Justin Chatwin
Known For
Acting
Born
1982-10-31 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Biography
Justin Chatwin (born October 31, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He began his career in 2001 with a brief appearance in the musical comedy Josie and the Pussycats. Following his breakthrough role as Robbie Ferrier in the blockbuster War of the Worlds (2005), Chatwin headlined studio films such as The Invisible (2007) and Dragonball Evolution (2009), an action-adventure feature based on the manga series Dragon Ball. In the 2010s, Chatwin acted in small independent films. He starred as rock star idol Bobby Shore in the sci-fi musical Bang Bang Baby (2014), which earned him a Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor and appeared in the romantic comedy Unleashed (2016) and drama Summer Night (2019). Throughout the 2000s, Chatwin made guest appearances in several television series, including Weeds and Lost. His first regular role was on the comedy-drama Shameless, where he portrayed Jimmy Lishman between 2011 and 2015. Chatwin starred as a cartoonist in the CBS murder mystery drama American Gothic (2016), and also that year, he appeared as superhero Grant Gordon / The Ghost in the Doctor Who Christmas special "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". From 2019 to 2021, Chatwin played scientist Erik Wallace in Netflix's Another Life. Aside from acting, he has a long-time passion for motorcycles, extreme sports and travelling. Chatwin's journey from Vancouver to Patagonia on a motobike was depicted in the documentary series No Good Reason (2020), which he also executive produced. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Chatwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors o
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Thomas Price
Smallville
as Teen Jostled by Whitney
Shameless
as Steve Wilton/Jimmy Lishman
Lost
as Eddie Colburn
Weeds
as Josh Wilson
Orphan Black
as Jason Kellerman
The Listener
as Rudy Best
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Vinny Rose (segment "The News Stand")
Another Life
as Erik Wallace
Taking Lives
as Matt Soulsby
War of the Worlds
as Robbie Ferrier
Taken
as Clauson
Reagan
as Jack Reagan
Poor Boy
as Jackie Clean
CHiPs
as Raymond Reed Kurtz Jr.
Sweetness
as Ron Hill
Sleepwalker
as Michael
Traffic
as Tyler McKay
Glory Days
as Barry Bowers
Dragonball Evolution
as Goku