Justin Chatwin (born October 31, 1982) is a Canadian actor who appeared in the Steven Spielberg movie War of the Worlds, starred in the 2007 Mystery/Thriller The Invisible and was also in the independent film The Chumscrubber. His other film roles include SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 and Taking Lives as well as a number of TV roles. In addition, Chatwin has had several television roles, including the miniseries, Taken. He also played the gay son of Kevin Nealon’s character on the Showtime comedy series Weeds.
He’s also been cast as Goku in 20th Century Fox’s live action film Dragon Ball Z .
Chatwin was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, the son of an artist/documentary filmmaker mother and an engineer father. He studied commerce at the University of British Columbia
Filmography:
- Dragon Ball Z (2008)
- The Invisible (2007)
- War of the Worlds (2005)
- The Chumscrubber (2005)
- SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
- Taking Lives (2004)
- Taken (2002) (miniseries)
- Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
He most recently starred opposite Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Rita Wilson, and Allison Janney in the Newmarket film, “The Chumscrubber.” Chatwin will also appear in the upcoming Showtime pilot “Weeds,” co-starring Mary Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins.
Chatwin first garnered recognition for his starring role in the USA miniseries “Traffic. Based on his performance in the program, Newsweek magazine singled him out as an “Actor to Watch”. He also co-starred with Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke in the Warner Bros. thriller, “Taking Lives”.