Justin ChatwinΒ (born October 31, 1982)Β is a Canadian actor. He began his career in 2001 with a brief appearance in the musical comedyΒ Josie and the Pussycats. Following hisΒ breakthrough roleΒ as Robbie Ferrier in the blockbusterΒ War of the WorldsΒ (2005), Chatwin headlined studio films such asΒ The Invisible (2007) andΒ Dragonball EvolutionΒ (2009), an action-adventure feature based on theΒ mangaΒ seriesΒ Dragon Ball. In the 2010s, Chatwin acted in smallΒ independent films. He starred as rock star idol Bobby Shore in the sci-fi musicalΒ Bang Bang BabyΒ (2014), which earned him aΒ Canadian Screen AwardsΒ nomination for Best Supporting Actor and appeared in the romantic comedyΒ UnleashedΒ (2016) and dramaΒ Summer NightΒ (2019).
Throughout the 2000s, Chatwin made guest appearances in several television series, includingΒ WeedsΒ andΒ Lost. His first regular role was on theΒ comedy-dramaΒ Shameless, where he portrayedΒ Jimmy LishmanΒ between 2011 and 2015. Chatwin starred as a cartoonist in theΒ CBSΒ murder mystery dramaΒ American GothicΒ (2016), and also that year, he appeared as superhero Grant Gordon / The Ghost in theΒ Doctor WhoΒ Christmas special "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". From 2019 to 2021, Chatwin played scientist Erik Wallace inΒ Netflix'sΒ Another Life.
Aside from acting, he has a long-time passion for motorcycles, extreme sports and travelling.Β Chatwin's journey fromΒ VancouverΒ toΒ PatagoniaΒ on a motobike was depicted in the documentary seriesΒ No Good ReasonΒ (2020), which he also executive produced.
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