Justice Smith

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Justice Smith
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Smith in 2017
Born
Justice Elio Smith

(1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Justice Elio Smith (born August 9, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Detective Pikachu (2019), All the Bright Places (2020), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), and I Saw the TV Glow (2024).

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Early life

Smith was born in Los Angeles, California. [1] Smith graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts in 2013 and performed in theatre around Orange County. [2] His father is Black and his mother is white. [3]

Career

In 2014, Smith appeared in Nickelodeon's superhero comedy series The Thundermans , playing Angus in two episodes. [4] He also appeared in the HBO documentary series Masterclass and some Vlogbrothers videos. [4] In 2015, Smith had a supporting role as Marcus "Radar" Lincoln in Paper Towns . [4] [5] In 2016, Smith had a lead role in Netflix's musical drama series The Get Down , playing Ezekiel Figuero, during which Smith employed method acting and took up residence in a dilapidated Bronx apartment. [6] The Get Down premiered in August 2016 and concluded in April 2017. [7]

In 2017, Smith was on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. [8] Smith also appeared opposite Lucas Hedges in the Off-Broadway stage production of Yen by playwright Anna Jordan. The production ran at the Lucille Lortel Theatre starting January 2017 and closed on March 4, 2017. [9] In February 2018, Smith co-starred in Every Day as Justin. [10] In June 2018, he portrayed Franklin Webb in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. [11]

In 2019, Smith starred in the film Detective Pikachu . [12] He starred alongside Elle Fanning in All the Bright Places , for which filming commenced in the fall of 2018. [13]

In 2020, Justice Smith participated in Acting for a Cause , a live play and screenplay reading series. Smith played Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and Dennis Ziegler in This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan. The reading raised funds for nonprofit organization including Mount Sinai Medical Center. [14] [15]

Personal life

Smith came out as queer in an Instagram post on June 5, 2020. He is in a relationship with actor Nicholas L. Ashe. [16] [17] They shot a Calvin Klein campaign ad together in mid-2022. [18] [19]

Smith is an avid Pokémon fan. [20]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Trigger FingerBoy at school
2015 Paper Towns Marcus "Radar" Lincoln
2018 Every Day Justin
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Franklin Webb
2019 Detective Pikachu Tim Goodman
2020 All the Bright Places Theodore Finch
2021 The Voyeurs Thomas
Ron's Gone Wrong Marc WydellVoice
2022 Jurassic World Dominion Franklin WebbCameo
2023 Sharper Tom
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Simon Aumar
2024 I Saw the TV Glow Owen
The American Society of Magical Negroes Aren
2025 Now You See Me 3 Filming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Masterclass Himself1 episode
2014–2015 The Thundermans Angus2 episodes
2016–2017 The Get Down Ezekiel "Zeke" FigueroLead role; 11 episodes
2019 Drunk History Ptolemy XIII Episode: "Bad Blood"
2021 Generation ChesterMain cast; 16 episodes

Theater

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2017YenBobbie Lucille Lortel Theatre Off-Broadway
2019The MotherNicolas Atlantic Theater Company

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 The Quarry Ryan ErzahlerVoice, motion capture, and likeness

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2017 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play YenNominated
Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a PlayNominated
2021 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series Generation Nominated [21]
Pena de PrataBest Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated [22]
2022 The Queerties Favorite TV PerformanceNominated [23]
2023 New York Game Awards Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game The Quarry Nominated [24]
2024 Variety & Golden Globe's Breakthrough Artist AwardsBreakthrough Award I Saw the TV Glow / The American Society of Magical Negroes Honoree [25]
Astra Midseason Movie Awards Best Actor I Saw the TV GlowNominated [26]
Gotham Awards Outstanding Lead Performance Nominated [27]
Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance Pending [28]
Indiana Film Journalists Association AwardsBest Lead PerformanceNominated [29]
Dorian Awards Film Performance of the YearPending [30]

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  2. ↑ Hsiao, Cassandra (March 29, 2015). "Meet Justice Smith who plays Radar in John Green's 'Paper Towns' Movie + Trailer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ McHenry, Jackson (March 12, 2019). "Justice Smith on Acting With Isabelle Huppert and Detective Pikachu". Vulture .
  4. 1 2 3 Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 23, 2015). "Who Plays Radar In 'Paper Towns'? Justice Smith Is A Rising Star with a Killer Next Role in the new juristic world". Bustle. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Sneider, Jeff; Ge, Linda (October 9, 2014). "John Green's 'Paper Towns' Adding Austin Abrams, Halston Sage, Justice Smith (Exclusive)". TheWrap . Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Jung, E. Alex (September 1, 2016). "Justice Smith Almost Lost Himself in The Get Down". Vulture . Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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  8. ↑ "Justice Smith". Forbes . Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Brantley, Ben (February 1, 2017). "Review: 'Yen' Is a Den of Family Dysfunction". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
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  12. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 17, 2017). "The Get Down's Justice Smith Stars in Legendary's Live-Action Pokémon film". Anime News Network . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  13. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (July 23, 2018). "'All The Bright Places' Movie Ramps Up With Justice Smith To Star With Elle Fanning, Brett Haley Directing". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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  17. ↑ Azzopardi, Chris (April 7, 2021). Justice Smith on Nicholas Ashe: 'We're no longer together, but it really opened me up as a person'. Pride Source . Retrieved August 27, 2023– via YouTube.
  18. ↑ Street, Mikelle (August 9, 2022). "Why I started a digital shrine to Justice Smith and Nic Ashe's relationship". Xtra Magazine . Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  19. ↑ Smith, Justice [@standup4justice] (May 20, 2022). "thank you @calvinklein for giving me the opportunity to celebrate this amazing person and all that he is @nckash ! i choose you every time king ♥️" – via Instagram.
  20. ↑ Thompson, Avery (August 6, 2019). "Detective Pikachu Star Justice Smith Reveals He's Been A 'Huge Pokemon Fan' Since He Was Little Kid". Hollywood Life . Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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