Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Long is known for his film roles, particularly in comedy and horror films. For his work in horror cinema, he has come to be recognized as a scream king. He notably appears in the films Galaxy Quest (1999), Jeepers Creepers (2001), Dodgeball (2004), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), Accepted (2006), Idiocracy (2006), Dreamland (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Drag Me to Hell (2009), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Alpha and Omega (2010), Best Man Down (2013), Tusk (2014), The Wave (2019), Barbarian (2022), and Weapons (2025), as well as voicing Alvin Seville in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks film series.
He is also known for his television appearances as Warren Cheswick in the NBC comedy-drama series Ed (2000–2004), Kevin Murphy in the Netflix original animated sitcom F Is for Family (2015–2021), and Nathan Bratt in the Disney+ series Goosebumps (2023), for which he was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer. He appeared with John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's "Get a Mac" campaign (2006–2009), and as himself in Intel's "Go PC" campaign.
Early life Justin Jacob Long was born on June 2, 1978, the second of three boys in Fairfield, Connecticut, to R. James Long, a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and Wendy Lesniak, a former actress who has mostly appeared on stage. His paternal grandmother was of Sicilian descent. Long had a "kind of conservative" Catholic upbringing.
His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor and teacher at Weston High School in Weston, Connecticut. His younger brother, Christian, is also an actor as well as a director. Long attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, a Jesuit institution, and Vassar College, where he was a member of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock and starred in several plays, including Butterflies Are Free.
Career
Long's film credits include Idiocracy, Waiting..., Jeepers Creepers, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, The Break-Up, Crossroads, Galaxy Quest, Dreamland and Live Free or Die Hard. He was also a regular on the NBC TV series Ed (2000–04) as socially awkward Warren P. Cheswick. He was offered the opportunity to replace Steve Burns on Blue's Clues after he left the show, but ultimately declined. He was the voice of Alvin in Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. He also played the main character in the comedy film Accepted (2006).
Long made a guest appearance in the documentary, Wild West Comedy Show (2006). In 2007, he co-starred with Bruce Willis as a white-hat hacker in Live Free or Die Hard and had a role in the comedy The Sasquatch Gang. Long is known for his depiction of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" campaign. The campaign featured commercials in which Long as a Mac and John Hodgman as a PC engaged in playful banter about "the strengths of the Mac platform and weaknesses of the PC platform."McNamara, Mary. "Not Strictly Commercial". Los Angeles Times. July 23, 2006.
Long also had a small role in the comedy film Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) as Brandon St. Randy, a gay porn star. In 2009, he starred in He's Just Not That into You with co-star Ginnifer Goodwin and After.Life opposite Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci. He also provided the voice of Humphrey in Alpha and Omega (2010), starring with Hayden Panettiere. Also in 2010, he starred in the comedy film Going the Distance with Drew Barrymore. He was cast as a one-armed Civil War veteran in Robert Redford's The Conspirator.
Long recorded the audiobook version of Judy Blume's Then Again, Maybe I Won't and Stephen King's Everything's Eventual. From July 7–18, 2010, he appeared in a production of Samuel J. and K. at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. On August 16, 2010, he co-hosted WWE Raw with Going the Distance co-stars Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In 2014, he starred in the independent love drama Comet, which he and his co-star, Emmy Rossum, also produced. That same year, he starred in the Kevin Smith body horror-dark comedy film Tusk, about a man's lifelong fascination with walruses and extreme, fetishized body modification and cosmetic surgery. Also in 2014, Long appeared in a few skits on Inside Amy Schumer. In April 2019, he started the podcast Life Is Short with Justin Long; its introductory episode aired through Wondery on May 13, 2019. His first guest was actor Neil Patrick Harris.
On June 24, 2019, Long, along with an ensemble cast, presented The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts, a dramatic reading of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. Long portrayed former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey. In 2020, he appeared in the reality television series Celebrity Watch Party alongside his younger brother Christian Long. He appeared in commercials for Intel's "Go PC" campaign.
In July 2024, he was confirmed to direct and write a segment for V/H/S/Beyond, which was released exclusively on Shudder on October 4, 2024.
Personal life Long had a relationship with Drew Barrymore that was on and off between 2007 and 2010. He also dated Amanda Seyfried from 2013 to 2015.
During an episode of the podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Long revealed that he was the victim of a drugging and abduction during the filming of Youth In Revolt while in Michigan. According to Long, after an evening of drinking, he left with several local people who offered him marijuana that he believed was actually phencyclidine, more commonly known as PCP. After getting him severely intoxicated, these people took him to various locations against his will and refused to return him to his hotel. According to Long, they made reference to filming him while high on hard drugs and selling the footage to TMZ or another website dedicated to celebrity gossip. Long was so concerned that he eventually escaped by leaping from the moving vehicle. He said he has faced lingering nerve damage in his leg due to the injuries he sustained in the escape.
In January 2022, it was reported that Long was dating actress Kate Bosworth. In April 2023, the couple announced their engagement. During an episode of his Life is Short podcast in May 2023, Long referred to Bosworth as his "now-wife." On July 18, 2025, Long and Bosworth welcomed their first child, a daughter.
