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)
California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2012–present
Notable work Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
All the Bright Places
Detective Pikachu
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Justice Elio Smith (born August 9, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, All the Bright Places, and the video game The Quarry.

Early life

Smith was born in California.[1][2][3] Smith graduated from the Orange County School of the Arts in 2013 and has performed in shows around Orange County. His father is black, and his mother is of Italian and French-Canadian descent.[4]

Career

In 2014, Smith appeared in Nickelodeon's superhero comedy series The Thundermans, playing Angus in two episodes.[5] He also appeared in the HBO's documentary series Masterclass and some VlogBrothers videos.[5] In 2015, Smith had a supporting role as Marcus "Radar" Lincoln in Paper Towns.[5][6] The film was directed by Jake Schreier and released on July 24, 2015, by 20th Century Fox.[7] In 2016, Smith broke out in the lead role of Ezekiel Figuero in Netflix's musical drama series The Get Down, during which Smith employed the technique known as method acting by taking up residence in a dilapidated Bronx apartment.[8] The Get Down premiered in August 2016 and concluded in April 2017, being cancelled shortly thereafter.[9]

In 2017, Smith was on Forbes 30 under 30 List.[10] Smith also appeared in New York, opposite Lucas Hedges, in the Off-Broadway stage production of Yen by playwright Anna Jordan. The production ran at the Lucille Lortel Theater starting January 2017 and closed on March 4, 2017.[11] In February 2018, Smith co-starred in Every Day as Justin, the boyfriend of lead character Rhiannon.[12] A few months later, in June 2018, he portrayed Franklin Webb in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which turned out to be his first big breakthrough.[13]

Smith starred in the 2019 blockbuster Pokémon Detective Pikachu, a live-action film based on the video game of the same name.[14] He starred alongside Elle Fanning in All the Bright Places, directed by Brett Haley from a screenplay by Liz Hannah and Jennifer Niven, the latter of whom authored the novel upon which the film is based. Filming commenced in the fall of 2018.[15]

In 2020, Justice Smith participated in Acting for a Cause, a live classic play and screenplay reading series created, directed and produced by Brando Crawford. 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 non-profit charities including Mount Sinai Medical Center.[16][17]

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.[18][19]

He is also an avid Pokémon fan, and has stated in interviews that he still has the first-generation Pokémon trading cards.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Trigger Finger Boy at school
2015 Paper Towns Marcus "Radar" Lincoln
2018 Every Day Justin
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Franklin Webb
2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Tim Goodman
2020 All the Bright Places Theodore Finch
2021 The Voyeurs Thomas
Ron's Gone Wrong Marc Wydell (voice)
2022 Jurassic World Dominion Franklin Webb Cameo
2023 Sharper Tom
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Simon Aumar
2024 The American Society of Magical Negroes[21] Aren Post-production
I Saw the TV Glow Owen Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Masterclass Himself 1 episode
2014–2015 The Thundermans Angus 2 episodes
2016–2017 The Get Down Ezekiel "Zeke" Figuero Lead role; 11 episodes
2019 Drunk History Ptolemy XIII Episode: "Bad Blood"
2021 Generation Chester Main cast; 16 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue
2017 Yen Bobbie Lucille Lortel Theatre
2019 The Mother Nicolas Atlantic Theater Company

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Quarry Ryan Erzahler Voice, motion capture and likeness

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Yen Nominated
Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Nominated
2019 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actor Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Nominated [22]
2021 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series Generation Nominated [23]
2023 New York Game Awards Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game The Quarry Nominated [24]

References

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