Justin Paul Theroux is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his work with film director David Lynch in Mulholland Drive (2001) and Inland Empire (2006), his starring role as Kevin Garvey in the HBO series The Leftovers (2014–2017) and as Tom in The Girl on the Train (2016). He is also known as a screenwriter for films such as Tropic Thunder, Iron Man 2, Rock of Ages, and Zoolander 2.
Known For
Joker
(2019)
Ethan Chase (uncredited)
Bumblebee
(2018)
Dropkick (voice)
Megamind
(2010)
Megaminds's Father (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017)
Master Codebreaker
Mute
(2018)
Duck Teddington
American Psycho
(2000)
Timothy Bryce
Inland Empire
(2006)
Devon Berk / Billy Side
Tropic Thunder
(2008)
UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
Mulholland Drive
(2001)
Adam
The Lego Ninjago Movie
(2017)
Garmadon (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
(2003)
Seamus O'Grady
Miami Vice
(2006)
Det. Larry Zito
The Girl on the Train
(2016)
Tom Watson
Lady and the Tramp
(2019)
Tramp (voice)
Zoolander
(2001)
Evil DJ
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
(2024)
Rory
Full Filmography
Acting
I Shot Andy Warhol
(1996)
Mark
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
(1997)
Cowboy
Below Utopia
(1997)
Daniel Beckett
Dream House
(1997)
Mark Brooks
Frogs for Snakes
(1998)
Flav Santana
Dead Broke
(1998)
James
Sirens
(1999)
Officer David Bontempo
Mulholland Dr.
(1999)
Adam
American Psycho
(2000)
Timothy Bryce
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
(2000)
Marshall
Mulholland Drive
(2001)
Adam
Zoolander
(2001)
Evil DJ
The Sleepy Time Gal
(2001)
Rebecca's Boyfriend
Duplex
(2003)
Coop
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
(2003)
Seamus O'Grady
Happy End
(2003)
Jack
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
(2004)
Self
The Baxter
(2005)
Bradley Lake
Miami Vice
(2006)
Det. Larry Zito
Inland Empire
(2006)
Devon Berk / Billy Side
The Legend of Lucy Keyes
(2006)
Guy Cooley
Strangers with Candy
(2006)
Carlo Honklin
Return to Rajapur
(2006)
The Ten
(2007)
Jesus H. Christ
Broken English
(2007)
Nick Gable
More Things That Happened
(2007)
Devon Burke
Lynch 2
(2007)
Self
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
(2008)
Jan Jürgen
Tropic Thunder
(2008)
UH-1 Huey Gunner (uncredited)
Megamind
(2010)
Megaminds's Father (voice)
Your Highness
(2011)
Leezar
Wanderlust
(2012)
Seth
Making The Leftovers
(2014)
Himself
The Girl on the Train
(2016)
Tom Watson
The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short
(2016)
Narrator (voice)
Zoolander 2
(2016)
Evil DJ
The Lego Ninjago Movie
(2017)
Garmadon (voice)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017)
Master Codebreaker
Mute
(2018)
Duck Teddington
The Spy Who Dumped Me
(2018)
Drew
On the Basis of Sex
(2018)
Mel Wulf
Bumblebee
(2018)
Dropkick (voice)
Lady and the Tramp
(2019)
Tramp (voice)
Camp! The Movie
(2019)
Self
Joker
(2019)
Ethan Chase (uncredited)
False Positive
(2021)
Adrian Martin
Violet
(2021)
The Voice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
(2024)
Rory
Directing
Production
Dedication
(2007)
Executive Producer
Tropic Thunder
(2008)
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: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
(2019)
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
(2021)
Executive Producer
Writing
Tropic Thunder
(2008)
Screenplay and Story
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
(2008)
Writer
Iron Man 2
(2010)
Screenplay
Rock of Ages
(2012)
Screenplay
Zoolander 2
(2016)
Writer
Crew