Justin Smith (actor)

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Justin Smith
Born
Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

Justin Smith is an Australian actor, best known for his AFI nominated performance as barrister 'Josh Bornstein' in the ABC mini-series Bastard Boys . He is also known in Australia for his TV, film, theatre and television commercial work.

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Career

Smith's first professional role was at the age of 16 in the Australian tour of Jesus Christ Superstar starring John Farnham. [1]

Smith played the role of Mark in the original Australian production of RENT, which garnered him a 1999 Green Room nomination for Best Actor in a musical, and starred in the movie Angst . Smith has also appeared in The Cherry Orchard and Ruby Moon for the Sydney Theatre Company and the productions, Shakespeare's R & J, Servant of Two Masters , and Just Macbeth (at the Sydney Opera House and Edinburgh Fringe Festival seasons), for the Bell Shakespeare Co. Aust.

In 2007 Smith was nominated for an AFI award for his role in Bastard Boys. [2] In 2008, Smith played the role of Tony (Billy's older brother) in Billy Elliot the Musical , [3] for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical at the Sydney Theatre Awards 2008. In 2009, he was in The Sydney Theatre Company's successful production of Anthony Neilson's play, The Wonderful World of Dissocia. [4]

In 2011, Smith appeared in Julia Leigh's Sleeping Beauty (official selection Cannes Film Festival); Jonathan Teplitzky's Burning Man; and the Fred Schepisi directed The Eye of the Storm. In 2012 Smith appeared as Muzz in Underbelly: Badness and, David Hill in Howzat! Kerry Packer's War. [5] He toured Australia throughout 2012 and 2013 as 'Detective Sergeant Trotter' in the first professional Australian production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. [6]

In 2013, Smith performed in the Griffin Theatre Company's September 2013 production of John Romeril's "The Floating World" [7] for which he won a Glugg Award for best supporting actor, and in early January 2014 in The Winter's Tale for Bell Shakespeare. He appeared in the Foxtel mini-series Devil's Playground in 2014 and Deadline Gallipoli in 2015 and Secret City in 2016.

In 2024, Smith appeared in ABC series Return To Paradise. [8]

Personal

Smith is married to Australian actress Sophie Gregg, [9] and they have two children.[ citation needed ]

Smith's brother, Michael Howard Smith, made his London West End debut in the 2006 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind in the role of 'Boon'. He also appeared at Edinburgh Festival in Seriously: Pet Shop Boys Reinterpreted.

Filmography

Television appearances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1994 Home and Away Porno Freak No. 1TV series, 1 episode
1999 Stingers Lawrence FisherTV series, 1 episode
Queen Kat, Carmel & St JudeAntonTV mini-series, 3 episodes
2001South PacificForklift Operator(TV movie)
2003 White Collar Blue Wayne DobsonTV series, 1 episode
2007 Bastard Boys Josh Bornstein TV mini-series, 1 episode
2009 My Place Joe BlakeTV series, 1 episode
2011 Spirited MitchellTV series, 1 episode
2012 Underbelly MuzzTV series, 2 episodes
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War David HillTV mini-series, 2 episodes [10]
Tricky Business Colin HendricksTV series, 1 episode
Monday BitesTV series, 1 episode
The Straits PuffsTV series, 3 episodes [10]
2014 Devil's Playground Detective BlacketTV mini-series, 2 episodes
Corn CobsPatrickTV series, 1 episode
The Moodys Bratty Kid's DadTV mini-series, 1 episode
2015 Deadline Gallipoli Lester LawrenceTV mini-series, 2 episodes
2016Home and AwayAaron WalshTV series, 4 episodes
2016–2019 Secret City William VaughnTV series, 12 episodes [11]
2017 The Other Guy DamonTV series, 1 episode
Blue Murder: Killer Cop Glen McNamara TV mini-series, 2 episodes
2019The LetdownAngus1 episode
2020-21 Fear the Walking Dead Marcus5 epsiodes
2021 Wentworth Alex Maher2 episodes
2022Heartbreak HighJim3 episodes
2023 The Messenger Hal Kanie8 episodes [12]
2021-23RFDSArchie2 episodes
2023 The Artful Dodger Tinkler Duckett3 episodes
StrifePanel Host1 episode
2024Return To ParadiseMal1 episode [8]
Last Days of the Space AgeGeorge2 episodes

Film appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? Little Orville
2000 Angst Ian
2002The NumberJimmy(Short)
2005The MechanicalsWater Man(Short)
Tan LinesNarrator
2006GlitchDave(Short)
2007Snookered(Short)
Australian TailsJet (voice)(Short)
KindleKerry(Short)
2010Mama Always Told Him...George(Short)
2011 The Eye of the Storm Club Desk Clerk
Sleeping Beauty Hallelujah Businessman
Bars and ToneWes(Short)
Burning Man Dr. Allen
2012Chop SueyFan 2(Short)
2013 Around the Block Chris
2014 Tammy Paramedic
2016FrogMan(Short)
2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge Mr. Krill
2019BabyteethDrunk Crooner
2022CarmenPhil

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  6. ↑ "Justin Smith". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "A Forgotten Soldier: Review of Griffin Theatre's The Floating World". Dinner and a Show. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. 1 2 Knox, David (3 October 2024). "Return to Paradise: Oct 6 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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