Political views Long is a Democrat. He supported Barack Obama during the 2012 U.S. presidential election and was an outspoken critic of the Republican nominee Mitt Romney, describing him as a "modern-day Gordon Gekko". Long endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He endorsed Sanders again in the 2020 Democratic primary, has been seen at Sanders rallies, and has appeared on the campaign trail as a surrogate.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Galaxy Quest Brandon 2001 Happy Campers Donald Jeepers Creepers Darius "Darry" Jenner 2002 Crossroads Henry 2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 Darry JennerCameo 2004 Raising Genius Hal Nestor Hair High Dwayne Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Justin Redman Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Chris Harken Direct-to-DVD 2005 Robin's Big Date Robin Short film Herbie: Fully Loaded Kevin Waiting... Dean Saunders 2006 The Sasquatch Gang Zerk Wilder Dreamland Mookie The Break-Up Christopher Hirons Accepted Bartleby "B" Gaines Idiocracy Dr. Lexus 2007 Live Free or Die Hard Matthew "Matt" Farrell Battle for Terra Senn Voice Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin Seville Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story George Harrison Uncredited 2008 Strange Wilderness Junior Just Add Water Spoonie Zack and Miri Make a Porno Brandon St. Randy Pineapple Express Justin Deleted scene 2009 He's Just Not That Into You Alex Still Waiting... Dean Saunders Uncredited Taking Chances Chase Revere Serious Moonlight Todd Drag Me to Hell Clay Dalton Funny People Re-Do Guy Cameo Beyond All Boundaries Corp. James R. Garrett / Sgt. John H. Morris Voice, short film Planet 51 Lem Kerplog / Rover Voice Old Dogs Troop Leader Adam Devlin Uncredited After.Life Paul Coleman Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Alvin Seville Voice 2010 Youth in Revolt Paul Saunders Going the Distance Garrett Scully Alpha and Omega Humphrey Voice 2011 The Conspirator Nicholas Baker 10 Years Marty Burn Free Hugs Checkout Boy Short film Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Alvin Seville Voice 2012 For a Good Time, Call... Jesse Best Man Down Scott 2013 Movie 43 Robin Segment: "Super Hero Speed Dating" iSteve Steve Jobs A Case of You Sam Also producer and writer Walking with Dinosaurs Patchi Voice 2014 Ask Me Anything Dan Gallo Veronica Mars Drunken Wingman Uncredited Comet Dell Also executive producer Tusk Wallace Bryton The Lookalike Holt Mulligan Also producer 2015 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Alvin Seville Voice 2016 Yoga Hosers Yogi Bayer Frank & Lola Keith Winkleman Lavender Liam Ghost Team Ross Trump Baby Baby Voice, short film 2017 And Then I Go Tim Hanratty Literally, Right Before Aaron Adam Schulz 2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Brandon St. Randy After Class Josh Cohn The Wave FrankTall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon KringsApollo CricketVoice, English dub 2021 Lady of the Manor Max Cameron Also writer, director and producer; directorial debut 2022 House of Darkness Hapgood "Hap" Jackson Barbarian AJ Gilbride Christmas with the Campbells David Clerks III Orderly 2023 Dear David Bryce It's a Wonderful Knife Henry Waters2024 The 4:30 Movie Stank V/H/S/Beyond Co-writer/co-director of segment "Fur Babies" Spin the Bottle Sheriff Stanton2025 Weapons Gary CameoNight Patrol Ethan Hawkins Coyotes Scott 2026 In Memoriam Jack Stackhouse 2027 Principal Van Post-production Austin Frazier Post-production Filming In production Derek Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000–2004 Ed Warren P. Cheswick 71 episodes 2005 Punk'd Himself Episode dated: "December 11, 2005" 2006 Campus Ladies Connor Episode: "Fraternity Row" That '70s Show Andrew Davis Episode: "Love of My Life" 2006–2007 King of the Hill Various voices 3 episodes 2009 Saturday Night Live Matthew McConaughey Episode: "Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor" 2011–2012, 2015 New Girl Paul Genzlinger 5 episodes 2012 Unsupervised Gary Voice, 13 episodes 2013 Mom Adam 3 episodes 2014 Sober Companion Pilot The Michael J. Fox Show Zack Episode: "Changes" TripTank Camera Man / Andrew Voice, 2 episodes 2015 Portlandia Justin Episode: "The Fiancée" Inside Amy Schumer Brian Episode: "Fight Like a Girl" 2015–2018 Drunk History Arno Allan Penzias / Elmer McCurdy 2 episodes 2015–2021 F Is for Family Kevin Murphy Voice, 35 episodes 2016 Dream Team Marty Schumacher Pilot 2016–2018 Skylanders Academy Spyro Voice, main role 2017 Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Himself Episode: "A Body and an Actor" 2018 The Conners Neil 2 episodes 2019 The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts Himself, James Comey live reading/performance Giri/Haji Ellis Vickers 4 episodes2020Shop ClassHimselfHost2021CreepshowSimon ShermanSeason 2 Episode 5 / Night of the Living Late Show Masters of the Universe: Revelation Roboto Voice2023 Goosebumps Nathan Bratt Main role (season 1) The Christmas Break Jack Bradford Television film 2025 The Neighborhood Bruce Episode: "Welcome to Venice"2026 Impractical Jokers Himself Episode: "Subscribe to Service" Rick and Morty Hyena #3 Episode: "MortGully: The Last Rickforest"
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