Follow up of the Lynch documentary on the making of Inland Empire. Released as an extra on the Inland Empire DVD.

More Things That Happened

More Things That Happened

2007

as Devon Burke

6.5
Acting

A collection of deleted scenes from David Lynch's 2006 surrealist horror Inland Empire.

The Ten

The Ten

2007

as Jesus H. Christ

4.8
Acting

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

2006

as Devon Berk / Billy Side

7.0
Acting

As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.

Return to Rajapur

Return to Rajapur

2006

6.8
Acting

A doomed love affair blooms against the beautiful and exotic backdrop of the deserts of India in this romantic drama. Samantha Hartley (Kelli Garner) ...

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

as Det. Larry Zito

6.0
Acting

A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Unorthodox C...

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

2006

as Carlo Honklin

5.6
Acting

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her l...

The Legend of Lucy Keyes

The Legend of Lucy Keyes

2006

as Guy Cooley

5.2
Acting

When an urban family moves to a rural New England town with secrets, little do they know that their new house holds a history of tragic sorrow.

The Baxter

The Baxter

2005

as Bradley Lake

6.1
Acting

A man with a "doormat" personality tries standing up for himself for a change in this comedy. Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he c...

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

2004

as Self

6.8
Acting

A short documentary about the making of David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive.

Happy End

Happy End

2003

as Jack

4.9
Acting

Val is 23 years old and full of dreams. She travels to New York to become an actress. She is lonely in a strange country, in a strange city, with litt...

Duplex

Duplex

2003

as Coop

6.1
Acting

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003

as Seamus O'Grady

5.5
Acting

The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Progra...

Zoolander

Zoolander

2001

as Evil DJ

6.2
Acting

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's...

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

2001

as Adam

7.8
Acting

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two s...

The Sleepy Time Gal

The Sleepy Time Gal

2001

as Rebecca's Boyfriend

4.8
Acting

A young woman learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job and goes on a journey to find her birth mother.

American Psycho

American Psycho

2000

as Timothy Bryce

7.4
Acting

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his i...

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

2000

as Marshall

6.3
Acting

A close-knit group of gay friends share the emotional roller coster of life, relationships, the death of friends, new beginnings, jealousy, fatherhood...

Sirens

Sirens

1999

as Officer David Bontempo

8.0
Acting

Who can you turn to when protectors become predators? Dana Delany, Keith Carradine, and Brian Dennehy star in this moving, suspenseful drama about one...

Mulholland Dr.

Mulholland Dr.

1999

as Adam

7.8
Acting
Frogs for Snakes

Frogs for Snakes

1998

as Flav Santana

2.5
Acting

A group of unemployed theater actors survive by working as illegal money collectors. The loan shark they are working for owns an Off-Broadway theater....

Dead Broke

Dead Broke

1998

as James

Acting

A detective investigates a murder that has taken place outside a debt collection agency in Brooklyn. A motley assortment of suspects includes the empl...

Below Utopia

Below Utopia

1997

as Daniel Beckett

5.2
Acting

Daniel returns to his family's mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His family's seemingly-utopian existence is overshadowed by...

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

1997

as Cowboy

6.2
Acting

Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their suc...

Dream House

1997

as Mark Brooks

10.0
Acting

Two couples accidentally rent the same house for the summer.

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol

1996

as Mark

6.2
Acting

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a f...

Billion Dollar Spy

Billion Dollar Spy

N/A

as Van Spencer

Acting

Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Adolf Tolkachev, an ordinary man who risks everything to pass thousands of pages of top-sec...