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.
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 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. In 2008, Smith played the role of Tony (Billy's older brother) in Billy Elliot the Musical, 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.
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. He toured Australia throughout 2012 and 2013 as Detective Sergeant Trotter in the first professional Australian production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
In 2013, Smith performed in the Griffin Theatre Company'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 The Winter's Tale for Bell Shakespeare. He appeared in the Foxtel mini-series Devil's Playground in 2014, Deadline Gallipoli in 2015 and Secret City in 2016.
In 2024, Smith appeared in the ABC series Return to Paradise.
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
Television appearances +YearTitleRoleNotesRef1994Home and AwayPorno Freak No. 1 TV series, 1 episode1999 Stingers Lawrence Fisher TV series, 1 episode Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude Anton TV mini-series, 3 episodes2001 South Pacific Forklift Operator (TV movie) 2003 White Collar Blue Wayne Dobson TV series, 1 episode 2007 Bastard Boys Josh Bornstein TV mini-series, 1 episode 2009 My Place Joe Blake TV series, 1 episode 2011 Spirited Mitchell TV series, 1 episode 2012 Underbelly Muzz TV series, 2 episodesHowzat! Kerry Packer's War David Hill TV mini-series, 2 episodesTricky Business Colin Hendricks TV series, 1 episode Monday Bites TV series, 1 episode The Straits Puffs TV series, 3 episodes2014 Devil's Playground Detective Blacket TV mini-series, 2 episodesCorn Cobs Patrick TV series, 1 episodeThe Moodys Bratty Kid's Dad TV mini-series, 1 episode2015 Deadline Gallipoli Lester Lawrence TV mini-series, 2 episodes2016 Home and Away Aaron Walsh TV series, 4 episodes2016–2019 Secret City William Vaughn TV series, 12 episodes2017 The Other Guy Damon TV series, 1 episode Blue Murder: Killer Cop Glen McNamara TV mini-series, 2 episodes 2019The LetdownAngus1 episode2020-21Fear the Walking DeadMarcus5 episodes2021WentworthAlex Maher2 episodes2022Heartbreak HighJim3 episodes2023The MessengerHal Kanie8 episodes2021-23RFDSArchie2 episodes2023The Artful DodgerTinkler Duckett3 episodesStrifePanel Host1 episode2024Return to ParadiseMal Haddon1 episodeLast Days of the Space AgeGeorge2 episodesThe NewsreaderDr Gibbs TV series, 1 episode2025The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthSteve Hirst2 episodes2025The Last AnniversaryMr. Finch3 episodes
Film appearances +YearTitleRoleNotes1990Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?Little Orville2000AngstIan2002The NumberJimmy(Short)2005The MechanicalsWater Man(Short)Tan LinesNarrator2006GlitchDave(Short)2007Snookered(Short)Australian TailsJet (voice)(Short)KindleKerry(Short)2010Mama Always Told Him...George(Short)2011The Eye of the StormClub Desk ClerkSleeping BeautyHallelujah BusinessmanBars and ToneWes(Short)Burning ManDr. Allen2012Chop SueyFan 2(Short)2013Around the BlockChris2014TammyParamedic2016FrogMan(Short)2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's RevengeMr. Krill2019BabyteethDrunk Crooner2022CarmenPhil
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