Justin Smith is an Australian actor, best known for his

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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.

Career

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

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''. Smith has also appeared in ''

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'' 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''. In 2008, Smith played the role of Tony (Billy's older brother) in ''

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'', 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

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's play, ''The Wonderful World of Dissocia''. In 2011, Smith appeared in Julia Leigh's

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(official selection Cannes Film Festival);

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's Burning Man; and the

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directed The Eye of the Storm. In 2012 Smith appeared as Muzz in Underbelly: Badness and, David Hill in

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. He toured Australia throughout 2012 and 2013 as 'Detective Sergeant Trotter' in the first professional Australian production of Agatha Christie's

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. In 2013, Smith performed in the

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's September 2013 production of John Romeril's "The Floating World" for which he won a Glugg Award for best supporting actor, and in early January 2014 in

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for

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. He appeared in the Foxtel mini-series Devil's Playground in 2014 and

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in 2015 and Secret City in 2016.

Personal

Smith is married to Australian actress Sophie Gregg, and they have two children. 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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Justin Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors Australian male film actors People educated at St Aloysius' College (Sydney)