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Justin Chatwin

Justin Chatwin

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 31, 1982 (42)
Birthplace Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated May 04, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Inv ... isible (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

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Filmography

Sweetness

Sweetness

2025

as Ron Hill

Reagan

Reagan

2024

as Jack Reagan

The Walk

The Walk

2022

as Bill Coughlin

Die in a Gunfight

Die in a Gunfight

2021

as Terrence Uberahl

Summer Night

Summer Night

2019

as Andy

In the Cloud

In the Cloud

2018

as Hale

The Assassin's Code

The Assassin's Code

2018

as Michael Connolly

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

2018

as Hugh Jay Linder

Poor Boy

Poor Boy

2018

as Jackie Clean

Unleashed

Unleashed

2017

as Ajax / Diego

We Don't Belong Here

We Don't Belong Here

2017

as Tomas

CHiPS

CHiPS

2017

as Raymond Reed Kurtz Jr.

Urge

Urge

2016

as Jason Brettner

1 Night

1 Night

2016

as Drew

No Stranger Than Love

No Stranger Than Love

2015

as Rydell Whyte

The Cycle

The Cycle

2014

as Robert

Bang Bang Baby

Bang Bang Baby

2014

as Bobby Shore

Funkytown

Funkytown

2011

as Tino DeiFiori

Brink

Brink

2010

as Jeremy

Dragonball Evolution

Dragonball Evolution

2009

as Goku

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere

2008

as Ben Pretzler

The Invisible

The Invisible

2007

as Nick Powell

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005

as Robbie Ferrier

The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

2005

as Billy

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

2004

as Lawrence

Taking Lives

Taking Lives

2004

as Matt Soulsby

Josie and the Pussycats

Josie and the Pussycats

2001

as Teenage Fan

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Television Credits

Shameless

as Steve Wilton/Jimmy Lishman

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Jan 09, 2011

Another Life

as Erik Wallace

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Jul 25, 2019

American Gothic

as Cam Hawhorne

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jun 22, 2016

Orphan Black

as Jason Kellerman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 30, 2013

Traffic

as Tyler McKay

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 26, 2004

Weeds

as Josh Wilson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 07, 2005

Smallville

as Teen Jostled by Whitney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 2001

Lost

as Eddie Colburn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2004

Doctor Who

as Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Taken

as Clauson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 2002

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Vinny Rose (segment "The News Stand")

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1997

Glory Days

as Barry Bowers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 2002

The Listener

as Rudy Best

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 04, 2009

Shameless

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2011

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