Who is Justin Theroux? Maniac star and Louis Theroux’s cousin who used to be married to Jennifer Aniston
JUSTIN Theroux is an actor who split from wife Jennifer Aniston in February 2018.
Here's everything you need to know about him and his role in Netflix series Maniac...
Who is Justin Theroux?
Justin Paul Theroux, 46, was born August 10, 1971 and is an American actor, film producer, director, comedian 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).
Justin famously missed an audition to be on Friends with Jennifer after he overslept.
He did however land two guest spots on fellow 90s hit TV show Sex and the City.
Justin's cousin is British journalist and documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux.
Who does Justin Theroux play in Maniac?
Justin Theroux plays Dr. James K. Mantleray in the dark comedy Maniac.
His character invents a drug which is the centre of a unique clinical trial.
Emma Stone and Jonah Hill play two of the Guinea pigs for the new drug,.
The series is out on Netflix on September 21, 2018.
What else has Justin Theroux starred in?
Justin has notched up quite a few hit movies, which include:
- Tropic Thunder
- Iron Man 2
- Rock of Ages
- Zoolander 2
- Wanderlust
- The Lego Ninjago Movie
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When did Justin marry Jennifer Aniston? Why did they split?
Justin and Jennifer have been together since 2011, and got engaged in 2012.
The pair had met through mutual friends and had worked on a series of films together, including 2008's Tropic Thunder and Wanderlust in 2011.
The couple wed on August 5, 2015.
On February 15, 2018 Jennifer announced her split from husband Justin Theroux.
The couple released a statement to Associated Press that said that they had “mutually and lovingly made the decision at the end of last year”.