Justin Chatwin

Justin Chatwin

Active - 2000 - 2022  |   Born - Oct 31, 1982 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada  |   Genres - Drama, Comedy, Family & Personal Relationships

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After regular TV work throughout the early 2000s, Canadian actor Justin Chatwin gained recognition in 2005 for his supporting role as Tom Cruise's son in the Steven Spielberg-directed summer blockbuster War of the Worlds. Chatwin would land his first starring role in a feature film just two years later, with The Invisible. A supernatural thriller helmed by Blade scribe David Goyer, the film cast Chatwin as a ghost in search of his own murderer.

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  • Made Newsweek magazine's Actor to Watch list in 2004.
  • Played drug dealers in the 2005 film The Chumscrubber and the cable series Weeds.
  • Mother is an artist and documentary filmmaker.
  • Got into acting when a friend dared him to accompany him to an audition.
  • Is an ambassador for Operation Smile and went on a 2007 mission to Peru.
  • Enjoys camping and duck hunting.