Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Theroux at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Born August 10, 1971 (1971-08-10) (age 40)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter
Years active 1995–present
Partner Jennifer Aniston (2011–present)

Justin Theroux (born August 10, 1971) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Theroux is best known for his work with director David Lynch appearing in two of his films: Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire.

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Early life

Theroux was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from The Field School. His mother, Phyllis (née Grissim), is a journalist and author, and his father, Eugene Theroux, is a corporate lawyer of French Canadian descent. Justin Theroux is the nephew of the travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux, novelist and poet Alexander Theroux, and novelist and educator Joseph Theroux; he is the cousin of British journalists and documentary film makers Louis Theroux and Marcel Theroux.

Career

Theroux made his film debut in 1996, in Mary Harron's I Shot Andy Warhol. Since then, he has performed both on Broadway, starring in Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme; in numerous off-Broadway productions; and in comedy films such as Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Baxter, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, Broken Hearts Club, and Zoolander. He has also performed in more serious films such as American Psycho. He appeared in the film versions of the cult television shows Strangers With Candy and Michael Mann's Miami Vice. Theroux starred in David Lynch's films Inland Empire and Mulholland Drive.

In 2003, he was featured in a music video for the British band Muse for their song "Hysteria". Theroux also has appeared on television, having starred in The District and appeared on episodes of shows such as Alias, Ally McBeal, Sex and the City (in which he guest starred in two episodes as different characters), and Six Feet Under (in which he played a recurring character in the third and fourth seasons).

In 2006, he directed his first film, Dedication, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. A fan of the band Deerhoof, Theroux chose them to score Dedication.[1] Theroux also had roles in two other films at the festival, Broken English and The Ten, in which he played Jesus Christ alongside Gretchen Mol. Theroux co-wrote the Ben Stiller-directed Oscar-nominated film Tropic Thunder, and also appeared in the behind-the-scenes mockumentary Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness.[2]

In 2008, Theroux played John Hancock in the HBO mini-series John Adams.

In 2009, Theroux made up part of the voice cast for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. He also plays Justin in Parks and Recreation.

Theroux wrote the screenplay for the 2010 film Iron Man 2. Following Theroux's work on Tropic Thunder, actor Robert Downey, Jr. recommended Theroux as a screenwriter to the film's director, Jon Favreau.

Theroux returned to acting in the film Your Highness as Leezar, an evil wizard who kidnaps a princess.

Personal life

Since May 2011, Theroux has been in a relationship with his Wanderlust co-star, Jennifer Aniston. They recently moved to New York City.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1996 I Shot Andy Warhol Mark Film debut
1997 Dream House Mark Brooks
1997 Below Utopia Daniel Beckett
1997 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Cowboy
1998 Frogs for Snakes Flav Santana
1998 Dead Broke James
2000 American Psycho Timothy Bryce
2000 The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy Marshall
2001 Mulholland Dr. Adam Kesher
2001 The Sleepy Time Gal Rebecca's Boyfriend
2001 Zoolander Evil DJ
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Seamus O'Grady
2003 Duplex Coop
2003 Happy End Jack Original French title Nowhere to Go But Up
2005 Strangers with Candy Carlo Honklin
2005 The Baxter Bradley Lake
2006 The Legend of Lucy Keyes Guy Cooley
2006 Return to Rajapur Jeremy Reardon
2006 Miami Vice Detective Larry Zito
2006 Inland Empire Devon Berk/Billy Side
2007 Broken English Nick Gable
2007 The Ten Jesus H. Christ
2008 Dedication Director and executive producer
2008 Tropic Thunder Screenplay and story
2010 Iron Man 2 Screenplay
2010 Megamind Megamind's Father (voice) Also executive producer
2011 Your Highness Leezar
2012 Wanderlust Seth
2012 Rock of Ages Screenplay
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Central Park West Gary Andrews 1 episode
1998 New York Undercover Frankie Stone 3 episodes
1998 Ally McBeal Raymond Brown 1 episode
1998-1999 Sex and the City Jared/Vaughn Wysel 2 episodes
1999 Sirens Officer David Bontempo (TV movie)
2000-2001 The District Nick Pierce 27 episodes
2003 Alias Simon Walker 2 episodes
2003-2004 Six Feet Under Joe 8 episodes
2005 Confessions of a Dog (TV movie)
2008 John Adams John Hancock (TV mini-series)
2010 Parks and Recreation Justin Anderson 4 episodes
2011 Documental Jan Jurgen Television movie

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