Justin Smith is an Australian actor, best known for his AFI nominated performance as barrister Josh Bornstein in the

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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 ''

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'' starring

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. 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

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and the productions, ''Shakespeare's R & J'', ''

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'', and ''Just Macbeth'' (at the

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and

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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 ''

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''; 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 '' Howzat! Kerry Packer's War''. He toured Australia throughout 2012 and 2013 as Detective Sergeant Trotter in the first professional Australian production of

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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, ''

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'' in 2015 and '' Secret City'' in 2016. In 2024, Smith appeared in 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

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'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

Film appearances

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)